Good Fit / Poor Fit

Exploring the details and benefits of a wide pathway and minimal slope and cross-slope for exterior pathways.

Learn why even lighting + remote/automatic activation of light sources are important for safety and convenience in parking areas and pathways to any home.

When considering parking areas and routes to any entrance of a home, the surfaces should be even, solid, well maintained, slip-resistant, and not steep.

We discuss the importance of covered and enclosed parking spaces, power door openers, and the height of garages and carports for tasks in parking areas.

We discuss how the details of where a vehicle parks, the space around it, and how the slope impacts everyday tasks that take place in garages, driveways, parking spaces, and more.

Prep Episode #3. Learn about the mismatch in our housing stock and why everyone benefits from universally accessible homes.

Prep episode 2 of 3. Learn an OT's process of breaking down everyday tasks into their individual steps to identify exactly what a person needs to do — physically, visually, and cognitively — and where the environment helps or gets in the way.

Prep episode 1 of 3 in our new series going through every element, system, and room of a home from an OT lens! We explore what UD is how it applies to everyone.

OTD student, Alexis, showcases her work in a free home mods funding resource and reports on what changes to expect in our recently reviewed home mods tool.

We chat about the realities & resources available for navigating buses, para-transit, rail systems, & ride shares when traveling around town with a disability.