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

• CILNM Ramp Project - online Ramp application or How-to-Build manual

• Minnesota Building Codes and Standards Division

• Abilities Expo - The One Show for Assisted Living Products and Services .

• ABLEDATA - The premier source of links to assistive technology.

• Beyond Barriers (Access One, Inc.) - Your resource for barrier free products!

• Accessible Solutions - Specializing in computer access & home and office automation for people with physical disabilities.

• Adaptive Access Company - 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.

• American Occupational Therapy Association - Provides tips, consumer information, a consumer fact sheet and many more services.

• The Boulevard - 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.

• The Center for Universal Design

• The Center on Disabilities at CSUniversity Northridge - 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.

• Rebuilding Together with Christmas in April - 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.

• Closet Carousel - 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 - 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.

• DynamicLiving, Inc. - 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.

• Hometime Home Page - Information and excerpts from the home remodeling show, Hometime.

• Housing and Rehabilitation Association 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.

• HUD's HOPE VI 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.

• International Furnishings and Designs Association - 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.

• Max-Ability Inc.. - Provide a user-friendly, safe environment.

• The National Center on Dissemination of Disability Research - 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.

• National Kitchen and Bath Association 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.

• Universal Design and Home Accessibility - 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.

• Who Will Help with Ramps and Home Modifications - a list of state wide programs that can assist you.

• Acessiblidade - An online database that provides links to informational technology, accessibility and rehabilitation technology.

• Adaptive and Assistive Technology @RehabTool.com - 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.

• Center for Rehabilitation Technology - 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.

• Effective Color Contrast Brochure - 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

• Matching Person and Technology

• National Home Of Your Own Alliance 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.

• National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) - 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 Rehabilitation Research and Development Center - 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.

• RehabCentral.com - This Web site is dedicated to helping you find the information you need to assess, select and justify wheelchairs and seating systems. 

• Spinal Cord Injury Information Network Provide a comprehensive and organized source of Spinal Cord Injury Information and Resources from recognized centers, organizations, researchers and educators.

• Tech Connections - 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

• Open Sesame

• Power Access Corporation

• Private Door

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We do not specifically endorse any organization or entity listed herein.