UNIVERSAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES

More people can benefit from accessible design than from conventional design.

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• Design around your family's specific basic needs.
• Discover how to make your entire home environment conform to your lifestyle by implementing the Universal Design principles of building.
• Age in Place seamlessly.

Make your home more approachable.

Manage the levels for your yard and foundation making them more enjoyable using the principles of Universal Design.

Remember:

• Site planning for easier maneuverability.
• Level entry porches or accessible gradual ramping systems limiting stairs.
• Accessible garage entries.
• Barrier free entrances.

Incorporate a wide open feeling and adequate space within your home's interior in all the most lived in areas using the universal principles of design.

• Bathrooms
• Kitchens
• Living and family rooms
• Bedrooms
• Service and maintenance areas

Remodeling for a lifetime

Universal design techniques make a home more accessible to all regardless of their age, size, mobility or adaptive ability.

• Enlarging doorways or halls
• Remodeling the kitchen
• Remodeling the bathroom
• Make common areas more accessible

Make your home usable by all people to the greatest extent.

Using universal design makes your home accessible to your father or your son.

• Make your home barrier free without ever looking modified.
• Have clear and adequate space for maneuverability.
• Create a greater resale potential when your home appeals to all buyers.
• Find out how universal design becomes invisible when used within your home.