Residential Design for Aging In PlaceISBN: 978-0-470-05614-1
Hardcover
272 pages
August 2008
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Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: Growing Up and Getting Wiser xi
Chapter 1 Designs for Independence 1
Chapter 2 The American Senior Tsunami 11
Chapter 3 Laws, Codes, and Regulations 21
Chapter 4 Assessing the Aging Process 31
Chapter 5 Exterior Freedoms 41
Chapter 6 Creating Living Spaces 59
Chapter 7 Creating Private Places 81
Chapter 8 Designing the Kitchen 103
Chapter 9 Designing the Bathroom 127
Chapter 10 The Rest of the House 151
Chapter 11 Design Beyond Age 177
Appendix A Building Professional Alliances 191
Appendix B From Civil Rights to Universal Design and Beyond 197
Appendix C Products and Vendors 201
Appendix D Common Diseases and Disabilities 227
Index 231
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