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This article describes how Beverly and Martin Ryfa, working with an architect who specializes in accessible design, were able to build a house that is handicap accessible for their 9-year-old daughter, Danielle, who suffered an intraventricular hemorrhage when she was three days old. The article describes the features of their house that make…
Descriptors: Structural Elements (Construction), Architecture, Accessibility (for Disabled), Program Descriptions
Download full textWrightson, William; Pope, Campbell – 1989
Intrinsically safe design is presented as a logical extension of the principles of barrier free design, and as a higher level design strategy for effecting widespread implementation of the basic accessibility requirements for people with disabilities. Two fundamental planning procedures are proposed: including principles of safe and accessible…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Accident Prevention, Architecture, Building Design
Weisman, Leslie Kanes – 2000
This paper explains what universal design is and is not and discusses slides of various products and environments that embody universal design principles. The paper explains that although the term "universal design" suggests a "one size fits all" approach to designing, quite the opposite is true. Rather, universal designers…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Architecture, Building Design, Building Innovation
PDF pending restorationNorth Carolina State Univ., Raleigh. Center for Accessible Housing. – 1992
The purpose of this project was to develop and present a set of recommendations for supplements to the existing Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) that would apply to environments used by children with physical disabilities. The work was subdivided into six phases: (1) review of selected codes, standards and guidelines; (2) review of…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Accident Prevention, Architecture, Design Requirements
Clark, Craig B. – 1997
Since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II applies to schools, each school district should have a coordinator to develop an action plan covering the school system. Requirements fall into four areas: general nondiscrimination, equally effective communication, program accessibility, and employment. Compliance with the law is the…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Architecture, Design Requirements, Disabilities
Clark, Craig B. – 1998
For several years, Weaver High School (Hartford, Connecticut) has used a grant to fund the services of a consultant to provide information and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Weaver has a program that allows students with multiple disabilities to be part of the school program and all activities. Activities have provided…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Architecture, Design Requirements, Disabilities
