Adaptive housing: remodeling considerations for the disabled.
The disabled are handicapped only to the extent that they are prevented from being normal. The process of normalization is hampered by physical barriers in the home that make life difficult for disabled persons. Staff can be trained to eliminate these architectural barriers in the home, focusing primarily on accessibility, the bathroom, the bedroom, and the kitchen. Completion of the barrier-free design of the home should provide a cost-effective means for improving the quality of life for disabled persons and their families.
Chen
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Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22204.
Baruch
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Scharf
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Tanner
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Edlich
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D001107:Architectural Accessibility; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006794:Household Articles; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans