[Visitaccess] FW: Planetizen Article on Accessible Housing

[Bruce F. Donnelly]

Edward,

To be honest, what really matters for our discussion
is the percentage of housing units of each type in
which people needing wheelchairs will be housed or
visiting.  I'm not arguing that accessibility and
visitability are not important, but it's not
persuasive to say that because people are living
longer, and because we had a population boom we will
necessarily have more of those units.  Maybe yes,
maybe no; do you have the statistics?  

I have had the impression that 60 years ago more
peoples' bodies failed quickly, so that most never had
both a mobility impairment and the ability to
compensate with wheelchairs.   I have heard the
numbers are higher, but I would like to see the
statistics -- not in terms of numbers, but in terms of
percentages.  

--- "Steinfeld, Edward" <arced at buffalo.edu> wrote:

>  
> 
> 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 
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> 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
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>  
> 
> 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.
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> The Guaranty Building
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> West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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Yours truly,

Bruce F. Donnelly

(216) 470-9348