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2024
 
A Home to Support Aging in Place
2024 Denver Parade of Homes
August 7, 2024
 
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Accessible design is in demand. Is the home industry ready?
Business of Home
August 7, 2024
 
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Starbucks’ New Store Offers Accessibility for Employees and Customers
New Mobility Magazine
May 22, 2024
 
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2023
 
Remodeling Ideas To Increase Safety, Function, And Accessibility In The Home
Home Designs for Life Podcast
April 26, 2023
 
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S4 E1 - Rosemarie Speaks
The QuadCast
January 19, 2023
 
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Making Your STR Accessibility Friendly Through Universal Design
Thanks for Visiting
January 5, 2023
 
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Cruising on Wonder of the Seas
Mélange Accessible Journeys Magazine
Winter 2023
 
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2022
 
Accessible Living Magazine
Design for All
August 1, 2022
 
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Universal Design: Creating a Home that Welcomes Everyone
How To Move Your Mother
July 20, 2022
 
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Rosemarie Rossetti: Educator, Author, Universal Design Expert
Melange Accessibility for All Magazine
April 2022
 
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Dr. Rosemarie Rossetti
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April 17, 2022
 
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How Rosemarie Rossetti Built Her Dream Home to the Highest Accessibility Standards and Created a National Demonstration Home in the Process
Accessible Housing Matters
March 28, 2022
 
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The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Designing Homes that Work for Everyone
Strong Towns
March 17, 2022
 
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More Bookings & Happier Guests with Accessibility Tweaks in Your Vacation Rental
Hoste
January 14, 2022
 
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2021
 
Caregiving Support
Guardian Life
December 13, 2021
 
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Making Homes Safe and Accessible (Podcast)
willGather
December 8, 2021
 
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Rosemarie Rossetti: Champion of Universal Design
Construction Disruption
October 12, 2021
 
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Creating A Sanctuary
Kitchen and Bath Business (KBB)
September 2021
 
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Aging in Place Is Gaining Popularity Among Retirees. How to Prep Your Home.
Barron's
August 28, 2021
 
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How to Find the Best Hotels for Wheelchair Users
AARP Travel
July 12, 2021
 
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Creating Accessible Living Spaces
Ruh Global Impact
June 28, 2021
 
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A Home to Support Aging in Place
National Aging in Place Council
June 21, 2021
 
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Why COVID-19 Has Made Universal Design More Important for Seniors, Home-Based Care Providers
Home Health Care News
April 15, 2021
 
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Stories of Transformation
Dr. Anthony Giannoumis
February 13, 2021
 
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2020
 
Everyone Should Be Able to Use the Public Restroom: When ADA Is Not Enough
Gizmodo
October 28, 2020
 
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Designing Your Home For Aging In Place
Sixty and Me
September 18, 2020
 
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Universal Design with Rosemarie Rossetti (Podcast)
Explorable
September 15, 2020
 
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The ADA On Its 30th Anniversary: Looking Back And Forward
Forbes Magazine
July 26, 2020
 
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Built for Life
Built for Life
Summer 2020
 
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Making Homes More Accessible
Diversability Magazine
April 2020
 
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2019
 
Access = Independence
National Kitchen and Bath Association
December 19, 2019
 
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Consider Safety In Your New Home or Renovation
Daily Herald
December 13, 2019
 
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Teaming Up with an Occupational Therapist – Part 2
National Kitchen and Bath Association
November 13, 2019
 
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Teaming Up with an Occupational Therapist – Part 1
National Kitchen and Bath Association
October 23, 2019
 
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ShelfGenie in the Universal Design Living Laboratory
ShelfGenie
August 23, 2019
 
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Pull Out, Pull Down, Go Deep
National Kitchen and Bath Association
July 25, 2019
 
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Downsizing and Universal Design
Content That Works
July 1, 2019
 
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Modern Home Design Trends That Make Life Easier
Society of Certified Senior Advisors
Jul / Aug 2019
 
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Easy Access In The Master Bath
National Kitchen and Bath Association
June 27, 2019
 
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Clothes Call
National Kitchen and Bath Association
May 30, 2019
 
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Powder To The People
National Kitchen and Bath Association
April 11, 2019
 
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Design by Experience
National Kitchen and Bath Association
March 6, 2019
 
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Universal Design: Towards a New Aesthetics
Medium
February 6, 2019
 
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A Fully Accessible Space
Kitchen and Bath Business
February 25, 2019
 
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Residential Living and Care: Evolving and Responding
Leading Age
Jan / Feb 2019
 
