Accessible housing units are those designed for people with limited mobility, including people in wheelchairs and with hearing or vision impairments. Accessible housing is a term given to properties which enable disabled people to live independently.

Accessible housing refers to the construction or modification (such as through renovation or home modification) of housing to enable independent living for persons with disabilities.

Sufficiently empty floor space to accommodate a wheelchair turning radius. On the other hand, an accessible dwelling unit means a unit which meets the needs of people with disabilities.

Hallmarks of accessible design are wider doorways and zero-step entrances—useful features, whether using a mobility device or pushing a baby carriage. You also see paddle-type handles replacing knobs at sinks and doors—functional for a person with weak upper body strength or an armload of laundry.