[Visitaccess] FW: Planetizen Article on Accessible Housing

[Kormos]

Edward,

Isn't it be possible to calculate statistically the probability of being
mobility disabled during your adult lifetime.  It would be interesting to
calculate the probability of both your own disability and also that of
having a close family member with a disability (parents, grandparent, child)
at any given point in time.  Adding that factor would show how common this
is in families.

This year my 90 year old uncle visited our home in a wheel chair.  My 84
year old father in law walks with a cane and can not do stairs. He lives in
a retirement community nearby and visits our home often staying the weekend.
Luckily I built my two story home with 36 inch wide doors, a single step
into the house from the garage (the builder said I couldn't do at grade in
1994) and a first floor study/guest room and first floor full bathroom.  The
added cost was minimal.

Just drive around a typical older neighorhood and see how many people have
installed ramps.  I just don't understand the resistance from those building
new single family construction.

Liz Kormos
President
Kormos and Company LLC
12 Overlook Drive
Voorheesville, NY 12186

518-439-8903
518-466-8904 cell

lkormos at KormosandCompany.com


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[mailto:visitaccess-bounces at cnunext.org]On Behalf Of Steinfeld, Edward
  Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 7:01 PM
  To: VisitAccess at cnunext.org
  Subject: [Visitaccess] FW: Planetizen Article on Accessible Housing




  The % of people who have a mobility impairment is cross sectional data -
it doesn't tell us who is at risk or who will eventually have such an
impairment over the course of their life. Since houses last a long time, we
have to take the long view. The % over 65 IS important because older people
have a much high probability of having a mobility impairment than the rest
of the population. They are a large portion of the population at risk.
Moreover, they will drive the market for accessibility because, due to the
experience with their parents, this generation is much more aware of the
importance of access for aging in place.



  Edward Steinfeld, Arch.D., AIA

  Professor of Architecture and Director

  Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access School of
Architecture and Planning

  University at Buffalo, State University of New York



  Tel. 716 829 3485 (x327)

  Fax. 716 829 3861

  email address:arced at buffalo.edu

  IDEA Center website: www.ap.buffalo.edu/idea


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  From: visitaccess-bounces at cnunext.org
[mailto:visitaccess-bounces at cnunext.org] On Behalf Of Bruce F. Donnelly
  Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 6:53 PM
  To: CNU VisitAccess
  Subject: Re: [Visitaccess] Planetizen Article on Accessible Housing



  I'm immediately skeptical when someone uses irrelevant statistics.  The
percentage of people over 65 isn't relevant; the percentage of people with
mobility disabilities is.



  Too static <-> "Life" <-> Too noisy

  --Christopher Langton



  Bruce F. Donnelly



  216 470 9348



  From: visitaccess-bounces at cnunext.org
[mailto:visitaccess-bounces at cnunext.org] On Behalf Of Todd McLeod
  Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 4:02 PM
  To: visitaccess at cnunext.org
  Subject: [Visitaccess] Planetizen Article on Accessible Housing



  The linked article on accessibility for single-family housing was posted
to Planetizen last Tuesday, and includes a reference to Eleanor Smith and
"Concrete Change."



  http://www.planetizen.com/node/24729



  Todd McLeod, E.I.

  Civil Design, Inc.

  The Guaranty Building

  120 S. Olive Ave., Suite 403

  West Palm Beach, FL 33401

  Tel:  (561) 659-5760 x102

  Fax: (561) 659-5772

  Cell: (561) 676-6208

  tmcleod at civil-design.com

  www.civil-design.com




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