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Accessible Home Design
• You can easily make your new or existing home more accessible. With just a few small changes, any home can support the needs of persons with limited mobility. Read article...
Accessibility in Bathroom Remodels
• If someone in your family has a disability or is aging, your bathroom remodel design can easily incorporate the features and space recommendations that will make the bathroom accessible, safer, and more comfortable for everyone. Over the last few decades, bathroom designers, architects and manufacturers of fixtures and other bathroom safety products have begun to respond to the need for greater accessibility (and safety) in bathrooms. The result is a set of standards known as universal design. Many of these bathroom features are nice to have in any home and can be added with little or no cost when you remodel. Read article...
