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Accessibility Guidelines Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions on accessibility guidelines of the Fair Housing Act.
Accessible Customer Service Practices for Hotel & Lodging Guests with Disabilities
Information for businesses from the U.S. Department of Justice about customer service practices that assist people with disabilities.
Accessible Housing Information
Accessible housing information and news for people with disabilities, housing officials, builders and designers.
Adaptable & Accessible Housing Checklists
An adaptable house has certain structural features that make it possible to modify to accommodate people with a wide range of physical abilities. An accessible home is one equipped with specific features or technologies to accommodate people with different disabilities.
Center for Universal Design
A national information, technical assistance, and research center that evaluates, develops and promotes accessible and universal design in housing, commercial and public facilities, outdoor environments, and products.
Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS)
Program teaches the technical, business management and customer service skills essential to competing in the fastest growing segment of the residential remodeling industry: home modifications for the aging-in-place.
Creating Livable Communities
Report identifies barriers to developing livable communities and sheds light on potential methods for overcoming these barriers.
Find Accessible Housing
Locate accessible, affordable housing and assisted living and rehabilitation services for persons with physical disabilities and seniors.
Home Modification - Online Education
Learn more about home modifications through online courses: Executive Certificate in Home Modification Program and Speciality Courses in Home Modification by IDEAS.
Home Modification Frequently Asked Questions
Answers common questions received by the National Resource Center for Supportive Housing and Home Modifications.
Informed Consumer's Guide to Accessible Housing
Information defining accessible homes and resources to assist with accessible housing.
Making Historic Properties Accessible
Discusses the complex issue of providing accessibility at historic properties, and underscores the need to balance accessibility and historic preservation.
National Directory of Home Modification Resources
State-by-state links that may include local area or state agencies on aging, housing finance, housing and community development and more.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Facilities: Universal Design & Accessibility for People with Disabilities
Information on how universal design principles are applied to the planning and design of NIH projects.
Practical Guide to Universal Home Design
Information on ways to apply principles of universal design in the home. Room by room, this checklist can help you consider your
options and make your home easier and safer to live in independently. This link opens a PDF document.
Principles of Universal Design
These seven principles may be applied to evaluate existing designs, guide the design process and educate both designers and consumers about the characteristics of more usable products and environments.
Rehabilitation Engineering & Research Center (RERC) on Universal Design: Visit-ability Page
Information on an affordable, sustainable and inclusive design approach for integrating basic accessibility features into all newly built homes and housing.
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Universal Design
Part of the State University of New York at Buffalo, RERC researches and develops critical tools for advancing the field of universal design and works to apply those tools to develop products and places through industry partnerships.
The Idea Center
Home page of the University of Buffalo Rehabilitation Engineering and Research Center on Universal Design.
Universal Design Education Materials Online
Designed to support the teaching and study of universal design, an approach to the design of all products and environments to be as usable as possible by as many people as possible regardless of age, ability or situation.
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