Friday, June 14, 2019

CLEVELAND: THE WORLD’S MOST BARRIER-FREE CITY -- 5

ZERO THRESHOLD DESIGN COMPETITION IS A GREAT FIRST STEP



Does well-crafted barrier-free design destroy re-sale value, does it “condemn” a home to only being appealing to another person with major mobility issues?  

Not at all. Google aging in place. 

It’s the biggest thing in town design. 

It means having a home that ages with you. 

So when your body doesn’t get around like it used to, you have better options than leaving your beloved neighborhood to relocate to some strange senior housing compound where you don’t know any of your neighbors. 

A bedroom suite on the first floor of a two-story house, a bathroom that is accessible, a kitchen that can be adapted for better access, a barrier-free entrance into your home:.

Those are the kinds of things that allow families to stay in the house they worked so hard to pay off. Major organizations, including the AARP, are advocating for universal design that allows people to age in place. 


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

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