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Building a home... with seizures in mind.

Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:42

We are building a home in the near future and now knowing that my 8 year old has seizures (which have been tonic in nature in their most extreme form) I thought what an awesome opportunity to build it out to suit his needs.  We will probably build out his room as a mother-in-law suite so that if he stays with us longer than the other kids he'll be more comfortable.  What are some things that I can do around the home to make it safer and more seizure-prone friendly?  We also have aging parents (and double wide strollers for the younger ones!) so wheel chair accessible doors for the entire house are a must along with no steps or stairs anywhere.  Are there special things I can do for the bathrooms?  shower with a bench with built in hand rails?  Emergency call buttons?  Lighting to avoid?  Anything in the kitchen I should think about?  What about study space?  Are some TVs/Computer display screens better than others?  

 

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