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NTAF Fund: A Fundraising Solution

Ziggi — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:39:32 +0000

| ACCESSIBLE HOME

By Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD

What would you say if after your spinal cord injury, a special fundraising campaign was established in your name to help pay for uninsured expenses related to your injury? The fund would cover out-of-pocket medical and related expenses, such as home and vehicle modifications; home healthcare; continued medical treatment; massage therapy; experimental therapies; exercise-based rehabilitation; exercise equipment; hospital and doctors’ fees not covered by insurance; outstanding medical bills; health insurance premiums deductibles/co-payments. You could also be reimbursed for hardship payments for mortgage, rent and utilities; relocation-housing expenses for your care and one [...]

Designing a Kitchen in a Universal Design Home: A Team Approach

Ziggi — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:10:39 +0000

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By Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD

I am sitting in my new office in my new home, the Universal Design Living Laboratory (www.udll.com) in Columbus, Ohio, writing my first article with a small notebook on my lap. The home is halfway finished, with the framing complete and windows installed. (You can watch the construction process through our live site cam and our online construction photo gallery).

For the past five years, my husband, Mark Leder, and I have been working with a team of designers to build this model home and garden center as a way to demonstrate universal design and green building [...]

Sheets with Pockets Keep Things Close at Hand

Ziggi — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:16:09 +0000

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 [...]

A Guide for the UD Perplexed

Ziggi — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:54:14 +0000

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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

Looking for a primer to give you ideas as you remodel or build a new home? I found this book to be a good overview of what you should consider in the design process. Sandlin gives fundamental advice that you should consider to make your home visitable and usable throughout your lifetime. This book is packed full of universal design ideas! It is obvious that her expertise as a home designer gives [...]

Universal Design Living Laboratory Breaks Ground

Ziggi — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:03:24 +0000

After five years of intensive design and planning, the Universal Design Living Laboratory was finally able to break [...]

Book Review: Universal and Accessible Design for Products, Services, and Processes

Ziggi — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:01:20 +0000

This book argues that designers need to embrace universal design as a broader and more complementary approach to design than simple [...]