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ACCESS Home Modification Assistance provides mortgage loans to assist persons with disabilities or who have a family member(s) living in the household with disabilities who are purchasing a home that needs accessibility modifications. This program provides a deferred payment loan, with no interest, and no monthly payment. The loan becomes due and payable upon sale, transfer, or non-owner occupancy of the property.

All In One Access Consulting is a full service company that provides home modifications and renovations to individuals with physical challenges and disabilities

Avatar Contractor Disabled? Have medical needs that require custom modification? We have extensive experience with remodeling bathrooms for wheelchair or walker accessibility.

Christmas in Action is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that, in partnership with the community, repairs homes of low-income elderly and/or disabled homeowners by putting Christian values and principles in Action.

disABILITY Link Home Modifications “Home modifications” covers a variety of updates and additions to a consumer’s home, big and small. A small modification can make a huge difference in utilizing your home effectively and independently. Something as simple as handrails and grab bars can be considered an accessible home modification for our consumers.

Elks Club has hundreds of local chapters throughout the United States. They offer support at individual and community levels. If you are a member, or are interested in becoming one, you can contact your local chapter to find out what kind of assistance you may be eligible to receive for your home modifications.

FODAC home modifications program contracts with government funding sources to allow home access and transition out of nursing homes through the Money Follows the Person program at the Atlanta Regional Commission. If you are in a nursing home in the Atlanta area and feel you can live independently, please contact: (404) 210-8642 for transition services.

Glazer Design & Construction Most homes built follow basic standards in regards to accessibility and likely were not meant to accommodate special needs. Fortunately through remodeling homes can be updated to a handicap accessible homes to meet any and all of your specific needs. Glazer Design and Construction works with our clients from concept to design to build out to ensure that they have a home that is more than just livable, it’s comfortable.

Home Access Program The Georgia Department of Community Affairs’ (DCA) Home Access Program is designed to promote independence and allow persons with disabilities to reside in their homes with the appropriate home modifications and to avoid unnecessary entry into nursing homes.

Home Accessibility Tax Credit 

Home Modification Considerations

Home Repairs Ministries To serve vulnerable homeowners with critical home repairs.

Lions Clubs International provide resources and financial help to those with a hearing impairment or visual disability. Local clubs sponsor many programs that may provide direct assistance to community members. To find out how they may be able to assist in your home adaptation efforts, you can reach out to your city or region’s local club.

Ponce Design & Build We have been serving as a general contractor and remodeler for residents in Atlanta, Dunwoody, Virginia Highland, and beyond for more than a decade, and because some members of our staff have disabilities, we can recommend specific home modificationsfor areas of the house that may be overlooked by another contractor.  Additionally, as a design/build contractor, we have extensive experience and knowledge in home design and architecture, and we can ensure that your home modification is designed to blend beautifully with the rest of your home. So, when you turn to us for your house modification, you won’t have worry about choosing between functionality and beauty.

Pottery Barn Accessible Home Collection

Rebuilding Together Atlanta is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Charity strengthening our community by providing low-income homeowners with critical home repairs.

Sunshine on a Ranney Day is a nonprofit organization that reimagines and builds custom rooms for children with special needs.

The Travis Roy Foundation The Quality of Life Grant funds adaptive equipment and technology and home modifications for quadriplegics and paraplegics.  Applicants must be paralyzed from a spinal cord injury to qualify for consideration. People with paralysis due to a congenital or other health condition, including (but not limited to) stroke, traumatic brain injury, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, post-polio, Guillain-BarreŽ Strohl Syndrome, ALS, all other neuropathies, and all other conditions causing disability are NOT eligible.

Wheel Care Georgia After working for your own home, don’t let your mobility issues take it away from you. At Wheelcare GA, we specialize in making life easier on those with medical and mobility restrictions. After a major medical event, getting around your home can get much more difficult, but with our help you can maintain your independence. Our interior modifications make your home more accessible so you can easily meet your everyday needs without much assistance. Call today and lay claim to your independence!