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2018
 
Three Myths about Universal Design
National Kitchen and Bath Association
December 27, 2018
 
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Gerontology in an Age-Friendly Community
Los Feliz Ledger
November 2, 2018
 
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Essential Home Modifications and Universal Design Features for Mobility Users
Rehab Management
November 2018
 
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Americans Need Home Design That Welcomes Everyone
Architectural Digest
November 28, 2018
 
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A Way to Increase Your Home Inspection Income: Assessing Homes for Livability
American Society of Home Inspectors
October 2018
 
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The Multi-Purpose Room
Kitchen and Bath Business
September 10, 2018
 
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Freak bicycle accident sends paralyzed woman on mission to popularize universal design
The Daily Reporter
August 2, 2018
 
 
 
9 Amazingly Simple Ideas to Create an Accessible Closet for Someone in a Wheelchair
Innovate Building Solutions
July 18, 2018
 
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How Universal Design is Helping Home Health Providers Improve Care
Home Health Care News
July 8, 2018
 
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Universal Design
CMSA Southern California of Case Management Society of America
April 2018
 
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An Ideal Home
PN Magazine
January 30, 2018
 
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2017
 
9 Ways to Make a Home Wheelchair Accessible
Braunability
September 21, 2017
 
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Rosemarie Rossetti’s Home is a Model for Universal Design & Accessibility
Cure Medical
September 27, 2017
 
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Creating the Ideal Home for Retirement
Society of Certified Senior Advisors
August 1, 2017
 
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Fusing Green and Universal Design
Green Building Advisor
August 10, 2017
 
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A House That Works For Everyone
Boomer Magazine
August 7, 2017
 
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How to Talk with Clients:  Remodeling for Retirement
National Association of the Remodeling Industry
July 31, 2017
 
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The Universal Design Living Laboratory
Esther Greenhouse
February 13, 2017
 
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2016
 
Making A House an Accessible Home:  The Role of PTs
PT in Motion
September 2016
 
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5 Cool Roll in Pantry and Entryway Design Elements
Innovate Building Solutions
August 18, 2016
 
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5 Essential Tips for a Universal Design Laundry Room (Part 2 of a 3 Part series)
Innovate Building Solutions
June 12, 2016
 
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The Fusion of Green with Universal Design
Building Products Digest
June 2016
 
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8 Tips for a Universal Design Closet (Part 1 of a 3 Part series)
Innovate Building Solutions
May 8, 2016
 
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Universal design: going beyond ADA requirements
Contractor Magazine
January 8, 2016
 
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Trends That'll Influence Homes in 2016
Realtor Magazine Online
Jan / Feb 2016
 
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2015
 
Universal Design: Improving More Lives Than Ever Before
ASID New York Metro
Fall 2015
 
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Designing Your Accessible Home Around Your Disability with Dr. Rosemarie Rossetti
Wheel:Life
July 2015
 
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New Bill Would Give Ohioans Money To Make Their Homes More Accessible
ideastream
July 28, 2015
 
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Forget Me Not
Remodeling
Jun / Jul 2015
 
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Welcome Home
PN Magazine
April 22, 2015
 
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The Ultimate in Universal Design
Best In American Living
Spring 2015
 
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Dr. Rosemarie Rossetti Opens Her Home, an Exemplar of Universal Design
Columbus Monthly
February 2015
 
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2014
 
9 Universal Design Details You're Forgetting
Remodeling
December 16, 2014
 
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Tours demonstrate living laboratory home for those who face limitations
ThisWeek Community News
November 13, 2014
 
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Possibility Unbound: 25 years of progress for those with disability
The Christian Science Monitor
November 16, 2014
 
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Rosemarie Rossetti's "Universal Design" Home
New Mobility
November 17, 2014
 
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Inspiring lives through universal and accessible design education
Innovate Building Solutions
November 15, 2014
 
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Organizing a Universal Design National Demonstration Home
National Association of Professional Organizers
Nov / Dec 2014
 
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Universal design lab — a dream home for user of wheelchair — to open for public tours
The Columbus Dispatch
October 19, 2014
 
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Create a Welcoming Garden with Universal Design
The National Gardening Association
April 1, 2014
 
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2013
 
Universal Design House Revisited
Contractor Magazine
April 1, 2013
 
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Member Spotlight:  Green Design Comes Home
Ohio Environmental Council
April 2013
 
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Anatomy of an Accessible & Universal Design Master Bathroom
Innovate Building Solutions
April 2013
 
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A Universal Design Approach
Ohio Gardener
Spring 2013
 
