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A Barrier-Free Home: Considerations and Recommendations for Design

Description

A guide to assist those with disabilities and their families who are thinking of constructing a barrier-free home.

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Additional Information

Creation Date:

1996

Type of Product:

• Infosheet

People Required:

Individual

Adaptation Needed:

• May need updating
• Depends on what is available in one’s community

Rural Adaptations:

Does not appear to be limited to urban areas, but it does depend on what is available in the rural community

Reading Time:

Does not take a long time to read the document

Cost:

Free

Staff Needed:

• Architects and builders are needed to be part of the staff
• Staff need to understand the needs of individuals with disabilities

Supplies:

• Need this guide
• House plans of the community
• Laws to understand requirements, etc.

Technology:

• Not crucial to carrying out project

Alone/Group:

Collaboration with builders and architects

Recruitment/Attrition Risk:

Availability of collaborators

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid):

Grade 11

Practical As-Is for Implementation:

Good, despite need have collaborators