Evansville, Indiana (June 27, 2009) – Habitat for Humanity of Evansville has raised walls on its first ever two-bedroom fully ADA compliant home for a couple with special needs. Habitat’s Board of Directors is sponsoring the home, located in the New Haven subdivision at Green River and Fickas roads, and several board members joined the family today to raise the walls.

“This house will finally make me independent,” Sandy McDaniel told board members. “I will be able to sit outside and even get the mail in.”

David and Sandy McDaniel currently live in an apartment that is not handicap accessible. Sandy, who is confined to a wheelchair, must have help every time she enters the bathroom or wants to go outside. Their new Habitat home, however, will have a roll-in shower, wide doorways, countertops that she can roll under and more.

The home’s design was originally a three-bedroom, but the design was reconfigured to a two-bedroom to allow for additional space in the bathroom in order to make it ADA compliant. It will have the same square footage as other Habitat homes, approximately 1150 square feet.

At lunch time, Sandy read a letter thanking the board members, regular volunteers and others from Crossroads Christian Church who were helping on her home.

“We will once again have the freedom to come and go without anyone's help,” she told the crowd that had assembled for the lunch that Crossroads members had provided. Sandy, seated in her wheelchair, is pictured at right just below the banner.

About Habitat for Humanity of Evansville
Founded in 1984, Habitat for Humanity of Evansville is a nonprofit Christian ministry whose mission is to build and sell simple, decent houses to hardworking families in Vanderburgh and Posey counties. We partner with individuals, churches, businesses and civic organizations who share our vision to make adequate, affordable housing for all a matter of conscience and action.

To be eligible, families must have incomes at or below 60 percent of the area median income. They must have a need for housing, be willing to contribute 300 hours in sweat equity and have the ability to pay their mortgage based on a 25-year, no-interest loan.

For more information, go to www.evansvillehabitat.org or call (812) 423-5623.