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SEE THIS barrier-free house tomorrow through Sunday at B.C. Place Stadium. The house has
been designed to aliow easier access for neopie with disabilities.

Disabilities considered in futuristic design

CANADIANS ARE getting a
preview of iow houses of the
future may deal with issues of
comfort and safety — especially
for those with disabilities.

it's Canada Mortgage and
Housing Corporation’s (CMHC)
Open House — a 1,000 square
foot model home that is touring
across the country this year.

On the outside, it looks much
like any regular house. But on the
inside it’s vastly different. The
design is totally barrier-free and
focuses on four major areas: mo-
bility, sight, and hearing
disabilities, and environmental
sensitivities.

And CMHC hopes its in-
novative features will spark new
interest in the subject of accessi-
bility in housing.

A catalyst

Don Johnston, head of

CMHC’s Housing Innovation

Division, says the Open House i.
expected to act as a catalyst ‘or

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discussion and consultation on the
subject of accessible barrier-free
housing.

“This house is really a-snapshot
of what is possible at this time,”’
Johnston says. ‘‘We’ve gathered
together experts in the field from
across the country to help us put
together a model from which
everyone can learn.

‘*As this house tours the coun-
try, builders, people with
disabilities, and anyone interested
in housing, will be able to com-
ment and make recommenda-
tions.”

The Open House consists of
several modules that can be sepa-
rated for individual demonstra-
tion. . .
Put together, they form what-.
would be a ground floor of a
two-storey house that would ac-
commodate two adults and a
young child — and provide easy
access for people who have some
form of disability.

Because the needs of individuals

vary, the model does not advocate
any one particular design or pro-
lust.

The aim

Its aim is to illustrate a number
of possibilities for safer, more in-
dependent living.

Each room is designed with
features unique to the activities of
the space. But some design ele-
ments are common to the whole
house.

Wider halls and doorways are
used throughout, for instance, to
allow for easier movement of fur-
niture, strollers, and wheelchairs.
And all light switches and ‘elec-
trical outlets are set ai consistent
locations, and at heights accessible
to-everyone.

The model is built of materials
that reduce indoor air pollution,
and fresh air and natural lighting
are key features of every room.

The design also tries to allow |
for changes that may occur in

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