Approximately 1 in 4 Americans live with disabilities, with the South having the highest percentage. Every year, 5% of Americans will live with a temporary disability for 6 months or less. We all live and move around on a spectrum of ability, whether or not we experience serious injury or disease, beginning in infancy and […]
Category: universal design
A plea for removing barriers from home design
Homes are Technology Merriam-Webster defines technology as “the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area”. Our homes are great examples of technology: they are structures that shelter us from the elements and give us space to perform the tasks of living. Technology is good to the extent that it enables us to do what we […]