Accessible Home Design with Tiffany Dill and Gretchen Kingma - 7.24.2023

In this 76th episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy talks to Tiffany Dill & Gretchen Kingma of CustomJoySTL.com about making homes more accessible. Find out how they can customize a home for a paralyzed veteran without sacrificing beauty or property values. Submit your questions at the Galloway Building Services Facebook page ⁠https://www.facebook.com/GallowayBuildingServices  ⁠  About the House is brought to you by ⁠http://gallowaybuildingservices.com/  4:22 What is an occupational therapist?  6:30 When did Custom Joy become an official company? 7:54 Why were Tiffany and Gretchen cut out of the process multiple times by contractors? 10:02 What can a blind person do to improve their home? 12:00 What can be done to improve a mentally handicapped person’s home? 15:00 How can home modifications get funded through grants? 18:30 Universal designs will not decrease the property’s value 19:30 Tiffany and Gretchen can be contractors on the project 20:00 What modifications can be made in the commercial space? 22:30 Can a stretcher get around your building’s corners? 25:00 BecomingRentable.com highlights accessible short-term rentals. Of the 1.3 million listed, only .002% of short-term rentals are accessible 26:30 Over 26% of Americans have a disability but everyone will have one eventually 28:15 Tiffany’s friend with cancer couldn't get into her dream home and had to fundraise for a lift 30:45 Planning for progressive disorders with proactive designing 33:30 Veterans Affairs grants for home modifications 35:11 Most falls happen on the way to the bathroom at night  36:00 There are smart home devices that can help keep an eye on loved ones from afar 38:20 Paralyzed Veterans of America has grants for home modifications 39:00 https://customjoystl.com/, [email protected], [email protected], https://empoweredhomes.com/, https://www.facebook.com/CustomJoySTL/, https://www.instagram.com/customjoystl/