Editing Accessibility (section)

===Accessibility and "ageing in place"===
Accessibility in the design of housing and household devices has become more prominent in recent decades due to a rapidly ageing population in developed countries.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Accessible Home Design: Information & Ideas| url=https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/homes/ |work=Disabled World |access-date=2018-07-02 |language=en-US}}</ref> Ageing seniors may wish to continue living independently, but the ageing process naturally increases the disabilities that a senior citizen will experience. A growing trend is the desire for many senior citizens to 'age in place', living as independently as possible for as long as possible. Accessibility modifications that allow ageing in place are becoming more common. Housing may even be designed to incorporate accessibility modifications that can be made throughout the life cycle of the residents.

The English Housing Survey for 2018/19 found only 9% of homes in England have key features, such as a toilet at entrance level and sufficiently wide doorways, to deem them accessible. This was an improvement from 5% in 2005. More than 400,000 wheelchair users in England were living in homes which are neither adapted nor accessible.<ref>{{cite news |title=Government data reveals 'accessible homes crisis' for disabled people |url=https://www.homecareinsight.co.uk/government-data-reveals-accessible-homes-crisis-for-disabled-people/ |access-date=30 August 2020 |publisher=Home Care Insight |date=13 July 2020}}</ref>