Physical Disabilities
Key messages for the market
- The Council welcomes discussions with potential providers about what community services they can offer for younger people with physical disabilities so they can remain in the community as independently as possible, maximising life chances.
- The Council also encourages developments of new properties to be designed flexibility to more easily accommodate adaptations to support independent living for people with physical disabilities. Wide doors, turning circles for powered wheelchairs and heavy load bearing ceilings/ floors would allow for specialist equipment to be used in the future.
- The Council is particularly interested in specialist equipment and digital/assistive technology solutions to keep people as independent as possible.