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  • 1.  Specially Adapted Housing Grants

    Posted 01-08-2014 21:04
    Good evening,

    In preparing for a deposition, I know that we frequently use the VA Specially Adapted Housing loans to give an estimate of the $$ of architectural modifications.  However, can anyone cite a reason/foundation for why this citation is appropriate?  Is it because it represents in general what it costs to modify a home to make it accessible for someone with a disability?

    I appreciate any and all comments.  Thank you.

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    Michele J. Albers, MS, CRC, LPC, CLCP
    Vocational Consultant/Life Care Planner

    Vocational Diagnostics, Inc.
    P.O. Box 748
    Sun Prairie, WI 53590
    (608) 846-9530 (P)
    (888) 667-9860 (F)
    michelea@vocationaldiagnostics.com
    mjalbers@charter.net
    www.vocationaldiagnostics.com
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  • 2.  RE:Specially Adapted Housing Grants

    Posted 01-08-2014 23:02
    It is an arbitrary dollar amount that life care planners use which in reality is simply the maximum that VA allows to service members with a disability.  Why would we use such a figure for a life care plan that is not truly reflective of the person's needs?  I don't see any foundation for this figure outside that it is just an example of what a government agency would pay maximally.  Why not hire an OT to review the home, have him or her write a report and then have a contractor provide an estimate? 

    --Reg

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    Reg Gibbs
    President
    rgibbs@rmrehab.com
    Billings, MT United States
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