Concrete Change and AARP work together to increase accessibility of homes

From AARP:

Increasing Home Access: Designing for Visitability

Research Report

Jordana L. Maisel, IDEA Center

Eleanor Smith, Concrete Change

Edward Steinfeld, IDEA Center

August 2008

Visitability initiatives that support aging independently in one's
home and community are the subject of this AARP Public Policy Institute
Research Report. Authors Jordana Maisel and Edward Steinfeld of the
Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA) and Eleanor
Smith of Concrete Change discuss the barriers to visitability
implementation and opportunities for further acceptance of these design
parameters in the construction of new homes.

Visitability is a movement that seeks to increase the supply of
accessible housing through the inclusion of three basic structural
features at the time of home construction: a zero-step entrance, wide
doorways, and at least a half bath on the main floor of the home. (109
pages)

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