‘Game Changer’: Long Island Smart Home opens with equipment and automatic features for those with disabilities

It is a great concept.

A new smart home for those with disabilities opened in Long Island and has quickly become a “game shift” for the daily lives of its residents.

“If it weren’t for this house, I wouldn’t be as independent as I now,” the post 33-year-old Aj Duran told the post, who recently moved to Shirley’s property to Suffolk County.

The four bedroom property, operated by the free -operated organization, is decorated with high -tech equipment and voice -controlled services to use as much as possible to require home assistance to treat minuscula tasks.

Its sink, refrigerator, stove tops, ovens and blinds are all controlled by Bluetooth and can be turned on and off for residents from different communities across LI.

The oven door opens sideways than from top to bottom, enabling wheelchair users to cook on it, while the sink and upper stove are vertically adjusted to the simple touch of a button.

“People who can probably benefit more from modern technology often have the slightest access to it,” said CEO of Free, Robert Budd for thousands kicked in making the April home in sophisticated electronic way.

He added that houses like this, especially in Long Island, are scarce and far away – and that the success of the facility is moving free to open more. Home updates were funded through Medicaid, and its sink, stove, blinds and oven were the most valuable features in several thousand combined dollars.

Other features, such as connecting Amazon Alexa equipment, individual climate controls for each room, and also intelligent equipment, were relatively cost effective, Budd added.

“This house was our commitment to make sure these people could have greater autonomy … that kind of independence leads to greater emotional well -being, and greater emotional well -being leads to greater general health.”

Duran, who has cerebral palsy and rests on a wheelchair chair, is using as much easy -to -use equipment to use the new kitchen of her home.

“Opened so many doors and things to me that I couldn’t do before. Now I could get into the kitchen, I can make a sandwich myself,” Duran said.

Using an Alexa device to learn recipes at a kitchen work station, Duran is now revealing for the first time that she has a culinary passion. She has been cooking a storm with dinners like pasta and meat sauce, turkey on a smart plane and Tacos nights for her roommates.

“I’m loving my independence and I don’t need to ask people to make me a meal,” she said.

“This new home and everything in it is really the best thing he has ever done for people like me.”

Alyssa Slade, who is moving on Wednesday, is looking forward to the simple aspect of the multimedia home approach, which has Amazon Alexa equipment in each room.

“Everything here is so beautiful,” said the 32-year-old with autism while visiting her new residence on Monday. “I love music. I love music videos and I like TV shows … That’s the most exciting part to me.”

Homeland supervisor Deborah Brock said innovative equipment is already changing the behavior of the two residents Slade and another will join in the coming weeks.

“Really really exciting, especially for aj … She comes and goes when she wants, eats when she wants and has access to everything for herself,” Brock said.

“It is by encouraging these people to do more for themselves than to depend on others for help. Definitely is definitely a switch, obviously a player.”