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Bobrick Makes it Easier Than Ever to Dive into the 4th Edition of the Planning Guide for Accessible Restrooms

Bobrick’s Planning Guide for Accessible Restrooms Continuing Education Course has been updated with 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible...

Hannah Peele

An Interview with Stephen Beard of Accessible Housing Matters

We were delighted to have the opportunity to speak with Stephen Beard who focuses on the intersection of housing and accessibility. Watch...

Richard Duncan

When to Modify for Aging in Place and Does it Make Sense for You?

This article makes the case for changing your home to allow for safer and more successful aging in place. It correctly notes the high...

Richard Duncan

ADU Condos

We know that high real estate prices are one driver of accessory dwelling (ADU) development. In this context, accessory dwellings become...

Richard Duncan

MARC's Remodeling Guide

We recently completed the first edition of a guide to remodeling homes for accessible and universal design. We worked on this for the Mid...

Richard Duncan

Can Technology Replace In-Person Care?

There are a lot of dementia care and caregiving management platforms out there. And they keep getting better and more sophisticated: we...

Richard Duncan

Balancing Restroom Hygiene with Accessibility

This post contains sponsored content provided by Boberick. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed design and accessibility expectations for...

Richard Duncan

7 ways to make aging-in-place upgrades that won’t reduce your home’s resale value

The topic of this article is interesting: retaining your home's value while making it more age-friendly. However, it takes some odd...

Richard Duncan

Accessible Apartments - Where Are You? (Part 2)

The Promise of Fair Housing Mitigating this dilemma may be an apartment design requirement that has been in force for 30 years: the Fair...

Richard Duncan

Do residential bathrooms designed for older adults need to have corner-located toilets?

The corner location facilitates the installation and use of wall-mounted grab bars. It seems to me that bowl-mounted bars have far more...

Richard Duncan

Accessible Apartments - Where Are You?

The number, utilization, and availability of accessible apartments remain a challenging area for disability advocates and the apartment...

Richard Duncan

What is an accessible house?

New Zealand is a small, progressive country with a population equivalent to Alabama. It has adopted a national policy towards home...

Richard Duncan

The Green Side of Universal Design

Universal housing integrates well with the sustainability movement by connecting goals of environmental ecology with the goals of social...

Richard Duncan

Policy Fundamentals For Livable Communities

People of all ages and ability levels need communities where they can thrive and lead meaningful lives. Communities should be designed to...

Richard Duncan

Multi-Generational or Not

This article showcases an example of a long, narrow, rectangular tear-down home in a pretty high density urban setting. My rule of thumb...

Richard Duncan

To Bidet or Not to Bidet

We have worked with AARP for years and have had the privilege to participate in several of their regional and national programs. Early...

Richard Duncan

Six Key Residential Wellness Design Trends For 2021

We like all six wellness trends but especially these three: 1. Indoor air quality - Covid or not, we spend a lot of time indoors; 2....

Richard Duncan

You Have Questions, We Have Answers

We have worked with AARP for years and have had the privilege to participate in several of their regional and national programs. Early...

Richard Duncan

Innovative solutions for Universal Design (isUD™)

By Danise Lavine - Architect & Assistant Director at IDEA Center Universal design has long been embraced by businesses eager to create...

Richard Duncan

Australian Tiny Home for Older Adult

What an interesting video. Here are my thoughts. Small homes may not have tiny price tags. The US $116,000 is way less than a standard...

Richard Duncan

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