Housing and accommodation links
- AARP Universal Home
- AARP is a non profit organisation in America for seniors aged 50 and over. Website resources include information about universal home design and modifications.
- Accessible housing strategy
- A report by the Skillnet Group on planning housing and support with people who have a learning disability.
- Adaptable, Accessible or Adjustable?
- This article explains the difference between adaptable, accessible and adjustable housing, as well as local legislation (SEPP 5 and AS 1428).
- Adaptable House
- The Adaptable House is a reference book that provides a master blueprint for flexible housing design. Chapters include specific design approaches and techniques that facilitate flexible design - both on the inside and out.
- Adaptable Housing Australia
- Peak group advocating for adaptable housing in Australia - that is utilising good design to enable a house to be adapted as required for use by everybody, irrespective of their age, level of mobility or condition of health.
- Adaptive Environments
- Information about the Fair Housing Accessibility First project that provides design and construction technical assistance and resources to builders, design professionals, housing authorities, fair housing organisations, advocates, service providers and consumers.
- Building Commission
- Industry and consumer information about initiatives and special projects regarding accessibility in the built environment (type "adaptable housing" into web site search).
- Centre for Universal Design USA
- A national research, information, and technical assistance center that evaluates, develops, and promotes universal design in housing, public and commercial facilities, and related products (including universally designed homes, accessible homes, livable dwellings).
- Concrete Change
- An international campaign to make every new home visitable by focusing attention on the most essential accessibility features.
- Design for Access Manual
- The Design for Access manual provides a set of good practice standards to improve the provision of accessible design in new buildings, refurbishments and in the environment.
- Home modification and maintenance
- An information clearinghouse compiled by the University of Sydney NSW, including case studies, newsletters and resources on home modifications for people with disabilities and older people. NB: The June 2005 newsletter (Issue 10) has an overview of the literature on home modification for people with dementia.
- European Liaison Committee for Social Housing (CECODHAS)
- CECODHAS working group on accessible and adaptable social housing.
- Home Builder's Research Centre
- The National Association of Home Builders Research Center (NAHBR) is America's housing techology and information resource. The Center's research and demonstration projects include accessibility issues. It also offers several accessibility-related publications from its on-line store.
- Housing Care
- A project of the Elderly Accommodation Counsel UK, this organisation helps older people make decisions about where to live, and any support or care they need, including information about maintaining adapting or improving their home.
- Housing Links
- Northcott Housing Links provides transitional accommodation in four share houses in the Sydney metropolitan area. Transitional Accommodation Services offer help to people who want to make a change in their living arrangements from a situation where they have to rely on support from other people to a situation where they can rely more on themselves.
- Homemods
- National resource centre on supportive housing and home modification website in America.
- Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA)
- IDEA is dedicated to improving the design of environments and products by making them more usable, safer and appealing to people with a wide range of abilities, throughout their life spans. The centre provides resources and technical expertise in architecture, product design, facilities management and the social and behavioral sciences to further the conept of accessibility and universal design.
- Independent Living
- "Providing steps towards independence" is an article about the Merrylands Indpendent Living program.
- Life Centre
- Provides a range of resources on accessible housing for private sector construction and renovation including practical and useful information for families and professionals on affordable and accessible apartments/group homes and ways to modify buildings to make them accessible.
- Master Builders Association Australia
- The Master Builders Association of the ACT is an industry Association which represents all sectors of the local housing and construction industry. The association liaises with industry, government and community groups to promote and support adaptable housing design through projects such as online knowledge base and correlating booklet.
- Mobility Friendly Homes
- A UK based estate agency and lettings service that specialises in accessible and adapted property.
- Physical Disability Council of NSW
- Housing position statement of PDC NSW.
- SMARTA Housing
- SMARTA runs training programs aimed at providing real estate agents and property managers with the knowledge and ability to determine the level of accessibility of a property for rent or purchase.
- SMART Thinking
- This site is concerned with the home and adaptations, including person-centred assistive technology design specification for the built environment.
- UNSW Housing Office Accommodation List
- Information on wheelchair accessible accommodation close to the University of NSW, Sydney Australia.
- Virtual House
- Virtual House helps individuals and caregivers reduce risks of domestic accidents and improve the safety, comfort and quality of life for people with chronic illnesses (such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, asthma) who are living at home.
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