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Resources
WebsitesAdaptable Housing Australia: www.adaptablehousing.orgThe US Department of Housing and Urban Development website contains information on updates on housing, including accessible housing. Available at www.hud.gov/groups/disabilities.cfm The Ultimate Rehabilitation To Living Enjoyment website. This private company has many interesting and innovative ideas. Available at www.turtlehomes.com Spinal Cord Injuries Australia’s (SCIA) information on Barrier Free Housing and the SCIA program of selling and marketing accessible real estate to all. Available at www.spinalcordinjuries.com.au/services/access_consultancy/smarta All the latest updates on Smart Housing from the Queensland government. Available at www.housing.qld.gov.au/builders/smart_housing/news.htm
Housing for life. Various facts sheets, contacts and other resources from the Master Builders Association of ACT The old house web. Barrier free designs for renovating old homes. US. Available from www.oldhouseweb.com/houseplans/collections/Barrier-Free_Designs Institute on Independent Living. This Swedish based website has a number of resources for advocacy and self-help organisations, as well as lots of resources, discussion forums, and reviews. Available at www.independentliving.org National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modifications. This US based centre provides national and international resources including an extensive links listing, publications list and a directory of (US) home modification programs. Available at www.homemods.org Universal Designers and Consultants. This US based website provides consulting services resources and the 'Universal Design News'. Available at www.UniversalDesign.com European Institute for Design and Disability. This European based website publishes 'Crisp and Clear' magazine and provides a number of links to European universal design organisations and websites. Available at www.design-for-all.org Design for Our Future Selves. This is the website of the UK based Helen Hamlyn Research Centre. Details of the iDesign project, Design for Ageing Network, and the Royal College of Art Design Fellowships are available on this website. Available at www.hhrc.rca.ac.uk European Concept for Accessibility. This website provides a wide range of links to European accessible design organisations as well as detailed references on standards, legislation, and other resources. Available at www.eca.lu Kyoyo-hin. This is the website of the Japanese based Kyoyo-hin Foundation. The website (written in English) provides information on the work of the International Standardization Project and a range of other resources: http://kyoyohin.org/eng/. Conference papersPaper given at the National Housing Conference, Adelaide, November 2003Included by design: A national strategy for accessible housing for all Papers given at the 1999 ACT Adaptable and Accessible Housing Conference:
The declaration from the Universal Design Conference held in Japan in 2002.
Paper by Margaret Ward given at the International Cities, Town Centres and Communities Society Conference, 3 June 2005. Journal articles and reportsUniversal housing by Amelia Starr, 2003 - 04 Churchill Fellow. An investigation into the planning, design and implementation of 'Universal Housing' and its influence on developing sustainable communities [PDF, 2.07MB]. Home designs that work for everyone. Interview with ANUHD Convenor, Margaret Ward. Published in Connect magazine, newsletter of Disability Services Queensland, Summer 2004 issue. Design is universal, Metropolis, 22 November 2004. An article on redesigning a kitchen to make it more accessible. The home – Making it aged-proof, Brian Ashe and Professor Joan Ozanne-Smith, Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering, 2004.
When nature calls: Making the cottage accessible, Carter Hammett, Abilities magazine. An online journal article on what accessible housing means to one individual. Universal access, Barry Seeger, Rehab Management, Interdisciplinary journal of rehabilitation, Fall 2002. Available from www.rehabinternationalpub.com/issues/fall2002/7.asp. Universal design: Housing for the lifespan of all people, Ronald Mace, Center for Universal Design, US, 1997. Available from www.design.ncsu.edu:8120/cud/pubs/center/books/lifespanhous.htm. Books, pamphlets and other resourcesUniversal design handbook. Wolfgang Preiser and Elaine Ostroff (Editors), McGraw-Hill, 2003. This handbook describes the universal design approach in detail. It is considered a key reference for all professionals working in universal design. The handbook is also available in CD-Rom format. A flyer detailing the handbook and providing ordering details can be downloaded. [PDF, 436 KB]
Visit-ability: An approach to universal design in housing. Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centre and Universal Design of Buffalo, 2003.
This downloadable booklet provides a basic understanding of the concept of visit-ability including good practice examples and cost estimates. [PDF]
Housing for everyone: Adaptable, accessible and barrier-free. Physical Disability Council of NSW, December 2001.
