Abstract: A room, such as a bedroom, used by a disabled user is provided with a ramp-door installed within an opening in an exterior wall. The ramp-door opens to the outside. Embodiments intended for use on the first floor of a building open to contact the ground directly. Embodiments intended for use on upper floors of a building open to hang against the exterior wall. An overhead rail mounted within the room connects a fixed loading location to the opening of the ramp-door. An extension rail stored within the opening rotates into alignment with the overhead rail to place the rail terminus outside of the building a distance away from the exterior wall. A winch assembly may be driven along the overhead rail. The winch assembly supports a harness that may be raised and lowered, permitting a disabled user to access the outside and be lowered to ground level.

Abstract: A high cabinet may be mechanically lowered to within reach of a disabled user. In the second exemplary embodiment, a scissor-jack type mechanism pushes an outer cabinet out from the wall and a sliding mechanism allows an inner cabinet to drop down from within the outer cabinet.

Abstract: A high cabinet may be mechanically lowered to within reach of a disabled user. A single cabinet is mounted between a pair of vertically sliding plates, which are mounted between a pair of horizontally sliding plates, which are mounted within a wall or enclosure. Slidable mounting is achieved by pairs of vertical and horizontal tracks. The cabinet is moved along the horizontal tracks by one or more horizontally oriented linear motors, and moved along the vertical tracks by one or more vertically oriented linear motors.

Abstract: A high cabinet may be mechanically lowered to within reach of a disabled user. In the second exemplary embodiment, a scissor-jack type mechanism pushes an outer cabinet out from the wall and a sliding mechanism allows an inner cabinet to drop down from within the outer cabinet.

Abstract: A high cabinet may be mechanically lowered to within reach of a disabled user. In the first exemplary embodiment, a cabinet is attached to a wall by two sets of rotatable lever arms, which allow the cabinet to be translationally moved between a raised position against a wall and a lowered position out from the same wall, optionally resting on a countertop. In the second exemplary embodiment, a scissor-jack type mechanism pushes an outer cabinet out from the wall and a sliding mechanism allows an inner cabinet to drop down from within the outer cabinet. In the third exemplary embodiment, a single cabinet is mounted between a pair of vertically sliding plates, which are mounted between a pair of horizontally sliding plates.

Abstract: A method of disability remodeling services for adapting a home or other building, structure, or location for accessibility to the disabled is disclosed. A franchisor having a brand is established to conduct product development and testing, develop uniform practices for product recommendation and installation, and train franchisee employees in recommending and deploying products according to the uniform practices. A plurality of franchisees under the brand provide consultation, installation, and remodeling services to customers. A primary goal of the franchisor's marketing is to associate the brand with a high level of knowledge and skill at understanding and addressing the facility needs of disabled individuals. Existing services within the generally delineated category of aging-in-place remodeling generally specialize in one particular type of facility, such as wheelchair lifts, elevators, stair lifts, accessible tubs and showers, or accessible cabinets.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a travel footrest. A sheet of durable fabric is provided. The sheet is approximately the width of a passenger vehicle seat and hangs from a strap wrapped around the neck support or tray table of the seat in front and extends forward onto the user's seat. The user sits on the lower end of the fabric such that the user's own weight provides a second support point in addition to the neck rest of the seat in front. The user places his or her feet on the portion of the fabric that is between his or her own seat and the seat in front and finds his or her feet to be fully and stably supported. The user can adjust the height of the foot rest by adjusting the amount of slack in the fabric.