disabilities

For People with Physical Disabilities


	Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority provides accessible residences and other services for people with special needs. Some of the things PMHA provides are:

		• Wheelchair ramps with wide doors

		• Showers with wheelchair access or special seating

		• Grab bars in bathrooms

		• Elevators in high rise buildings

		• Emergency response system

			(in bathroom and bedroom) of high rise units


	• TDD (telephonic device for the deaf) at our main office


	• Bathroom sinks, kitchen sinks and counters, are open for wheelchair


	access.

	• Flashing light "doorbell" for the deaf and hard-of -hearing

	• Braille elevator buttons for the blind

	• Handrails in the corridors of all senior buildings

	• Lowered security peepholes at entrance door


	• Control knobs located on the front of stoves for access


	• Identified handicap parking spaces and walk ramps

	• Handicap sticker on front of door for emergency response

	• Interpretation services for deaf and hard-of-hearing upon request