That sounds like I'd be locked out during a power outage? I'm a bit of a luddite when it comes to basic necessities, I've had so many issues in recent years with the enshitification of the internet and digital devices in general, removing, changing, patching out accessibility, or just making something so bloated and cumbersome/ad riddled to use it becomes inaccessible.
I also make $28K a year (working while disabled really hinders your earning potential) and live in a rented share house with other people. So I'm not even sure where to begin on anything that requires that level of installation. I can swap a doorknob for a lever latch myself (takes me 5 hours, but it's a $50 DIY job)
But that's a really good suggestion for a long term solution.
One thing that surprises me about America is how many automated doors you have there, and the low buttons for opening doors that you can push from a wheelchair. I've never seen one of those buttons on any door in my country, except on some of the newest built accessible bathrooms, and they feel so futuristic compared to everything else around.
