065 - Designing accessible kitchens and simple things to implement in all kitchen design with Adam Thomas

In this episode Adam Thomas talks about accessible kitchen design, he describes some simple adaptations that can be considered in all kitchens and talks about more complex adaptations. Adam Thomas is an independent design consultant, acknowledged as a world leader in universal kitchen design. Through over 40 years of personal experience and research, his kitchen designs have been transforming homes across the country. Adam's ambition is to change the face of accessible kitchen design and enable access for all, by designing flexible, high quality kitchens with a full choice of colours and materials. Adam uses innovative design solutions to set new standards in his field. Working with private clients and stakeholders such as Case Managers, Architects, Personal Injury Solicitors and Occupational Therapists he develops unique, tailored accessible kitchens that allow people to live independently in safe surroundings with significantly improved quality of life. Adam is a specialist consultant to a number of ground-breaking initiatives working towards disability equality in housing, and writes for newspapers and magazines. He is a Visiting Lecturer, and provides tailored training for small groups of professionals. He also supports expert witnesses with consultancy services, as a subject matter expert in accessible kitchen design. www.symphony-group.co.uk/brands/freedom/   www.adamthomasconsultancy.com/     Adam Thomas LinkedIn   https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-thomas-a4a11716/?originalSubdomain=uk     Wheelchair housing design guide 3rd:  editionhttps://cae.org.uk/product/whdg/  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/access-to-and-use-of-buildings-approved-document-m Lisa Brown became a property developer after her nursing career. She then discovered the need for supported living property and has been exploring the challenges and solutions, to create more homes for those with support needs, ever since. Lisa has some limited availability for consultancy calls. If you would like to talk through anything discussed in the podcast, to explore how to work with supported living providers in your property business or if you are a supported living provider looking to understand property then please email: [email protected] Join the conversation about supported living by joining Lisa’s free Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/supportedlivingproperty/ If you wish to find our more about Lisa and how to connect with her on social media please go to: https://linktr.ee/Lisa_Brown To find the video versions of these episodes please go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/LisaBrownProperty Thank you for listening, please do leave a review and subscribe to keep up to date with future episodes.