“Easter Seals Crossroads has been providing assistive technology solutions in Indiana since 1979. In 2007, Easter Seals Crossroads partnered with the State of Indiana, Bureau of Rehabilitative Services to establish the Indiana Assistive Technology Act (INDATA) Project. INDATA core services include: Information and referral, funding assistance, public awareness and education,...
Universal Design – The Time is Now
Great (and long) post about how and why universal design is better positioned now than at any time in the past to succeed and become mainstream. Points include: Reason 1. World demographics are changing. Reason 2: World economies are changing. Reason 3: More societies throughout the world are valuing human...
Aging in Place 2.0: Rethinking Solutions to the Home Care Challenge
Sponsored by MetLife and written by Louis Tenenbaum, this 34 page report updates the information, advances and understanding of aging in place....
The Healthy House Institute
The Healthy House Institute has a growing list of articles on universal design; use their SEARCH window to find them by typing in the keywords, universal design....
Toiletology
A useful overview of toilets: types, placement and accessibility....
Caring.com blog page
Great selection of blog authors on a variety of issues on successful living for older adults and the people who care for them....
At Home With Growing Old
“AHWGO was started in 2009 in the San Francisco Bay Area by Susanne Stadler, an architect, and Natasha Boissier, a social worker, with the goal to promote an interdisciplinary dialogue among experts, thinkers, activists and designers on the topic of aging.”...
This Bold House
September 2003: “Easy-grip handles, flat thresholds, and adjustable-height vanities are just the beginning in the world’s most accessible house. Its creator invited us in for an exclusive look.”...