Two speciality disability accommodation homes in Taree have been officially opened. Take a look at some of the features that support independent living for people with high physical support needs.
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00:00So all our bedrooms are designed the same.
00:05This is a typical HPS high-heat support bedroom.
00:10You'll find the light fuses with dimmers at the entry where the door is.
00:15And next to it, there will be the remote control for the air conditioning.
00:20These are two power points on each side where the north of the bed will be.
00:24And the power point that is linked with the UPS supply
00:28means that this power point is connected to a two-hour unretractable power supply.
00:35So if in the case a participant had a machine that needed to operate,
00:40even if there was a power outage,
00:43they would be connecting this machine to these two power points.
00:48And that would give them two hours of operation.
00:51And within that two hours, if the outage doesn't resolve,
00:54they could call the emergency services.
00:57There is cable for both the TV but also an Ethernet point.
01:01So in case they have a smart TV or an Apple TV,
01:04they can connect that without many issues.
01:07Block-out curtain and a sheer blind in the bedroom.
01:13This sheer blind provides power from the inside
01:16but provides a lot of power from the outside again.
01:20And there's also a piece like that,
01:22a security side screen at the back of the window.
01:27If they want to just have some airflow, you know,
01:31I'll talk you through the big features.
01:33So they're quite large.
01:36They're like dirty doors.
01:38We're making two doors because it's easier to operate it.
01:42And we make them melon up the bottom, not the top,
01:45just so that any person on a wheelchair,
01:48they're always catching up to the laminated mirror.
01:52And we've found that the small glass is the one
01:55that provides the most comfort to the eye
01:58instead of just like a normal mirror.
02:01So you'll notice that one side of this wardrobe
02:04doesn't have a kick at the bottom.
02:07And the reason for that is because it could be a very convenient place
02:13for to either put a desk with a PowerPoint,
02:16like we obviously removed the rail because a lot of storage,
02:19but if that was a need, they could put a desk
02:24or also could be a really convenient location for a charging bay
02:30if a participant was in a wheelchair that was motorized
02:34or connected to a battery.
02:35This is the pull-down area.
02:40So we have quite a number of participants that like it.
02:44It is, some participants, especially the participants
02:48that don't have much strength in their upper body
02:51don't seem to utilize it as much.
02:53And the reason is because like for sake,
02:55live in this was like film flogs.
02:58It needs to have some strength to stay up,
03:01otherwise the cube will be falling down.
03:03So to be able to lift it down,
03:05you have to put a little bit of force in it.
03:08In terms of privacy,
03:11every bedroom door has a key from the outside
03:14and an accessible tracer from the inside
03:18so that they can have the privacy required.
03:23Each participant has access to a key
03:27that would only open the bedroom
03:29and a key that would pan the entry,
03:31the rear sliding, and the size room.
03:34Quite spacious because it needs to be able to accommodate
03:37in like a shower van.
03:39The upper is an actual grab rail.
03:42So this is made for travel.
03:45We have an accessible tap,
03:48push-down weights,
03:52and that has some storage.
03:54So it's like a push-rope cabinet
03:57with adjustable shelves to try to make it deeper down.
04:00You have to see that it's secure.
04:03The wall will cover, of course,
04:05a rectified push-pull tiles as well.
04:08This is like a true Cabeca posture kitchen.
04:11Like this is like the old Grishpole sign.
04:13For the participant, just like put their forearm
04:16and bow over and open the door
04:18if they didn't have the dexterity.
04:20This is just shelves,
04:22and this one has accessible pantry.
04:24So the idea with this is like a participant
04:27would just like take one out at a time
04:29because having like to pull out their entire pantry
04:32that could be the pan is quite heavy.
04:35And then they have a compartment in both sides.
04:39My buffet for the microwave.
04:41This is the dishwasher.
04:43It's two dishwasher drawers.
04:45This is the induction cooktop.
04:47The reason why I selected this
04:49is because often induction cooktops
04:52are the safest, for sure.
04:54But with people that have dexterity issues
04:58or have stipulation issues,
05:01they can't really get their fingers,
05:04their fingertips are colder than usual.
05:06So like this attached screen and this lighting
05:09is not a good process for that.
05:14So we selected one that had knobs
05:17and that provided a very clear haptic feedback.
05:20So you hear it, you see it,
05:22but you also, if you touch it,
05:24you also feel, if you can't hear,
05:27you also feel that you are going,
05:30that you are going through the various settings.