Hi Jay,

> One big thing we need is that the house must be wheelchair/walker friendly.

Hand rails in the hallways, half walls, grab bars in the bathrooms, wider
doorways, and wheelchair-friendly flooring come to mind, and perhaps a kitchen
counter without legs at the corners nor drawers or sides to prevent the
wheelchair from rolling under the counter. Sliding doors are much easier than
doors on hinges too, and/or automatic door openers.

Also, if you have some $26,000 US, consider one of those electric,
stair-climbing wheelchairs Dean Kamen developed:

     <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBOT>

or, depending on your wife's abilities, even the new tilt-to-turn Segway:

     <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segway>

or perhaps the seated Segway:

     <http://www.segseat.com/>

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Best regards,
Patrick Murphy
James Valley Colony
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