House shows Adapted accessibility solutions for elderly and disabled

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House shows Adapted accessibility solutions for elderly and disabled


 
The reduced height of the beds and shelves makes it easier for disabled actions


Tables and beds of shorter stature. Electronic doors and cabinets. Washing machine with opening and front buttons. These are some very simple measures that facilitate the life of the handicapped that can be found on display Affordable House in Event Square ground floor of the Shopping Center Recife, until June 6. Technological innovations are combined with cheap details, all to make their lives more comfortable and give them more autonomy.

Divided into eight spaces, including garage, house of 200m ² is structured to show news in terms of accessibility for deaf, blind, wheelchair users and others with reduced mobility, such as the elderly and obese. The house has very special support of the Institute and the Ministry of Science and Technology, seeking to draw attention of the media and the business viability of building accessible spaces, both residential hotel rooms and schools.

The highlight of the house are the mechanical, electronic and computer software. Braille keyboards and other colorful buttons with letters and magnified, magnifying lenses and software book readers, coupled with a scanner, are part of a kit that would be more expensive as they are developed especially for certain companies and generally are produced under order.




The hallways and door openings are wider (1.5 m) and, in the living room, no coffee table, increasing the area for maneuvering in wheelchairs. The 46cm tall sofas do not have arms, helping to bring the wheelchair and transfer. The dining table is lower and has protected corners to avoid injury. The phones are ringing and lights to indicate when they are playing.

The kitchen sink is mobile shower, like a hose, which can direct the water jet. A small closet in the table has shelf with lift. Largest in the closet, the drawers are opened by pressure, sliding smoothly. The pantry has a mechanical hand that helps you reach the higher shelves. In the area of ??service, the clothesline has automatic adjustment.



The bathroom has non-slip mats and several iron bars for support, as well as shower and showerhead with adjustable height and a seat automatically for submersion in hot tubs. There are also two bells for a warning if the person falls and needs help to raise.

Such measures may be essential to a future with the elderly. By 2050, Brazil will have 65 million seniors, three times the current population over 60 years. The Institute has bothered to show the public much more sophisticated and cheaper options, but everything always seeking the comfort of users, regardless of the amount invested. "They have a consumer market for it," said one of the architects of the project, Renato Leandrini.

Gerli Gomes Alves, 63 years rather liked the house. "If I had a bathroom of my house, my mother had not taken a fall. We had to do a work then," said Gerli. "They're thinking of so many people who do not think," celebrated her husband Hildebert Alves, 70. For the couple, it can be adapted to their current residence, which they hope to do here at a time. "For now, let's dream," he added