Extreme Makeover Home Edition to Make Home Wheelchair Accessible

posted on Dec 09 by in the Disability News, Fun, Wheelchair Accessibility category

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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Episode to air Sunday, December 13th with Mary J. Blige

The episode features a makeover of the home of Clara Ward, who suffers from a degenerative muscular disease called myasthenia gravis. Clara had a childhood full of hardships, but instead of allowing that and her physical challenges to take center stage in her life, she determined to make a difference in the lives of the disadvantaged youth in her home town of Erie, PA. For many years she’s put her own needs second to those of the next generation, feeding, clothing, and counseling & teaching them in her home.

But that two story home has fallen into disrepair over the years and threatens her efforts to help others. Clara’s had to deal with a leaking roof, faulty sewage line and a cracked foundation, as well as the fact that her home is not wheelchair accessible, making it necessary for her to “commute” between her daughter’s home and her own in order to carry on her mission.

In this week’s episode, Mary J. Blige lends her hand to the show’s design team, led by Ty Pennington, adding her own personal touches to theirs, including making Clara’s home fully wheelchair accessible.

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JUDI TRAHEY, posted this comment on Feb 21st, 2010

Since I became confined to a wheelchair only two years ago due to arthritis–my regular house does not accommidate my wheelchair–there are rooms I cannot enter or go through certain hallways–the rooms I can enter are very damaged from my chair and this is VERY upsetting to me because it deters my independence–the kitchen counters are too high–so cooking is out–my husband tries to help but many arguments are the result–we are both senior and can’t afford to move or even have someone come in and change things for us to make me more independant– I dread the day if I should lose my husband–my caregiver–without his help I cant do very much for myself if things are not accessable to me. If you have any suggestions please let me know We or I would be open for giving me back my independence thank you, judi

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