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Posted on 10/03/2021

Garages: How Attaching One Could Make Your Home Safer and More Accessible

Photo by Pixabay via Pexels For most people, inclement weather is an inconvenience when getting out of a vehicle and entering a home. When it rains, you use an umbrella or get wet. When it snows or sleets, you have to watch every step or suffer a slip and fall. But for people with a disability or mobility...

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Posted on 07/04/2021

New Construction: How to Design an Accessible Kitchen

Photo by Marcus Aurelius from Pexels Contractors and land developers may want to consider the growing demographics of people with some form of physical limitation when they design kitchens. According to recent reports, upwards of 15% of households have at least one family member with a physical limitation. Yet only 6% of available homes are considered accessible. Over...

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Posted on 05/23/2021

How to Make Your How More Accessible with Universal Design

Universal design is creating spaces to be more accessible for everyone. Whether they’re an elder, child or have mobile restrictions, it focuses on building areas to be used by all. However, despite the daunting name or meaning behind it, universal design isn’t a difficult feat to accomplish. Add Views of the Outdoors Installing French doors provides an incredible...

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Posted on 03/28/2021

Open Floor Plans: Where Accessibility and Design Unite

Photo by Pixabay from Pexels It may come as something of a surprise to prospective home buyers and contractors, but the open floor plan was popularized as far back as the 1950s. The open floor plan boom took off during the 1990s, and that’s when it evolved into a new construction norm. By its very nature, the open...

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