[Visitaccess] FW: FW: Planetizen Article on Accessible Housing

Tue Jun 5 09:33:52 EDT 2007

From: Steinfeld, Edward 
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 9:28 AM
To: 'Kormos'
Subject: RE: [Visitaccess] FW: Planetizen Article on Accessible Housing

This is a chart from a paper we commissioned:

Demographics of Wheeled Mobility Device Users

By

Mitchell P. LaPlante, Ph.D.

Associate Adjunct Professor

Dept. of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Disability Statistics Center

University of California 

3333 California Street, Room 340

San Francisco, CA 94118

October 7, 2003

Figure 1. Proportion of the population unable to or having some
difficulty walking by themselves, and use of assistive devices, by age:
United States 1995-1997

This paper is being updated for publication in a journal. From the graph
you can find the incidence of mobility impairment at any age. 

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: Kormos [mailto:lkormos at nycap.rr.com] 
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 10:23 PM
To: Steinfeld, Edward; VisitAccess at cnunext.org
Subject: RE: [Visitaccess] FW: Planetizen Article on Accessible Housing

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

	-----Original Message-----
	From: visitaccess-bounces at cnunext.org
[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 

________________________________

	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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