buildmyaccessiblehome
Fatigue Sets In From the last couple of updates, I’ve been unsuccessful in finding my perfect home. The property was just too small and didn’t accommodate even my basic accessibility needs. Often properties across the United Kingdom lack accessible design that enables disabled people to live in them independently. Very recently, I’ve felt the disappointment […]
Some great news to announce, BuildMyAccessibleHome is now on Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/buildmyaccessiblehome)! The aim of Reddit is to push the conversation on the need for accessible homes and to share stores on accessible and inaccessible housing stories. I hope that you will all be interested in joining Reddit. Alongside this blog, I will be writing regular […]
What Do Accessible Homes Look Like? Do you ever wonder what an accessible home should look like? Well in this post series, I will be giving you an insight into what an accessible room could look like. Even with the recent government pledge for more accessible housing, we still have a way to go before […]
New Blog Series! Since I started house hunting, I’ve been unable to find an accessible home suitable for my needs. These homes often come with inaccessible features. Even with newer builds, they still come with step access to the property and lack features to allow disabled people to move easily around the property. This post […]
Inaccessible Viewings When I booked viewings recently, I’ve not been able to view the property myself. This is because there was no access to the property with, tight corridors and inaccessible features. However, what I’ve learnt from my second house-hunting update is, home pictures don’t always give you an accurate view of the property. Today’s […]
Update 3 My latest house hunting update has arrived, with another great house to talk about. It has been a couple of weeks since my last viewing, so I felt it would be great to share my progress in finding a suitable home for my accessible needs. Is there disappointment hidden in this update? Well, […]
Recently I was sent an article by the BBC. The article covered a new government disability transformative plan/strategy to make lives easier for disabled people. There have been mixed responses to the strategy from many charities and organisations, so I felt it would be a good chance to discuss it a little bit in the […]
Second Update Hi everyone and welcome to my second house-hunting update! Since our first update, I booked a second house for a viewing. My first update didn’t go as planned so in this update I’ve covered another house. These updates aim to go through my thoughts on the access and struggles of the house in […]
The Accessible Housing Shortage Like many of us, we all want to buy and own a home. We spend countless hours saving and working hard to save up for a deposit to purchase our first time. For many disabled people, finding the perfect accessible home can be extremely difficult to find. To add to the […]
Campaigning For More Accessible Homes Do you want to get involved in helping more accessible houses built in the UK? Well, fear not as I’ve written a guide on how you can support BuildMyAccessibleHome. The guide will cover a few ways in which you can engage with this website, including suggested ideas and discussion. All […]