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Oklahoma Couple Gets New Home Tailored to Their Needs
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Darin and Alyson S. visit with KOCO-TV News during the home dedication of their new fully accessible Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity house.
Darin and Alyson met in college, but they have had a hard time in the past finding a place that they can easily navigate. Darin is in a wheelchair, and Alyson struggles with balance.
Habitat for Humanity dedicated a home on Thursday to a couple who previously struggled to find one that fit their needs. Darin is in a wheelchair, and Alyson struggles with balance.
Now, they said the new home is life-changing.
“When you rent places, and they have to make it accessible for you, they kind of make you feel like, ‘Ugh, you’re a burden,’ and nobody here at Habitat has done that,” said Alyson. “They say, ‘OK, this is what you need. This is what we’ll do.’”
The racks in the closet of the new home are lower to make things easier for the couple, and the bathroom has a lower sink and cabinets, as well as a place for a wheelchair.
