Published 3rd October 2007
ARTICLE: Universal design making homes more accessible.
By Bethany Clough
McClatchy Newspapers
Sunday, September 30, 2007
FRESNO, Calif. — The house with the stone exterior on Eugenia Avenue looks like any other house in this quiet neighbourhood.
But it isn't.
The home has extra-wide hallways, lowered kitchen counters, thermostats reachable by people in wheelchairs and level doorways that a person using a walker easily can get through.
It's a new style of home building called universal design, meant to make houses accessible to everyone, whether they're disabled, have young children or just want an easier time moving a couch through the front door. This model is the first of its kind in Fresno, Calif., by a major subdivision builder, and something home buyers will see more of in coming years, says Michael Sigala, Fresno's housing and community development manager.
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