Re: Feedback requested: Accommodations for disabilities | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Sharon Villines (sharon![]() |
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Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 11:35:59 -0700 (PDT) |
Accommodations for disabilities There are many messages in the archives on this topic. The last time I remember discussing this the term to search for on the web is “universal design.” There are many websites, books, etc. that discuss what is dangerous, difficult, obstructing, etc, for people at various ages — it is an issue for all ages and all abilities. Where I’ve come to on this is that every improvement in accessibility is useful to someone at every age. When one of our residents on wheels put in an automatically opening door on the Common House at this own expense, I thought well, it is really for his convenience so I’m glad he is paying for it. Wrong! The door quickly proved itself to be useful to everyone — caregivers pushing strollers, people using carts to bring in groceries, with sprained or broken limbs, UPS, bringing food to potlucks, carrying a child who is melting down, and the just plain exhausted. All the benefits to one group become a benefit to all. When it snows, smooth inclined entries are much easier to shovel than stairs. Children and other short people can work in the kitchen with lower counter tops. Building cohousing is your opportunity to create a more workable environment, as well as economical. Sharon ---- Sharon Villines Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC http://www.takomavillage.org
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Feedback requested: Accommodations for disabilities Lisa Kuntz, July 9 2020
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Re: Feedback requested: Accommodations for disabilities kwilsonfisk, July 10 2020
- Re: Feedback requested: Accommodations for disabilities Sharon Villines, July 12 2020
- Re: Feedback requested: Accommodations for disabilities Fiona Frank, July 12 2020
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Re: Feedback requested: Accommodations for disabilities fergyb2, July 12 2020
- Re: Feedback requested: Accommodations for disabilities Sharon Villines, July 12 2020
- Re: Feedback requested: Accommodations for disabilities Allison Tom, July 12 2020
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Re: Feedback requested: Accommodations for disabilities kwilsonfisk, July 10 2020
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