There are many websites pertaining to accessible issues, universal design, home modification, and so on. The list below is a great start for your personal research in making your home more functioning for yourself, family, friends, and for future homeowners in the years to come.
Adaptive Environments Center
Provides easy access to information and guidance about the civil rights laws and codes that provide a bedrock of accessibility in the US.
www.adaptenv.orgThe American Association of Retired Persons
www.aarp.orgAssistive Technology Solutions
www.atsolutions.orgCenter for Rehabilitation Technology
www.arch.gatech.edu/crt/crthome.htmThe Center for Universal Design
The Center for Universal Design (CUD) is 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.
www.design.ncsu.edu/cudConcrete Change
Our goal is to make ALL homes visitable, not just “special” homes — to be at the party, meeting, and family reunion . . . not isolated. We narrow the emphasis from a long list of access features to the most essential: entering a home and fitting through the interior doors. So that widespread construction change is more likely to happen quickly.
www.concretechange.orgIndependent Living Research Utilization
ILRU, founded in 1975, has a long history of providing research, education and consultation in the areas of independent living, the Americans with Disabilities Act, home and community based services and health issues for people with disabilities.
The NAHB Research Center
www.nahbrc.orgRESNA, Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America
RESNA is the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America.
Our purpose is to improve the potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals through the use of technology.
www.resna.orgOur purpose is to improve the potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals through the use of technology.
