{"id":955,"date":"2013-03-29T17:57:05","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T22:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orangesand.com\/?p=955"},"modified":"2013-03-29T17:57:05","modified_gmt":"2013-03-29T22:57:05","slug":"using-the-principle-of-universal-design-in-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/29\/using-the-principle-of-universal-design-in-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"using the principle of UNIVERSAL DESIGN in your home &#8230;&#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If purchasing a home or need to make your present home to handle special needs, particularly as you get older, the principle of UNIVERSAL DESIGN\u00a0 simplifies life\u00a0 for you and those around you.\u00a0 Universal Design actually benefits all ages and abilities.\u00a0 A home with a ground-level entry provides easy access in and out and wide enough to accomodate a wheel chair.\u00a0 Also check width &amp; slopes of sidewalks around your home to ensure that they, too, have easy wheelchair access.\u00a0 Single-story homes give better maneuverability if you become physically impaired.\u00a0 If you must use steps be sure they are covered with a non-slip surface and are well-lighted.\u00a0 On the ground floor is there a bedroom or bath to use if you cannot climb the stairs, even for a short period of time.\u00a0 Kitchens have become FAMILY ROOMS.\u00a0 Again ability to get around in a wheelchair or walker.\u00a0 Push-pull lever faucet handles are better than standard knobs.\u00a0 Need easy access to drawers and cabinets.\u00a0 In bathrooms have handrails and grab bars, but be sure walls will hold these when installed.\u00a0 A chair or bench could be used in a tub or shower and handheld shower heads are good if you cannot stand to shower.\u00a0 Keep UNIVERSAL DESIGN when you buy a new home or remodel your present one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If purchasing a home or need to make your present home to handle special needs, particularly as you get older, the principle of UNIVERSAL DESIGN\u00a0 simplifies life\u00a0 for you and those around you.\u00a0 Universal Design actually benefits all ages and abilities.\u00a0 A home with a ground-level entry provides easy access in and out and wide [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thebains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}