| ACCESSIBLE HOME
By Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD
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| ACCESSIBLE HOME By Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD About a year ago, I received an e-mail from Teresa Joyce, CEO of the Pocket Shop which manufactures Function All Linens. She told me about the bed linens that she manufactures in Austin, Texas. These sheets are unique! They include pockets on the sides of the bottom fitted sheet. She sent me a sheet for our bed, and my husband placed it over the [...] | Accessible Home By Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD Houses That Work for Life!: A guide to creating homes that provide security, comfort and empowerment for all generations. By Lisa Sandlin After five years of intensive design and planning, the Universal Design Living Laboratory was finally able to break [...] HomeFreeHome is a new nonprofit that offers free and affordable home modification plans by volunteer architects, contractors and students. [...] | ACCESSIBLE HOME By Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD On a recent trip to Las Vegas where I was speaking about accessible and universal design at the Hospitality Design Expo, I had the opportunity to visit the trade show and see the latest products. Here are some of the newest decorative grab bars, including some with special properties to make them healthier and safer to hold. When I first saw a photo of the Great Grabz (www.GreatGrabz.com) Wave grab bars, I knew I wanted to include them in my new national demonstration home, the Universal Design Living Laboratory (www.UDLL.com). The innovative wave [...] An accessible garage? Rosemarie Rossetti offers insights and tips on how to get more than parking and storage space out of your garage. [...] ACCESSIBLE HOME | By Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD Residential Design for Aging in Place by Drue Lawlor and Michael Thomas is a comprehensive book written by two seasoned interior designers to show that universal design is good design. The book is well organized so readers can pinpoint a specific topic to learn about; however, I found myself so drawn into the information that I read the book cover to cover! Building a new accessible home? Michael Anderson has a story to tell. “My builder had his lawyer there. I knew then, there was a fight [...] By Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD Louis Tenanbaum, Certified Aging in Place Specialist, recently wrote an article, “Benefits of Universal Design Model Homes.” He wrote, “If a picture speaks a thousand words, a walk through is worth a million pictures. Universal Design model home projects offer that walkthrough experience. They provide shared context so the Universal Design discussion can be rooted in a ‘bricks and mortar’ experience.” If you’re near Wausau, Wisconsin, you have a chance to see such a model home for yourself on the campus of Northcentral Technical College. Its purpose is to demonstrate accessible house modifications and related furniture, fixtures, appliances, equipment and [...] By Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD
Accessible Home Design: Architectural Solutions of the Wheelchair User When I’m looking for an answer to a question about a specific dimension for a universal design feature in a home, I pick up my copy of Accessible Home Design. This book is comprehensive, taking the reader through the front door and exiting them out the rear door into an accessible garden. There is considerable detail and illustrations included to show various ways to create ramps, bridges, and sloped walkways for [...] Home is where the heart is. For people with disabilities it can also be a dangerous place. Check out these tips on how to modify your home to reduce the risk of [...] By Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD Universal Design for the Home: Great-Looking, Great-Living Design for All Ages, Abilities, and Circumstances, by Wendy A. Jordan; Quarry Books; 208 pp. (ISBN 978-1-59253-381-7) Anyone planning to remodel or build a home should pick up a copy of Wendy Jordan’s new book Universal Design for the Home. Whether you are old or young, single or with a family, working or retired, with or without a disability-it makes sense to borrow a few good ideas from this book. Based on the premise that universal design is good design, Jordan put together a beautiful high-quality photo gallery of diverse homes [...] By Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD I am in the early stages of designing the landscape for my new home, the Universal Design Living Laboratory. This home and garden will be open for tours to the public when it is completed, estimated to be spring 2009. My husband and I purchased a 1.5-acre treeless lot and will be building a 3,500 sq. ft. national demonstration home on it soon. The rest of the property will be designed for outdoor living and scenic views from inside the home, as well as from the patio area. Your home may be accessible but is it assistive? Get some tips from John [...] The American National Standards Institute includes criteria to make new homes visitable by people with disabilities. By Jennifer Perry “Visitability,” a growing movement focusing on making individual homes accessible by targeting the most fundamental, inexpensive features—getting in and out of the house and being able to use a bathroom—has gained important support from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The Institute’s accessibility standards, known as ANSI A117.1, will include design criteria for visitability features that could be adopted by municipalities or implemented by state or local ordinances across the country. ANSI A117.1 serves as the accessibility standard adopted by many jurisdictions [...] When visiting a friend resembles an episode of Man vs. Wild. By Beth Livingston Last summer I made plans to visit my friends Lisa and Mike in Salt Lake City. I was going to be in town on business and delighted in the thought that I would get to see them, too, as a side benefit. We spoke on the phone about dates and directions, and where to stay. Lisa and Mike work in two different towns, Orem and Salt Lake. To save time and hassle, they bought a modest apartment in “the Avenues” of Salt Lake City where they stay when [...] By Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD Last month, I noted that container gardening is ideal for people who use wheelchairs. Shop for containers large enough to hold their roots; containers with 10-inch or larger diameters can hold more massive displays of color. This also helps to ensure that water is available to the plants and enhances survival. For best accessibility, select containers that are 24 inches tall. Containers can be made of clay, concrete, plastic or wood. Realize that clay pots are not frost proof and must be moved to a protected area, like a garage, if your winter temperatures dip below [...] |
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