This is an online course that is only available during specifically scheduled dates. Once registered and payment received, the Georgia Tech CATEA office (trainingcore@coa.gatech.edu) will contact you to provide course access instructions.

The course will provide in-depth discussion about modifications that can be constructed, installed, or implemented to enhance an individual's safety and function in the home environment. It will build upon the basic understanding course by providing instruction on identifying specific modifications for common problem areas in the home. This course will provide an overview of functional barriers commonly experienced in homes, legal and policy issues that affect provision of services, and AT and universal design strategies to improve performance of daily activities. The course will provide resources for assessing, identifying and implementing modification needs.

• Become familiar with specific examples of various low-tech to high-tech home modifications
• Understand the practical applications of addressing barriers and implementing home modifications
• Understand the impact of policy and funding on home modifications
• Understand the processes involved in working with contractors or other construction professionals
• Understand how specific environmental barriers affect performance in people with cognitive, motor, and sensory impairments
• Become familiar with national, state, and local resources for home modifications

• Introduction to home modifications, overview of course agenda
• The impact of policy on home accommodations, review of the assessment process
• Overview of functional limitation and performance difficulties
• Group activity: Introduction of case study
• Mobility and transfer
• Personal hygiene
• Household activities and chores
• Control of ambient conditions
• Construction and installation
• Group activity: Completion of case study
• Funding and resources
• Wrap up discussion and test

Attendees will each receive a handbook of slides, hard-copy handouts, and resources for accommodations, accessible /universal design and assistive technology.

• Claire Yang
• Karen Milchus
• Sarah Endicott
• Scott Haynes
• Traci Swartz

This is a required course for the Workplace Accommodations and Home Modifications Certificate.

Online Course Access Instructions
For online offerings, after your registration and payment have been processed, the Georgia Tech CATEA office will contact you with online access instructions.