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Article by Laura LaVoie

This post will show you some basics regarding ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessible tiny homes in case you or someone that you know has special needs. We recently had this question as a comment on a post about container homes:

“I rather like the ideas for container housing. What I need is a home that is electric wheelchair (and associated medical equipment) friendly. With an inability to use lofts, the need for a handicapped friendly shower and bathroom. Turning radius issues of the chair and widened door/hall openings the housing I need probably won’t fit in the “tiny” range. Shoving a bed into a corner won’t work either as you cannot get the wheelchair between the bed and the corner to make the bed. I’m trying to determine the balance between space enough to move around effectively and comfortably without a lot of unneeded space. Does anyone have any leads on something like this. Those of us needing this type of housing often are trying to live on disability and cannot afford a “full sized” house.”

Wheelchair-Friendly Tiny Homes

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Alex and I both thought this was a worthy topic to discuss here at Tiny House Talk. There is no reason that a small house or other alternative building can’t be modified or designed to fit the needs each individual customer. So I began some research.

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Anne-So and JP met in university and later started dating. It was their New Zealand road-tripping in a rental van that made them fall in love with vanlife, but JP wasn’t quite sold on selling all their stuff, quitting their jobs, and moving into a van full-time — at first!

Thankfully, he came around, and the couple had the amazing opportunity to travel from Canada to Panama — and back — in their Promaster. Now they are taking the van around the United States and seeing all the U.S. had to offer. What do you think of their van?

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Now, This French Canadian Couple is Traveling the U.S.

Canada to Panama and Back in ProMaster with Murphy Bed 3

Images via Tiny Home Tours

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This is a handicap accessible tiny house.

It’s designed and built by NextDoor Housing with aging relatives in mind.

Please enjoy, read more, and re-share below!

Handicap Accessible Tiny House by NextDoor Housing

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This is a 270 sq. ft. tiny house on wheels for sale in La Mirada, California.

It’s built right onto a utility trailer with a 9,998-pound gross vehicle weight rating.

Total dimensions for the house are 24 ft. length, 8.5 ft. width and 13.4 ft. height.

Inside you’ll find a cozy living area that easily converts into a second bedroom. Plus there’s an upstairs sleeping loft that’s accessible by ladder. There’s also a full kitchen and bathroom.

This tiny home was built with a slanted shed style roof so it has more headspace in the loft. Asking price is $65,000 which includes furniture and all. Please enjoy the complete tour and re-share it below if you want to. Thank you!

La Mirada Tiny House on Wheels For Sale

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Images © Lisa Gillis

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This 400 sq. ft. ADA shipping container tiny home was built by students at the Construction Careers Academy at Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas.

This is an ADA/Handicap accessible container home so it’s ready for anyone that needs a home that’s wheelchair-ready. Inside you’ll find a modern interior with stainless steel appliances in the kitchen, granite countertops, knotty pine cabinets, and more. The dimensions are 40′ x 13′ and the home is going on auction with a starting bid price of $36,000 as of May 16, 2015, at 11:00 AM (Update: sold). Learn more here.

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400 Sq. Ft. ADA Wheelchair-Friendly Shipping Container Tiny Home on a Foundation♿️👍

400 Sq. Ft. ADA Shipping Container Tiny Home

Images © Northside Independent School District

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It’s always nice to find a tiny house WITH a lot so you don’t have the stress of finding a place to park your new house on wheels. This Minimaliste-built tiny house is for sale, and you can take over the lease at Tiny Lots on the Prairie, a micro-community about 45 minutes outside the Dallas/Ft. Worth area in Decatur, Texas.

This house not only has a private first-floor bedroom with tons of built-in storage, but the kitchen might have more storage than any tiny house kitchen we’ve ever seen! You get a beautiful subway tile shower stall, a stacked washer and dryer, and a special entertainment center cubby. Could you live here?

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First Floor Private Bedroom in This 35×10 THOW

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These tiny wedge cabins are called Sleek Sonoma Cabins and they’re coming to Spring Lake Regional Park in California.

They will offer an alternative to tenting or RVing, and were designed by students and built by Rich’s Portable Cabins.

The park is calling them the Wedge Cabins. Please enjoy, learn more, and re-share below. Thank you!

Tiny Wedge Cabins Coming to Spring Lake Regional Park

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Image via John Burgess/The Press Democrat

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It’s hard to find a tiny house already on land that you can rent or purchase, and this gorgeous double loft tiny house on wheels has a prime location at Acony Bell Tiny Home Community in North Carolina. You can take over the lease for the lot, at $700/month, and enjoy the private location that faces the gorgeous woods. Most homes in the community are lined up, with a nice buffer between them, but this one sits apart against the edge of the village.

You enter the home in the living room, which includes a couch and seating for two that looks out the window. A U-shaped kitchen takes up one end of the home, while a bathroom sits at the other end, with a tiled shower stall and washer/dryer unit. The house has two queen-sized lofts, and one is easily accessible via stairs with a neat pipe railing I’ve never seen before! You can purchase the home for $115,000 and take over the lot lease. What do you think?

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317 Sq. Ft. Park Model with Dual Lofts

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You might have seen our coverage of this incredible home a couple of years ago and coveted the unique layout, the 1.5 bathrooms, and the gorgeous first floor bedroom with a King-sized bed that looks out on their giant covered porch. Well, now it’s your chance to own this RVIA-certified gem.

Built for the current owners by Mint Tiny House Company, this tiny home has everything. An office, two bedroom lofts, a large step-in shower stall, a dishwasher — even a mini loft for playing piano! And did I mention you can take over the lease (passing credit/background checks) at Acony Bell Tiny Home Community for $700/month? You get a house and a spot to park it for $150,000.

The sales price has just been reduced to $143,500. See details below for more information!

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This THOW Has 1.5 Baths! Amazing Layout

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