The Do-Able Renewable Home
Table of Contents
Introduction
Physical Abilities of the
Aging Body
New Concepts of
Adaptability and Accessability
Stairs and Ramps
Bathrooms
Kitchens
Funding Resources
Reprinted with permission from
The American Association of Retired Persons.By The
American Association of Retired Persons

United States Department of Agriculture
Rural Development, Rural Housing Service,
&
NonProfit and Public Body Opportunities
Informed Consumer's Guide to Accessible Housing
National
Resource Center on Supportive Housing
and Home Modification
Home Adaptation Links
- online Ramp application or How-to-Build manualAbilities Expo - The One Show for Assisted Living Products and Services .
- The premier source of links to assistive technology. - Your resource for barrier free products! - Specializing in computer access & home and office automation for people with physical disabilities. - This company provides a comprehensive range of accessible solutions to homes and businesses and offers accessible home remodeling and modifications in Houston Texas and the surrounding areas . Adaptive Environments Center - This web site provides links to the various services the center offers, such as education and training, technical assistance and consultation, publications and universal design to adjust the environment to fit all people.
- Provides tips, consumer information, a consumer fact sheet and many more services. - Providing valuable information about quality products and services available to individuals with disabilities and Healthcare professionals. Can-We-Talk - The web site offers many useful links to programs that help people adapt to disabilities, such as voice recognition programs, products for people with physical disabilities and visual disabilities, and productivity tools.
- Visit this web site for resources available to people with disabilities, information on educational programs, training, and conferences on disabilities issues as well as job opportunities at The Center on Disability. - This national non-profit organization rehabilitates the homes of low-income homeowners free of charge once a year through volunteer efforts. There are over 200 affiliates across the country. - This web site features an innovative product that allows physically challenged individuals to reach for their belongings; this site includes a free 5 minutes audio introducing the product, free master plan design booklet, free design services, and install instructions. Concrete Change - free basic construction guidelines and cost information, suggestions for heating up a nationwide and international movement for basic access in ALL new homes.
- consumer information on reverse mortgages, from the only independent nonprofit national organization specializing exclusively in reverse mortgage analysis education. The Disabled Living Foundation - If you have a disability you may to find out about the thousands of useful gadgets and adaptations that exist to make everyday tasks easier.
- We offer kitchen appliances, unique daily living products and home automation products that promote a convenient, comfortable and safe home environment for people of all ages. - Information and excerpts from the home remodeling show, Hometime. This web site offers useful links to many public housing redevelopment projects and contacts, publications, information on conferences, and other related links on housing and rehabilitation. program transforms public housing projects into mixed-income, diverse, and stable neighborhoods in order to attract middle-income persons to developments that include a wide range of incomes and housing types. - provides a professional forum for communication and interaction among members,promotes career advancement and strives to increase public awareness of the industry through highly specialized programming and services to the community. . - Provide a user-friendly, safe environment. - This web site contains links to the various activities and services provided by the center, such as research, demonstrations, dissemination and utilization, and assistive technologies. provides summaries of the universal kitchen and bath planning checklists. PCS Online, Universal Design Homes - Here you will find highly attractive and functional Home Plans and Design Resources that can help one age gracefully in place near family and friends while delivering beautiful comforts and conveniences for all. Remodeling Online - This web site offers extensive information on all aspects of remodeling. It also offers links to various helpful categories on remodeling such as architecture/ design, product information, how-to, home technology, and a virtual remodeling home tour. - Includes universal design information, home assessment assistance, remodeling tips, and resources. Universal Home - This web site features various links to different areas of the home like windows and doors, kitchen and bath, storage, electrical, lighting, steps and walkways with questions that examine the safety and accessibility of the home and universal design products, there are also resources for home modifications.
- a list of state wide programs that can assist you. - An online database that provides links to informational technology, accessibility and rehabilitation technology. - Leading edge assistive and adaptive technology products and services for people with disabilities. Free product search and referrals. High-tech augmentative and alternative communication devices, multilingual speech synthesis, voice recognition software, on-screen keyboards, computer access equipment, cognitive rehabilitation tools adapted to the special needs of the differently abled. Center for Health Design - Creating a future where the built environment supports the highest level of human health, well-being, and achievement in all aspects of life and work.
- The homepage for Center of Rehabilitation Technology. Community Connections This information center site contains links to HUD programs and initiatives, publications, other resources like Federal programs and private funding resources, and more.
- Designed for people with partial sight and color deficiencies, this brochure includes basic guidelines for making effective color choices that accommodate people with impaired vision This web site offers various links relating to homeownership, including funding sources, barriers to home ownership, relevant policy issues, state coalitions' newsletters, and publications. National Organization of Disability - This web site offers links to successful programs throughout the U.S., FAQs, press releases and other related sites; in addition, this site has a shopper's galleria as a fundraising idea, where consumers can shop conveniently online.
- This site offers a searchable database of all the research published by the National Institute on Disability Research, an annotated bibliography of ADA publications, an explanation of NARIC and links to other related sites - The Rehab R&D Center at the Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System is dedicated to bringing science and technology to bear on the problems faced by physically impaired veterans in their pursuit of living independence. - This Web site is dedicated to helping you find the information you need to assess, select and justify wheelchairs and seating systems. Provide a comprehensive and organized source of Spinal Cord Injury Information and Resources from recognized centers, organizations, researchers and educators. - This is a national dissemination project designed to increase the utilization of existing and emerging assistive technology by State Vocational Rehabilitation programs, Employment Specialists, Employers, and anyone interested in getting assistive technology into the hands individuals with disabilities. www.wheelchairnet.org - A Virtual Community for Wheelchair-Minded People. WheelchairNet is a community for people who have have a common interest in ( or in some cases a passion for) wheelchair technology and its improvement and successful application.
Elevators and Lifts
Concord Elevators - complete line of commercial and residential elevators, inclined wheelchair platform lifts, vertical wheelchair platform lifts and stair lifts
MAC's Lift Gate Inc. - producers of simple, residential vertical platform lift.
RAM Manufacturing Ltd. - designs & manufactures vertical elevating products for residential & commercial buildings.
Home Door Opening Systems
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