CLEVELAND: THE WORLD’S MOST BARRIER-FREE CITY -- 2

ZERO THRESHOLD DESIGN COMPETITION IS A GREAT FIRST STEP

We were gratified and inspired when we read an early May Cleveland Plain Dealer online story about North Coast Community Homes (NCCH) launching Zero Threshold, an international design challenge aimed at creating the most innovative, visually appealing and forward-thinking barrier-free designs for living.

Having worked with foundations to create a better built environment, we were equally thrilled to learn that the Cleveland Foundation is funding the design competition that “strives to change the paradigm in thinking that accessibility is only for the disabled.”

My wife and I have spent a great deal of our careers trying to explain that ramps, wide doorways, roll/walk-in showers -- and a host of other elements that boost accessibility – do not have to be dreary, painted battleship gray and have all the curb appeal of an abandoned hospital. 

Final registration and submission deadline is  July 15, 2019 -- so hurry up and get details at:

https://zerothreshold.org/