Accessible smart home
Updated
Voice control, automatic door openers, visual and vibrating alerts, and renter rights to reasonable modifications for people with disabilities.
For many people with disabilities, smart home devices are not a convenience but a way to open the door, turn on the light or know the doorbell rang without help. Voice control, physical buttons placed within reach, and alerts that flash or vibrate make the biggest difference.
Renters with a disability have a right under the Fair Housing Act to make reasonable modifications at their own expense; our guides explain how that works and how to ask.
Kits 3
KitAging in place smart home kitMotion night lights, a keypad lock for caregivers, a smart display, activity sensors and connected smoke and CO alarms: a shopping list for…KitVoice control kit for limited mobilityA smart speaker, plugs, bulbs and reachable wireless buttons put lights and appliances under voice control. Add a lock, blinds motor and…KitVisual and vibrating alert kit for deaf and hard of hearingSmoke alarms with strobes and bed shakers, a doorbell that flashes your lights and a few smart bulbs: a shopping list for alerts you can see and…
Guides 5
GuideFall detection at home: what the devices do and where they fall shortWearables, pendants with a service and room sensors can detect some falls and call for help. None catches every fall. Learn how each type works,…GuideSmart speakers and displays for older adults: what helps and what to switch offA smart speaker can place calls, set reminders and control lights by voice. A display adds video and a big clock. Pick features that help, and set…GuideAutomatic door openers for home accessibility and wheelchair accessHome door operators can open a swing or sliding door with a push plate, remote or voice. Learn the types, power and door requirements, lock and…GuideRenters with disabilities: reasonable modifications for smart home accessFederal fair housing rules can let a renter with a disability change a unit at their own cost. See what counts, what you may have to restore, how…GuideSmart home for blind or low-vision usersVoice control, spoken feedback, tactile buttons and good lighting can make a home easier to run. Here is how to choose devices and apps that do…