Residential design for aging in place / Drue Lawlor, Michael A. Thomas.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2008.Description: xvi, 236 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780470056141
  • 0470056142
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.84 L37 2008 22
LOC classification:
  • NA2545.A3 L37 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Growing up and getting wiser -- Designs for independence -- The American senior tsunami -- Laws, codes, and regulations -- Assessing the aging process -- Exterior freedoms -- Creating living spaces -- Creating private places -- Designing the kitchen -- Designing the bathroom -- The rest of the house -- Design beyond age -- Appendix A. Building professional alliances -- Appendix B. From civil rights to universal design and beyond -- Appendix C. Products and vendors -- Appendix D. Common disease and disabilities -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Growing up and getting wiser -- Designs for independence -- The American senior tsunami -- Laws, codes, and regulations -- Assessing the aging process -- Exterior freedoms -- Creating living spaces -- Creating private places -- Designing the kitchen -- Designing the bathroom -- The rest of the house -- Design beyond age -- Appendix A. Building professional alliances -- Appendix B. From civil rights to universal design and beyond -- Appendix C. Products and vendors -- Appendix D. Common disease and disabilities -- Index.

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