Advice for Northern Ireland Housing Executive tenants

Occupational therapist helping a man prepare dinner

If you are a Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) tenant, there are many adaptations you can request for your home which do not need a recommendation from an occupational therapist.

These include:

installing a handrail at the front or rear of your home or in communal pathways
providing a whirly clothes line or a path to your clothes line
widening garden paths for wheelchair users or people with walking aids
replacing or moving coal bunkers elsewhere
providing outdoor lighting for disabled people with visual or mobility difficulties
providing paved areas for wheelchairs
installing an additional continuous handrail on staircases (or other parts of your home if required)
changing door knobs to lever handles
lowering Yale locks
moving sockets or switches to a more convenient level
providing Rocker light switches.

You should contact your district maintenance officer for more information or to request a home adaptation.