Living in Ontario means cold weather, ice, windchill, snow, and slush for at least four months of the year, probably longer. It's a challenging time for everyone, but especially for people with disabilities.
Home & Away
By: Jeffrey Kerr | Fall/Winter 2024
Are You Ready To Get Floored?
Looking for flooring that stands up to the demands of a power wheelchair? Explore expert tips and firsthand experiences here...
You Can Really Roll Into These Rentals!
When opportunity knocked, Guy Solomon answered.
Alarmed but not Armed
When I was young I used to think that the higher up in the hotel you were the “better” or “more important you were” ― likely from too much TV. Now I am surprised and delighted when I am given a room on the main floor...
Accessibility in the Housing Market
Whether it’s a first home or a forever home Jeffrey has the knowledge and experience to help his clients make the right move. In 2019 he received the RE/MAX Lifetime Achievement Award.
Airlines Continue to Fail People with Disabilities
In September, disability advocate Maayan Ziv’s worst nightmare came true, when she landed in Israel with her customized electric wheelchair mangled and unusable.
Subject to Availability
Imagine paying thousands of dollars and travelling many hours only to arrive at your pre-booked vacation destination and discover that a private space to bathe and defecate was not available.
When It’s Time To Move
What are your needs and your family's needs now? How about 5 years from now? 10 years from now?
Modify or Move? Be a Chess Player and Plan Ahead!
Modify or Move? This is one of the top questions that my clients ask me. And I encourage you to ask it, too. There are many factors to consider, so it’s never really a simple ‘yes or no’ answer.
6 Tips for Travelling in a Post-Covid World
With much of the world returning to normal, travel plans are on the list for many Canadians who are eager to sightsee, take a dip in the ocean or visit loved ones abroad.
Buying a Wheelchair Accessible Condo
Finding a wheelchair accessible condo in today’s market is a challenge. Modified and purpose-built wheelchair accessible condos rarely come up for sale and most buyers that I work with choose to buy a condo that can be...
Laneway Housing: Accessible Urban Living In Your Backyard!
Mark Twain once said “Buy land, they’re not making it anymore,”...I would add “especially land to build an accessible home.”
Say Goodbye to Closet Chaos!
The great thing about most closets is that you can close the door and not have to look at the chaos inside. However, when the time comes to find something and easily reach it, that’s a different story. And if you are a...
For Over 63 Years Lyndhurst Has Been A Part of My Family
I’ve been helping Lyndhurst clients buy and sell wheelchair accessible homes since 2004, and a contributor to Outspoken! and Community since 2013. So when it was announced that the fall 2020 edition of Community would...
Barrier-Free Real Estate
In his forward to Jeffrey Kerr’s new book, Barrier-Free Real Estate, Achieving Freedom At Home, Hon. David C. Onley. CM, OOnt. says, “In a world with precious little information on accessible housing, I find Achieving...
Home Smart Home
Technology is constantly evolving and improving to adapt to our changing needs. A good example of this is the use of smart home technology to provide greater independence at home for people with disabilities.
Colour Your World
Patrick Hunter is a Two-Spirit Ojibway artist, graphic designer and entrepreneur from Red Lake, Ontario. In 2011, he made the move to Toronto to pursue a career in the arts after completing the graphic design program at...
Cultivating the Gardening Habit
“Half of the interest of a garden is the constant exercise of the imagination.”
-Mrs. C.W. Earle, Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden: The Classic Diary of a Victorian Lady, 1897
Winter Wheelchair Tips
It's the time of year that Ontarians know too well… winter! With all the good that this time of year brings during the holidays, the winter presents challenges to get where we're going, having to deal with the cold...
Spinal Cord Injury Ontario | Winter 2020
