General Interest

Make way for the sidewalk SUV: Mobility scooters, Ellen Gamerman, The Wall Street Journal

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Making Life Healthier for Everyone through Universal Design, Susan Mack

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Access Denied: A Five-inch Step Between Her and Lunch, Greg Konstantinidis

An Architect's World Turned Upside Down - Julie V. Iovine

Irvine, California Wins $25,000 Accessible America Award, National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.)

Nothing succeeds like access: A new act should create thoughtful opportunities to help the disabled, Tom Dyckhoff

People with Disabilities Are the Next Consumer Niche, Joshua Harris Prager

What Difference Has the ADA Made?, Terry S. Szold

 

Local Accessibility

Silver City - Julie Traves (2005)

ODA 2001– Municipal Responsibilities - Shane Holten (2002)

Planning A Barrier-Free City of Toronto - A Statement of Planning Principles, Shane Holten, (2003)

The Road to Decreasing Barriers Faced by People with Disabilities, Shane Holten (2003)

Barrier-free Housing (Ontario Home Builder Magazine Discussion) - Paul Rawlings, President of Rawlings Homes and Susan Ruptash, Principal of Quadrangle Architects Limited.

Changes to Ontario Planning Act for Persons with Disabilities, Peter Kakaletris

Increasing Access to Public Health in the Region of Halton, Sharon Little, Pam Forsyth & Shane Holten (Note: Article is available on page 8 of The Health Communication Unit journal)

Hamilton Urban Braille System: Urban Design for an Aging Society, Sinisa Tomic (CIP Plan Canada, Spring 2003)

Unlocking Doors for the Disabled, David Lepofsky

 

Accessible Housing Design

Bathroom Remodeling for the Elderly, Sarah Petersen (USA, January 2008)

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Remodelers Can Help Seniors Stay in Their Homes Longer, Elizabeth Seay (Wall Street Journal)

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Elegant Remodels Allow 'Aging in Place', Marilyn Lewis (Text version)

Universal Design in Housing (PDF version, Centre for Universal Design, NCSU)

Universal Design Demonstration Home (Centre for Universal Design, NCSU)

Adapting Your Home to Maximize Mobility, Sandra Fleishman, Staff Writer Washington Post (Feb 2006)

Home Designs That Work For Everyone, Queensland Government (Connect - Issue #3, Summer 2004)

Accessible design should be a given, Whitney Gould

A trend with universal appeal: Home design concept is moving into mainstream - Paul Restuccia

Boomers making in-home changes, Allison E. Beatty

Expanded Access - New Design Concept Could Open More Homes to Disabled, Barbara Ballinger Buchholz

Get Smart About Design, Elizabeth Pope

Most homes aren’t hospitable to people in wheelchairs. But some architects and builders are adopting “universal design” principles, Rosemarie Rossetti

"The Impact of Part M on the Design of New Housing", Rob Imrie, Department of Geography, Royal Holloway - University of London (LARGE FILE 2.1MB)

Reno Adventures: Aging In Place - Making a home fit for the later years, Elizabeth Rand-Watkinson

The next trend for homes could be universal design, Michele Derus

Young Homeowners Design Their Homes to Grow Old , June Fletcher

 

Universal Design

Declaration on Universal Design Business (Japan) - Nikkei Universal Design Business Forum

Universal design accommodates homeowners as they age or lose mobility, Stacey Hartmann

'Universal Design' aims at growing group of graying boomers - Jennifer Sergent

Universal Design Fits the Bill for Many Types of Homeowners, Emmet Pierce

 

Visit-Ability

Universal Design Comes Home - Counties tackle Housing Deficiencies Head On, Denise Hofstedt

Bolingbrook mandates handicapped-accessible homes, Lauren B. Kraft

Mandating Accessible Homes - Mitch Jeserich

Visitability: Housing that Fits Everyone, Joel Casselman (Abilities Magazine, Winter 2004)

Visitability: A New Direction for Changing Demographics, Joel Casselman (American Planning Association, Winter 2004)

Visitability in Pittsburgh, Edward Steinfeld