The problem we all share is that nearly 100% of traditional homes are not adaptable and do not offer answers and solutions for the diverse home needs of today. They are not inclusive to all their residents, and this unforgivable situation was primarily due to a lack of consideration or awareness. This situation is not unique to the time and persists today. Many factors have contributed to home inaccessibility throughout history, and we will investigate the downfalls in my book. As a home accessibility specialist, I hope my book will teach you how to recognize and overcome many inaccessible obstacles within your home to benefit all needs and generations.
With professional help, you can adapt almost any home environment to enable you and everyone else in the family to live within it to the fullest extent safely, ultimately creating a forever home. You no longer have to move from house to house to accommodate the changing needs of the day. For example, suppose your aging mother or father comes to live with you and has mobility issues preventing them from getting into the front door or shower safely. In that case, this book will advise you on the best practices for the situation. If you are a grandparent taking in small children as housemates, my book will lay out the best Universal Design ideas for the circumstance. If you are a parent of a disabled child, this book will teach you how to remedy many challenging obstacles through accessible design while helping to keep the child more comfortable. Universal Design or inclusive design is a design and building pathway that makes homes more accessible to all regardless of their size, mobility, or ability when appropriately used. It addresses the requirements of special needs families or multigenerational relationships. In retrospect, solutions for diverse living conditions are now possible using correct Universal Designs. Use the information in this book as a guide for creating a forever home to help deal with all diverse family circumstances.
Furthermore, my book will relinquish your "just for now" attitude about your family home. It will point you toward what makes up a forever home in a realistic way simply by incorporating the elements of Universal Design during periodic remodeling projects. The book also stands as a guidepost for building new homes capable of aging with you while avoiding future modifications except in extreme conditions. The sustainable forever home has the unique qualities of flexibility and longevity for its diverse residents, adapting to their changing needs over time, unlike the existing inventory of traditional inaccessible homes.
The construction techniques used to bring Universal Design into reality are not specialized. The methodology is more cautiously considered and executed so that every family member has equal accessibility. IT JUST MAKES GOOD SENSE.
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