A brochure on a range of issues on accessible and adaptable housing. [Print] Australian Standard AS4299 - 1995: Adaptable housing. Standards Australia, NSW: Standards Australia, 1995. Available from Standards Australia www.standards.com.au or phone 1300 65 46 46 Australian Standard AS1428.1: Design for access and mobility. Parts 1 - 4. Standards Australia NSW: Standards Australia. Available from Standards Australia www.standards.com.au or phone 1300 65 46 46 Welcome: Design ideas for accessible homes. Building Commission Victoria: Building Commission Victoria, 2002. Available from http://www.buildingcommission.com.au/www/default.asp?casid=3565 Fairhousing accessibility first: Fair housing instruction, resources, support, technical guidance. Bearing Point Inc., US, 2003. Available from www.fairhousingfirst.org/trainingprogram.asp
Towards a common language for functioning, disability and health: International classification of functioning, disability and health. World Health Organisation, Geneva, 2002. [PDF] The adaptable house: Design for lifestyle and the future. Australian Greenhouse Office, ACT: Commonwealth of Australia, 2003. Can be downloaded [HTML and PDF formats] from www.greenhouse.gov.au/yourhome/technical/fs64_2.htm An introduction to lifetime homes. Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK: Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2003. Available from www.jrf.org.uk/housingandcare/lifetimehomes/default.asp Housing position statement, Physical Disability Council of New South Wales, 2003. Available from www.pdcnsw.org.au/docs/positions/housing.html. Flexhousing. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada, 2003. Available from www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/imquaf/flho/index.cfm. Accessible design, universal design, barrier free house plans. B4UBuild.com Plan Center, US, 2002. Available from www.b4ubuild.com/plans/accessible_design.shtml. Housing Overview. Center for Universal Design, US, 1997. Available from www.design.ncsu.edu:8120/cud/built_env/housing/overview_hous.htm. Barrier free homes: Lessons from the three little pigs. Adapted from The Three Little Pigs - Sort Of! By Occupational Therapist Adrian Good. Submitted to the CAOT Seniors Health Promotion Project in 1991. Available from www.otworks.ca/otworks_page_fr.asp?pageID=687&francais=1 Lifetime adaptable housing in Europe, Christian Woetmann Nielsen, Danish Building Research Institute (SBI), 1998. Download Lifetime adaptable housing in Europe . [MS Word format] Extracts from the South Australian Bright report, 1978. Download Bright report extracts. [Word format] Universal design: Planning and design for all. Finn Aslaksen, Steinar Bergh, Olav Rand Bringa, Edel Kristin Heggem, The Norwegian State Council on Disability, 1997. Available from home.online.no/~bringa/universal.htm Housing design for all: Universal housing design in Queensland. Universal Housing Design Working Group for the Office of the Public Advocate - Queensland (Australia), Issues paper 3, March 2005. [PDF] MediaAccessibility and the built environment. Australian Building Codes Board media release, 17 May 2003. [RTF]Nationwide disability discrimination lawsuit filed against developer Archstone-Smith, one of America’s largest residential apartment developers. American Association of People with Disabilities media release, 20 December 2004. The people the developers forget. Opinion picece by Gabriella Coslovich published in The Age (Melbourne, Australia), 24 December 2004. Rebate for residents who build sustainable homes. Brisbane City Council media release, 28 February 2005. Hulls calls for resolution on building access. Media release by the Victorian Minister for Planning, 20 April 2005. Advocacy groups and organisations for barrier-free housingPhysical Disability Council of New South Wales. Sydney, Australia.www.pdcnsw.org.au
Concrete Change – an international effort to make all homes visit-able. Decatur, GA, USA.
Accessible Housing Society Calgary. Calgary, Canada.
Accessible Structures – Universal Design. A one-stop resource center for barrier free environments - Advocates for Accessible, Affordable Housing Issues. Accessible Structures, Florida, US.
Bomarc Barrier Free Foundation. Universal design specialists, Inc. CA, US. How ToConcrete Change's Traditional Neighborhood Design: Four Solutionswww.concretechange.org/TND%20Solutions.htm |