Santa Could Use Some Accessibility

A man and woman laying in bed smiling for the camera.

Dear Santa, Before I explain, how much do you know already?

-Anonymous

 

Aging in Place

Well, it’s that time of year again when the Jolly BIG GUY makes his rounds. He’s been doing this every Christmas Eve for a long time. In fact, historically Santa’s origins may have began in Turkey:

The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. It is believed that Nicholas was born sometime around A.D. 280 in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey. Much admired for his piety and kindness, St. Nicholas became the subject of many legends (history.com).

  • The point is, he’s been at this for awhile and isn’t getting any younger (or slimmer). All those cookies and Cokes left out by good intentioned children have taken a toll. Getting in/out of chimney passages is progressively more challenging.

But, fear not children there is a way to help Santa get into your home safely, it’s called “VISITABILITY.”

Features:

A house is visitable when it meets three basic requirements:

  • one zero-step entrance.
  • doors with 32 inches of clear passage space.
  • one bathroom on the main floor you can get into in a wheelchair.

Source visitability.org

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