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Housing designed to combat loneliness wins top architecture award
Amazing to see this, hopefully it will lead to more. Appleby Blue Almshouse, which provides affordable flats for over-65s in Southwark, south London, has won this year's Royal Institute of British Architects' (Riba) Stirling Prize. The complex, in Bermondsey, has 59 flats plus communal facilities, including a roof garden,…
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How do we fix housing shortages for adults with disabilities in the US?
A news article published earlier this year helps bring to light the major problems we have with housing for our aging adult populations with intellectual disabilities. This article features voices of parents of adults with IDDs and their concerns for what happens when the parents age or pass on and are unable to care for…
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Universal Design as a new standard for all new housing construction
Did you know that Australia is the first country that will require all new construction of houses and apartments to be built using universal design principles? They seem to understand that it is preferable and ultimately more sustainable to add all accessibility features at the design stage rather than as add ons…
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Requesting Reasonable Accommodation and Modification from your Landlord
Reasonable Accommodation and Modification Most landlords are not required to provide a reasonable accommodation or grant a reasonable modification request unless you ask for. You have the right to ask for one at any time, even if you have been living in your home for a long time or if you are in danger of eviction. Some…
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Smart Home Technology
Digital Accessibility in your Home Digital accessibility can be the difference between dependence and independence for so many people with disabilities. Check out this video on: How a Smart Home Empowers People with Disabilities What are some accessible digital devices you use in your home? How do you use them? How do they…