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The All-In-One Concept Home
Encore Life
Spring 2013
 
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Anatomy of a Universal Accessible Design Guest Bathroom
Innovate Building Solutions
February 16, 2013
 
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Case Study: Universal Design Living Laboratory
UniversalDesign.com
January 2013
 
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 Flourishing at the UDLL
Action Magazine
Jan / Feb 2013
 
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2012
 
Universal Design Goes Mainstream
Professional Builder
October 2012
 
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Universally Built to Last
Diversability Publications
August 2012
 
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The Universal Design Living Laboratory
Builder Radio Online
July 31, 2012
 
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Home showcases green, healthy home practices
ThisWeek Community News
July 17, 2012
 
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Universal Design Living Laboratory, A Showpiece of Accessible Homes
Equal Rights Center
July 5, 2012
 
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More Than A Dwelling Place
Ohio Magazine
July 2012
 
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It's Time to Live Green
Special Living
Summer 2012
 
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Universal Design Strikes a Balance Between Safety and Design
Chicago Tribune
June 28, 2012
 
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Universal Design Living Laboratory blends technology green features in wheelchair-friendly footprint
The Columbus Dispatch
May 20, 2012
 
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The All-In-One Concept Home
Builder Magazine Online
March 6, 2012
 
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2011
 
Singing In The Shower
PN Magazine
November 2011
 
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UDLL is a Fusion of Green Building Technologies and Universal Design
Contractor Magazine
October 3, 2011
 
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Universal Expressions
Phoenix Media Corporation
Fall 2011
 
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How to Modify a Wheelchair-Friendly Apartment or Condo
Action Magazine
May / Jun 2011
 
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This just in: Gahanna TV class is Ohio's best
ColumbusLocalNews.com
April 27, 2011
 
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UDLL building prototype Universal Design home in Ohio
Examiner.com
March 21, 2011
 
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Finding an Accessible Apartment or Condo
Action Magazine
Mar / Apr 2011
 
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Book Review: AARP Guide to Revitalizing Your Home
Action Magazine
January 2011
 
 
2010
 
Ten Myths about Universal Design
Action Magazine
November 4, 2010
 
 
 
Universal Design Living Laboratory
Buildipedia.com™
October 25, 2010
 
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Universal Design Trends will Redefine Decorative Plumbing and Hardware
Decorative Plumbing and Hardware Association
Sep / Oct 2010
 
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NTAF Fund: A Fundraising Solution
Action Magazine
August 31, 2010
 
 
 
Designing a Kitchen in a Universal Design Home: A Team Approach
Action Magazine
July 16, 2010
 
 
 
Sheets with Pockets Keep Things Close at Hand
Action Magazine
May 12, 2010
 
 
 
The Best In Lifestyles: Universal Design
The Wall Street Journal Retirement Planner
February 20, 2010
 
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A Guide for the UD Perplexed
Action Magazine
January 20, 2010
 
 
 
No Place Like This Home
The Ohio State University
Winter 2010
 
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2009
 
Superior Walls Support Universal, Green Design
Concrete Products
December 2009
 
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Universal Design Living Laboratory Breaks Ground
Action Magazine
November 9, 2009
 
 
 
Universal Design Living Laboratory Seeks to Break Barriers
AIArchitect This Week
October 30, 2009
 
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Home to Showcase Latest Features in Handicapped Accessibility
The Columbus Dispatch
September 23, 2009
 
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Book Review: Universal and Accessible Design for Products, Services, and Processes
Action Magazine
September 21, 2009
 
 
 
Living Lab an Example of Universal Design
Lodging Hospitality
August 18, 2009
 
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All Access
At Home in Columbus [The Columbus Dispatch]
July 2009
 
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How to Select Decorative Grab Bars
Action Magazine
July 2009
 
 
 
Turning Adversity into Opportunity
Pure Inspiration
Summer 2009
 
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Designing an Accessible Garage
Action Magazine
May 2009
 
 
 
Book Review: Residential Design for Aging In Place
Action Magazine
March 2009
 
 
 
Sleep Tight - All Night
Special Living
Spring 2009
 
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Rosemarie Rossetti: An Amazing Story - Interviewed by Dr. Sally Witt
BlogTalkRadio.com
February 13, 2009
 
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A Better Bed Leads to Better Sleep
Action Magazine
January 2009
 
 
2008
 
Model Home Showcases Independent Living
Action Magazine
October 2008
 
 
 
Kitchen First on Design List
Special Living
Fall 2008
 
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Many Shades of Green Luxury
Steinway & Sons
September 2008
 
