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Trash Disposal Facilities –

• Provide accessible route into and through trash disposal facilities; or, provide an equally-effective accommodation such as personal trash disposal by housing staff

Laundry Facilities -

• Provide accessible route into and through common-use laundry facilities. Provide at least one (1) front loading washer and one (1) front-loading dryer in public-use laundry facilities; or, provide an equally effective accommodation such as the provision of a front-loading washer and dryer in resident’s unit; or, provision of laundry services at PHA’s expense

Mail Delivery/Mail Boxes -

• Provide accessible route into and through mail boxes/mail facilities. Provide mailbox at lower height, upon request; or, provide equally effective accommodation such as home delivery.

Apartment Entrance and Interior Doors –

• Widen doors
• Provide accessible, lever-type door hardware
• Re-hang door to lay flat against a wall when opened
• Re-hang door to swing outward instead of into the accessible space
• Add or adjust door closure speed
• Adjust door opening force required for pushing/pulling the door
• Provide lower peep holes or "telescoped" peep holes
• Provide a visual door knocker for individuals with hearing impairments
• Providing contrasting paint on doors, around doorways, at windows, baseboards and/or stairs/risers for individuals with visual impairments
• Provide ramp from accessible route to accessible entrance into unit

Apartment Light Switches & Electrical Outlets

• Lower electrical switches and/or raise electrical outlets

• Provide extra electrical outlets for TDD/TTY equipment or other equipment utilized by individuals with disabilities
• Provide heavier electrical circuits to accommodate higher wattage bulbs for individuals with visual impairments
• Lower thermostat controls
• Lower circuit breakers, when located in unit

Apartment Interior -

• Provide extra electrical outlets for TDD/TTY equipment or other equipment utilized by individuals with disabilities
• Provide heavier electrical circuits to accommodate higher wattage bulbs for individuals with visual impairments
• Provide visual and audible alarms for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing; and, provide visual alarms in each room of unit
• Provide windows which requires five pounds or less of opening force; provide crank type opening mechanism with large levers, when feasible

• Provide accessible storage spaces, including lowering clothes rods and/or adjustable closet shelves. Accessible storage spaces shall comply with UFAS § 4.25; Fig. 38

Apartment Kitchens -

• Lower kitchen sink
• Provide lever type hardware on kitchen faucet
• Provide accessible kitchen cabinets; provide accessible hardware on kitchen cabinets
• Provide accessible kitchen counters and work space

If the following items are provided to non-disabled residents in a development:

• Provide accessible refrigerators. See UFAS § 4.34.6.8
• Provide accessible ovens. See UFAS § 4.34.6.7
• Provide accessible dishwashers. See UFAS § 4.34.6.9

If emergency warning systems are provided, they shall include both audible alarms complying with UFAS § 4.28.2 and visual alarms complying with UFAS § 4.28.3. See UFAS § 4.1.2 (13)

Accessible or adaptable kitchens and their components shall be on an accessible route and shall comply with the requirements of UFAS § 4.34.6. However, the PHA will not be required to make all elements of the kitchen accessible, unless requested by the resident with a disability. Rather, the resident may request specific accessible kitchen elements.

Apartment Bathrooms -

• Provide wider door
• Provide lever type hardware on lavatory faucet
• Lower wash basin
• Lower mirror
• Provide accessible toilet
• Relocate toilet paper dispenser
• Provide grab bars at toilet
• Provide grab bars at bathtub and/or shower
• Provide seat in bathtub or shower
• Provide hand-held shower device
• Relocate bathtub and/or shower controls
• Provide roll-in shower or shower/bathtub seat