Relocating to a new residence is a significant life event, encompassing both the excitement of new beginnings and the logistical challenges of the process. When moving involves people with disabilities, additional considerations and support are necessary to ensure a seamless relocation.
Navigating A Move For Someone With Disabilities
Moving people with disabilities presents a distinctive set of complexities, encompassing the following aspects:
- Accessibility: A paramount concern is the accessibility of both the current and prospective residences. This may entail modifications like ramps, widened doorways, or adapted bathroom facilities to accommodate specific mobility requirements.
- Medical equipment: Many individuals with disabilities rely on vital medical equipment, such as wheelchairs, oxygen tanks, or specialized beds. The safe and secure transportation of these critical items during the move is of utmost importance.
- Coordination and logistics: The intricate logistics of packing, organizing, and safely transporting belongings can be overwhelming, particularly when compounded by the specific needs of a disability.
- Emotional and physical toll: The stress associated with moving can take a toll on mental and physical well-being. Consequently, establishing a robust support system becomes essential. It is best to find a professional moving company that has a reputation for providing compassionate moves.
Moving Assistance For Individuals With Disabilities
While you can assist your loved ones to have a pleasant move, there may be certain things that you would not be able to help with. Fortunately, there are a few places where you can look for assistance. Organizations or companies like the UDS Foundation can provide moving assistance for people with disabilities. The UDS Foundation provides aid with individual assessments, home evaluations, and helps with construction and installation.
If you believe that some financial assistance may be required at any part of the move, you can contact agencies, such as the National Institute on Life Planning for People with Disabilities, who can provide grant-based aid.
Other places where you can find help include ADAPT and the Association of University Centers On Disabilities (AUCD). These organizations can assist in several ways, including financial aid, coordinating reliable movers, packing and unpacking support, hiring cleaners, and making the necessary adaptations in the new home.
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) awards over a billion dollars’ worth of grants through state and local governments, nonprofits, and higher learning institutions per year. These grants go towards supporting senior citizens, as well as people living with disabilities in various ways.
Grants.gov also runs an e-government initiative that provides at least 1000 different grants.
How Mastodon Moving Can Help
Mastodon Moving is a distinguished professional moving company well-versed in addressing the distinctive challenges that individuals with disabilities encounter during relocation. Mastodon offers an array of services tailored to meet these challenges head-on, ensuring a seamless transition:
- Accessibility expertise: Mastodon Movers boasts extensive experience in assessing and enhancing the accessibility of homes. We provide expert guidance on necessary modifications, thereby ensuring that both the current and future residences are optimized to meet the specific needs of individuals with disabilities.
- Specialized equipment: we are equipped with specialized tools and equipment, including wheelchair lifts and secure storage options for medical equipment. This guarantees the safe and efficient transportation of these critical items.
- Packing and organization: Mastodon Movers extends piece by piece packing and organizing services, meticulously ensuring that belongings, including sensitive medical equipment, are securely packed and meticulously labeled for effortless access.
- Stress mitigation: By proficiently managing the intricate logistics of the move, Mastodon Moving empowers individuals and their families to concentrate on the transition itself, significantly alleviating the emotional and physical stress associated with moving.
- Trained professionals: Our entire team goes through rigorous training to handle and move medical equipment, wheelchairs and more with utmost care, mitigating the risk of damage during transportation and ensuring proper setup in the new residence.
- Liability coverage: Mastodon Moving Moving carries comprehensive moving coverage, offering a vital layer of safety in the event of unforeseen accidents or incidents during the move. Learn more about our moving services.
After the move:
Proper planning will help prepare the necessary accommodation, specialized equipment, mitigate potential hazards, and make the overall process less stressful. Take the time to listen to them, spend time with them, and make the process about enjoying some family time together, rather than just packing and moving boxes.
Ask Your Mover Before You Hire:
Here are a few checkpoints to gauge the level of expertise a company has in moving people with disabilities:
- Have they ever helped someone with disabilities move?
- What kind of equipment have they handled in the past?
- What are their clean-up procedures after the move?
- Are they licensed furniture movers and can they assemble and disassemble furniture?
- Can they assist with unpacking if needed?
- Would moving someone living with disabilities come with extra costs?