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The Do-Able Renewable Home
Table of Contents
Introduction
Physical Abilities of the
Aging Body
New Concepts of
Adaptability and Accessability
Stairs and Ramps
Bathrooms
Kitchens
Funding Resources
Reprinted with permission from
The American Association of Retired Persons.

By The
American Association of Retired Persons

United States Department of Agriculture
Rural Development, Rural Housing Service,
&
NonProfit and Public Body Opportunities
Informed Consumer's Guide to Accessible Housing
National
Resource Center on Supportive Housing
and Home Modification
Home Adaptation Links
- online Ramp application or How-to-Build manual
Minnesota Building Codes and Standards Division
Abilities Expo - The One Show
for Assisted Living Products and Services .
ABLEDATA - The premier source of links to assistive technology.
Beyond Barriers (Access One, Inc.) - Your resource for barrier free products!
Accessible Solutions - Specializing in computer access & home
and office automation for people with physical disabilities.
Adaptive Access Company - This company provides a comprehensive
range of accessible solutions to homes and businesses and offers
accessible home remodeling and modifications in Houston Texas
and the surrounding areas .
Adaptive Environments Center
- This web site provides links to the
various services the center offers, such as education and
training, technical assistance and consultation, publications
and universal design to adjust the environment to fit all
people.
American Occupational Therapy Association - Provides tips, consumer
information, a consumer fact sheet and many more services.
The Boulevard - Providing valuable information about quality
products and services available to individuals with disabilities
and Healthcare professionals.
Can-We-Talk
- The web site offers many useful links to programs that
help people adapt to disabilities, such as voice recognition
programs, products for people with physical disabilities and
visual disabilities, and productivity tools.
The Center for Universal Design
The Center on Disabilities at CSUniversity Northridge - Visit
this web site for resources available to people with
disabilities, information on educational programs, training, and
conferences on disabilities issues as well as job opportunities
at The Center on Disability.
Rebuilding Together with Christmas in April
- This national non-profit organization
rehabilitates the homes of low-income homeowners free of charge
once a year through volunteer efforts. There are over 200
affiliates across the country.
Closet Carousel - This web site features an innovative product
that allows physically challenged individuals to reach for their
belongings; this site includes a free 5 minutes audio
introducing the product, free master plan design booklet, free
design services, and install instructions.
Concrete Change - free
basic construction guidelines and cost information, suggestions
for heating up a nationwide and international movement for basic
access in ALL new homes.
Consumer Information on Reverse Mortgages - consumer information
on reverse mortgages, from the only independent nonprofit
national organization specializing exclusively in reverse
mortgage analysis education.
The Disabled Living Foundation
- If you have a disability
you may to find out about the thousands of useful gadgets and
adaptations that exist to make everyday tasks easier.
DynamicLiving, Inc. - We offer kitchen appliances, unique daily
living products and home automation products that promote a
convenient, comfortable and safe home environment for people of
all ages.
Hometime Home Page - Information and excerpts from the home remodeling
show, Hometime.
Housing and Rehabilitation Association This web site offers
useful links to many public housing redevelopment projects and
contacts, publications, information on conferences, and other
related links on housing and rehabilitation.
HUD's HOPE VI program transforms public housing projects into
mixed-income, diverse, and stable neighborhoods in order to
attract middle-income persons to developments that include a
wide range of incomes and housing types.
International Furnishings and Designs Association
- provides a professional forum for communication and
interaction among members,promotes career advancement and
strives to increase public awareness of the industry through
highly specialized programming and services to the community.
Max-Ability Inc. .
- Provide a user-friendly, safe environment.
The National Center on Dissemination of Disability Research -
This web site contains links to the various activities and
services provided by the center, such as research,
demonstrations, dissemination and utilization, and assistive
technologies.
National Kitchen and Bath Association provides summaries of the
universal kitchen and bath planning checklists.
