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Home Access Program

Improving your Quality of Life by Improving the Access to your Home

Would your quality of life be improved if your home entry or bathroom were modified to meet your needs?

VCIL's Home Access Program (HAP) provides home entry and bathroom accessibility modifications for low-income Vermonters with physical disabilities. These modifications increase opportunities for participation in the civic and social life of the community.

The Home Access Program includes:

Home entry and bathroom modifications - for people with disabilities whose income is 80 percent of median income.The modifications are designed with the individual in mind and may be as simple as an entry ramp to a house, a platform lift, a roll-in shower, or even a handheld shower attachment.

Financial assistance - for nonprofit housing providers for accessibility modifications in their affordable rental housing.

Ramp and Bathroom Specifications

Vermont Federal Access Requirements
http://www.dps.state.vt.us/fire/Access.htm

The Sue Williams Freedom Fund (SWFF) - funding for services and equipment to help people with disabilities achieve or maintain independence in their own homes.

The Home Access Program and the Sue Williams Freedom Fund have long waiting lists because the need is greater than funding allows. HAP SWFF staff will work closely with you to identify and secure other resources and funding to make sure your needs are met as quickly as possible.

To apply for the Home Access Program, use the application form page to apply online or download the application in PDF format.

Further information is available by calling the I-Line at 1-800-639-1522 (voice or TTY).