1. Roger Williams, LMSW, CT Director, Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing SC Dept of Mental Health (803) 898-8301 rcw53@scdmh.org Home Modification: individuals with hearing and/or vision loss

2. Topics Entrance/Exit Circulation Bathroom Kitchen/Eating Communication Alerting Labeling/Organization Telephone Auditory Enhancement Visual Environment Appliances and electronics

3. Entrance/Exit Two Emergency Routes Door Sill/Threshold Clear Pathway Door thresholds

4. Circulation Maintain Travel Pathways Look High and Low Avoid Moving Furniture Chose Furniture with a Consistent Footprint Chair Rails/Textured Wallpaper Rooms Avoid Rugs Level Floor Transitions Contrasting Color Transitions

5. Circulation Stairways and Steps Continuous Hand Rail Contrasting Color Both Sides of Stairwell Mark Top and Bottom Steps No Carpet or Loose Edges Textured Tape at the Top Hall Edge Protectors

6. Circulation Lighting Adequate Amount Non Glare Switch Location Rocker Switch Touch Lamps Keep clutter to a minimum, especially on stairs

7. Visual Communication Be Conscious of Visual Flow No Closed doors between “Public” Rooms Use Half-Walls or Wide Doorways Bathrooms & Bedrooms Require Door Locks Even Lighting throughout the House Avoid Glare Blinds as Opposed to Curtains Doors with View Panels Remote Viewers & Windows

8. Bathing Contrasting Colors Soap-on-a-rope Wall-Mounted Dispensers Rails

9. Kitchen/Eating iPhone/Android App High Contrast Plates, Pots, Pans, Handles Placemats, Cutting Boards Hi-Mark Controls Contrasting Linens

10. Alerting Doorbell Telephone Smoke Detector CO Detector Sound Alerts Wake up alarms Visual/Tactile

11. Labeling/Organizing Braille labelers UPC and QR Codes Locators

12. Telephone TTY/TDD Videophone Voice Dialing Volume Boost Speech Correction Full Keyboard Mobile Phones Holder One Button Dial

13. Auditory Enhancement Television Listening Systems Personal Amplifiers Amplified Ringers

14. Appliance/Electronic TV/VCR/DVD Smaller/Larger Remote X10 Units Remote Receiver Modules