PCS Online, Universal Design Homes
- Here you will find
highly attractive and functional Home Plans and Design Resources
that can help one age gracefully in place near family and
friends while delivering beautiful comforts and conveniences for
all.
Remodeling Online
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This web site offers extensive information on all
aspects of remodeling. It also offers links to various helpful
categories on remodeling such as architecture/ design, product
information, how-to, home technology, and a virtual remodeling
home tour.
Universal Design and Home Accessibility -
Includes universal design
information, home assessment assistance, remodeling tips, and
resources.
Universal Home
- This web site features various links to different
areas of the home like windows and doors, kitchen and bath,
storage, electrical, lighting, steps and walkways with questions
that examine the safety and accessibility of the home and
universal design products, there are also resources for home
modifications.
Who Will Help with Ramps and Home Modifications
- a list of state wide programs that can assist you.
Acessiblidade - An online database that provides links to informational
technology, accessibility and rehabilitation technology.
Adaptive and Assistive Technology @RehabTool.com -
Leading edge
assistive and adaptive technology products and services for
people with disabilities. Free product search and referrals.
High-tech augmentative and alternative communication devices,
multilingual speech synthesis, voice recognition software,
on-screen keyboards, computer access equipment, cognitive
rehabilitation tools adapted to the special needs of the
differently abled.
Center for Health Design
- Creating a future where the built
environment supports the highest level of human health,
well-being, and achievement in all aspects of life and work.
Center for Rehabilitation Technology - The homepage for Center of
Rehabilitation Technology.
Community Connections
This information center site contains links
to HUD programs and initiatives, publications, other resources
like Federal programs and private funding resources, and more.
Effective Color Contrast Brochure - Designed for people with
partial sight and color deficiencies, this brochure includes
basic guidelines for making effective color choices that
accommodate people with impaired vision
Matching Person and Technology
National Home Of Your Own Alliance This web site offers various
links relating to homeownership, including funding sources,
barriers to home ownership, relevant policy issues, state
coalitions' newsletters, and publications.
National Organization of Disability
- This web site offers links to
successful programs throughout the U.S., FAQs, press releases
and other related sites; in addition, this site has a shopper's
galleria as a fundraising idea, where consumers can shop
conveniently online.
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) - This site
offers a searchable database of all the research published by
the National Institute on Disability Research, an annotated
bibliography of ADA publications, an explanation of NARIC and
links to other related sites
The Rehabilitation Research and Development Center - The
Rehab R&D Center at the Department of Veterans Affairs Palo
Alto Health Care System is dedicated to bringing science and
technology to bear on the problems faced by physically impaired
veterans in their pursuit of living independence.
RehabCentral.com - This Web site is dedicated to helping you find the information
you need to assess, select and justify wheelchairs and seating
systems.
Spinal Cord Injury Information Network Provide a comprehensive
and organized source of Spinal Cord Injury Information and
Resources from recognized centers, organizations, researchers
and educators.
Tech Connections - This is a national dissemination project
designed to increase the utilization of existing and emerging
assistive technology by State Vocational Rehabilitation
programs, Employment Specialists, Employers, and anyone
interested in getting assistive technology into the hands
individuals with disabilities.
www.wheelchairnet.org - A Virtual Community for Wheelchair-Minded People.
WheelchairNet is a community for people who have have a common
interest in ( or in some cases a passion for) wheelchair
technology and its improvement and successful application.
Elevators and Lifts
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Concord Elevators
- complete line of commercial and residential elevators, inclined wheelchair
platform lifts, vertical wheelchair platform lifts and stair lifts
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MAC's Lift Gate Inc.
- producers of simple, residential vertical platform lift.
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RAM Manufacturing Ltd. - designs & manufactures vertical elevating
products for residential & commercial buildings.
Home Door Opening Systems
Power Access Corporation
Private Door
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listing is provided for your information only.
We do not
specifically endorse any organization or entity listed herein.
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