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Best All Around: Universal, Green and Healthy
Ohio Builder
Sep / Oct 2008
 
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Book Covers the Gamut of Accessible Home Design
Action Magazine
August 2008
 
 
 
A Living Laboratory
PN Magazine
August 2008
 
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National Demonstration Home To Showcase Universal Design and Green Building Practice
SCILife
July 2008
 
 
 
Design for All
Sources + Design
Jul / Aug 2008
 
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New Book Illustrates Beautiful Universal Design Homes
Action Magazine
June 2008
 
 
 
Landscaping My Universal Design Dream Home
Action Magazine
May 2008
 
 
 
The School of Life
PLiNTH & CHiNTZ
May 2008
 
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Container Gardening
Action Magazine
April 2008
 
 
 
Container Gardening: A Universal Design Approach
Special Living
April 2008
 
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Gardening From A Wheelchair
Action Magazine
March 2008
 
 
 
Is Your Friend's Home Visitable?
Action Magazine
February 2008
 
 
 
Model Home
Kitchen and Bath Business
February 2008
 
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The Ultimate Livable Home
HomeFront
February 2008
 
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Universal Design Living Laboratory to be a Sustainable Healthy Home
AIArchitect This Week
January 18, 2008
 
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2007
 
Modify Your Laundry Room for Wheelchair Accessibility
Action Magazine
December 2007
 
 
 
Simple Steps to Make Your Bathroom Wheelchair Accessible
Action Magazine
November 2007
 
 
 
Simple Steps to Modify Your Kitchen for Wheelchair Accessibility
Action Magazine
October 2007
 
 
 
Planning a Basement Escape Route in Your Home
Action Magazine
September 2007
 
 
 
Universally Appealing Home Design for Everyone
Realtor Magazine Online
August 2007
 
 
 
How to Make Your Home Accessible
Action Magazine
August 2007
 
 
 
The Wired Home
Action Magazine
July 2007
 
 
 
Function over Form
Action Magazine
June 2007
 
 
 
Housing Grants Available to Veterans and Active Duty Personnel
Action Magazine
May 2007
 
 
 
How to Design a Bathroom in a Universal Design Home
Action Magazine
April 2007
 
 
 
Home Sweet Home
New Mobility
April 2007
 
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How to Design a Great Room
Action Magazine
March 2007
 
 
 
Making A Kitchen Work for You
Action Magazine
February 2007
 
 
 
How to Design a Laundry Room in a Universal Design Home
Action Magazine
January 2007
 
 
 
Lighting for Universal Design
Ultimate Home Design
Jan / Feb 2007
 
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2006
 
The Seven Principles of Universal Design
Action Magazine
December 2006
 
 
 
Equal Opportunity Design
Better Homes and Gardens Remodeling
Oct / Nov 2006
 
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Around The House
PN Magazine
September 2006
 
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Building a Healthy Home
Action Magazine
September 2006
 
 
 
How To Build Your Dream Home
ABILITY Magazine
September 2006
 
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The Marriage of Green and Universal Design
Action Magazine
July 2006
 
 
 
A Front Door Strategy
Mobility Management
July 2006
 
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Creating Space To Move
Mobility Management
July 2006
 
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A Solution for Independent Living
Special Living
Summer 2006
 
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Universal Design: Eliminate the Fear
50+ Housing Magazine
Summer 2006
 
 
 
Universal Design Living Laboratory
Ultimate Home Design
Jul / Aug 2006
 
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Lighting a Universal Design Home
Action Magazine
June 2006
 
 
 
Accommodating Disability To Minimize Distractions
Wall Street Journal Startup Journal
March 23, 2006
 
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Universal Design Is Now Easier Than Ever
Nation's Building News
March 13, 2006
 
 
 
Building a Universal Design Dream Home: A Primer for Building Human-Centered Homes
Action Magazine
March 2006
 
 
 
Finding an Architect for a Universal Design Home
SCILife
Mar / Apr 2006
 
 
 
Architecture Students Study Universal Design
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
January 30, 2006
 
 
 
Education Can Remove The Fear of Universal Design
HGTVPro
January 11, 2006
 
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2005
 
Human Centered Housing: A Universal Approach to Home Design
Women's News Monthly
December 2005
 
 
 
Universal Design in Kitchens and Bathrooms
New Mobility
July 2005
 
 
 
Universal Design - Satisfying a Growing Market
Nation's Building News
April 11, 2005
 
 
 
Exploring the Universal
Columbus Monthly
March 2005
 
 
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