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Thanks for the update!
She even sued the condo association for permission to install an automatic door to the lobby of her building. We had to get the city & fire department involved to explain that that would be against fire code.
I agree with Igloo that it's time to consider a more accommodating living environment; perhaps you could move to a condo unit that's all on one floor, within the same condo complex.
In the meantime, think about ways to move the bedroom to a downstairs room, perhaps study, or even a portion of the living room. At this point, accommodations are more important than appearance, so I would consider what's workable so that he can live on the first floor without having to face going up the stairs.
If there are outdoor steps, read the condo by-laws and covenants; they should have been provided to you when you purchased the condo. If not, ask the condo management for copies.
They might address what accommodations you can make to the exterior to allow him to safely get in and out of the condo, so you can address that issue as well as the interior challenges.
If you have an attached garage, you can add a handrail and/or ramp from the living portion into the garage. But it wouldn't hurt to also check the condo rules to make sure that they don't prohibit accommodations inside the garage.
As an aside on this, my mom was in IL in a tiered community (IL, AL, NH & hospice unit). Now the IL was a 3 story small apts building & with a lawn & garden between apts and the main building where meals & activities done. Every month, they had fire drills where all IL residents needed to be able to do the stairs independently and get outside. If they couldn't, then they would be asked to move from IL. The IL had ramps, handicapped grab bars throughout the hallways, entry's, in the laundry room; automatic wide doors but residents were expected to be able to be ambulatory. And this was a place where all residents were all over 75 and most had some sort of wheeled chair/walker that accompanied them to daily lunch.
If hubs is unable to safely do what is needed to live at the condos, then it's time to look for another living situation. it's unfortunately the harsh reality of the situation.