Universal design can come into your life in some very simple ways that require little more than a few minutes and a few dollars. Read this handy list of improvements you can start on right now. Files:Universal Design: Actions You Can Take Today...
Universal Design: Lighting Improvements
Topics: Articles by Konrad Kaletsch, Information
Lighting can be a minor adjustment or a whole house endeavor including hiring a lighting designer. For both, there are considerations that would contribute toward a practical, psychological and emotionally satisfying solutions. Files:Universal Design: Lighting Improvements...
Universal Design: Color & Contrast for Navigation & Safety
Topics: Articles by Konrad Kaletsch, Information
Most of us use color for decorative purposes but color selection can also contribute to recognition, mood, safety and navigation. Read this article to discover more ways to use color. Files:Universal Design: Color & Contrast for Navigation & Safety...
When Mom or Dad Moves In
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A USA Today article, May 2006, about the intrafamily living and adapting the home....
Tags: multi-generation
The 15 Best Places to Reinvent Your Life
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May 2003: Baby boomers are redefining retirement and leading the move to a new generation of dream towns; By Grace Lichtenstein, Elaine Robbins, and Michael Dupuis, May-June 2003...
20 Ways to Pick the City That’s Best for You
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May 2003: “You’re casting about for the perfect new homestead. Perhaps because you’re officially retiring the briefcase and three-piece at the end of the fiscal year—or maybe life’s gotten just a bit too routine, and you want to shake things up with a fresh start in an up-and-coming city. No...
Convenient Cache: Universal Design Going Forward
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“Although it sometimes may seem that everything to be said on the topic of Universal Design must surely have been said, this topic is so hot right now that I feel compelled to offer an update on current news and directions. Recently, including at this year’s International Builders’ Show, there...
Is Your Friend’s Home Visitable?
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“After a spinal cord injury, where we go and who we visit become more limited. Since my injury in June 1998, I can no longer go to any of my neighbor’s homes and ring their doorbells. Even the two brand new homes a few doors down from me were built...
Tags: Rosemarie Rossetti, visitability
Remodeling: Green, Luxury, Small & Universal
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“The following remodeling articles cover topics such as small home design, green remodeling, universal design, and making home improvements for small spaces.”...