A look inside a ‘gold standard’ Alberta home adapted for physical disabilities
Global News
The three-bedroom, three-bathroom living space made Brad Bartko, an advocate for the disabled, teary-eyed when he rolled into the St. Albert home in his wheelchair.
Wider doors and lower kitchen counters in a home can make a monumental difference for someone with a physical disability or who is aging.
It’s a lesson a real estate agent in St. Albert, Alta., northwest of Edmonton, says he has learned while selling a modified luxury bungalow.
“This is something I’ve never seen before in my 15-year career,” Brian Cyr says as he walks around the main floor of the 362-square-metre house that he calls “a true lifetime home.”
“So many people who I deal with can only be in a home for so long until (they) move to an assisted-living facility because (of) limited mobility.
The three-bedroom, three-bathroom living space made Brad Bartko, an advocate for the disabled, teary-eyed when he rolled into the home in his wheelchair.
Cyr gave Bartko a tour of the home so he could learn more about it.
“We live in a world that’s not built for us … that’s not designed for people with disabilities,” says Bartko, 28, who has been in a wheelchair his whole life.
“Seeing this house gave me hope and I knew it would give people in the community hope that houses like this do exist.