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April 2017
Disability Accommodation Cost Guides
Wheelchair and Handicap Ramp Cost Guide
Disaster Safety for People with Disabilities: What to Do When Emergency Weather Strikes
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Disability Plates are given to you when you have a qualifying disability or live with someone who does. A qualifying disability is defined as either blindness or any condition that significantly limits a person's ability to walk or that requires a wheelchair, walker, crutch or other assistive device. To be eligible for a disability license plate, the condition must be permanent. A disability plate allows you to park in designated disability parking spaces. The following vehicles qualify for a disability license plate: passenger vehicles, including motor homes, not used commercially, individually owned pickups and vans. Disability plates expire on the owner's birthday.
A van owned by a wheelchair user or by a person who transports a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair is eligible for a 50 percent reduction of the standard registration fee for the disability plate.. The van is not required to have a wheelchair lift. It can be a full sized window van. This reduced fee applies only to a disability plate, not a regular plate. There is no fee to cancel a valid plate and replace it with a disability plate.
You can park for free at a metered spot when you have a disability and have a yellow free-parking sticker. Privately owned parking lots and garages are not required to provide free parking.
Disability parking placards are limited to one per person. Permanent disability placards are valid for 4 years and are issued to individuals whose condition is not expected to improve. Temporary disability placards are valid from one to six months and are issued to individuals whose condition is expected to improve.
A person may have both a disability license plate and a placard.
Above information is from the State of Michigan 2010.
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Accessible parking spaces must be located on the shortest accessible route of travel to an accessible facility entrance.
When a business re-stripes a parking lot, it must provide accessible parking spaces as required by the ADA Standards for Accessible Design. Businesses or privately owned facilities that provide goods or services to the public have a continuing ADA obligation to remove barriers to access in existing parking lots when it is readily achievable to do so.
If you have an ADA complaint or issue that needs resolution, write to the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division. The complete address and guidelines are on the ADA website: www.ada.gov
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You can ride SMART (Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation) when you are disabled. The SMART Bus system has fixed routes,Park& Ride routes, and major hubs which include Royal Oak, Downtown Pontiac, Southland Center, Oakland Mall, Lakeside Center, Macomb Mall, Northland Center, Fairlane Town Center and Oakland Community College. For information on all SMART services call (866) 962-5515 or visit their website at www.smartbus.org. A reduced fare program enables persons with disabilities to ride SMART at a reduced rate. An application must be filled out for this program.
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Most libraries will deliver books to your home when you have a temporary or permanent disability. Call your local library regarding this unique program.
Handicapped accessible housing information
Refinance & Mortgage Guide for People with Disabilities
The differences between ADA and housing regulations for the disabled...the ADA is governed by the Dept. of Justice, and the housing for disabled is governed by the Fair Housing Authority. Here is a link to check resources in housing in your area.
https://www.disability.gov/housing
WEBSITES FOR ADA REGULATIONS AND REMODELING TIPS
Ramp builders in Michigan www.servicemagic.com
Johnson Building Co., Home modifications, 734-522-0224, http://www.johnsonbuildingco.com
Transitions Remodeling 888-248-3510 transitionsremodelingcompany.com
HAND CONTROL BUSINESSES IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
Detroit Mobility Works: 1965 East Avis Madison Heights, MI 48071. Toll free: 1-877-275-4930 Office: 248-616-3004 Fax: 248-616-3055 Email: ask@mobilityworks.com
Gresham Driving Aids: 30800 Wixom Rd. Wixom, MI Toll Free 248-624-1533 Email: greshamdrivingaids.com
Creative Mobility Group, LLC: 32217 Stephenson Hwy, Madison Heights, Michigan, 48071 and 7780 Clyde Park Ave SW, Byron Center, MI 49315 Phone: (888) 998-4264 http://www.creativemobilitygroup.com
Advantage Mobility Outfitters 3990 Second Street Wayne, Mi. 48184 Telephone 1-800-990-8267 FAX 1-734-595-4520 Email: sales@advantagemo.com Website: www.advantagemobility.net
Braun Ability: www.braunability.com wheelchair vans and wheelchair lifts
SCOOTER LIFTS FOR CARS
Armstrong: http://www.creativemobilitygroup.com/armstrong-lift/
Bruno: www.bruno.com/store/scooter-and-powerchair-lifts
Harmar: www.harmar.com
PRODUCT HELPS
INSTALL BATHTUB SAFETY BARS
The company is called: Wing It Innovations,
(877) 894-6448, www.wingits.com. They have commercial grab bar fastening systems that are rated up to 1,000 pounds. You do not need to drill into a stud for this product to work.
LIFT CHAIRS
Golden Technologies http://www.goldentech.com
Pride Mobility http://www.pridemobility.com
Ultra Comfort http://www.ultracomfort.net
Windermere http://www.windermeremotion.com
Franklin Furniture http://franklincorp.com
CATALOG and INTERNET STORES
Gold Violin: www.goldviolin.com/
3188 NW Aloclek Drive Hillsboro, OR 97124 USA.
Support Plus: http://www.supportplus.com
5581 Hudson Industrial Parkway Hudson, OH 44236
Whatever Works: www.whateverworks.com
222 Mill Rd. Chelmsford, MA 01824-3692
Spin Life: www.spinlife.com
Easy Comfort: http://www.easycomforts.com
Walter Drake: http://www.wdrake.com
Magellan: www.magellans.com
AARP: aarp.walgreens.com/healthessentials
Crutch, cane tips and more: www.canesgalore.com
DISCOUNTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
1) ATXchange.org is a nonprofit, Michigan based web site where people can buy, sell, trade, or give away assistive technology.
2) Disabled Discounts www.disableddiscounts.com Disabled Discounts, Inc. P. O. Box 57301 Sherman Oaks, California 91413 Phone Number 818-983-3401 Email Address info@disableddiscounts.com
SUGGESTIONS FOR DAILY LIVING
Use a scooter, assistive devices, think safety, install grab bars, pace yourself, rest, lose weight, unclutter your home, get a shower chair, get rid of throw rugs, install hand- controls/lift/ramp on your vehicle, install a lift/ramp in your home, and most important, ask others to help.