Our 5th annual Mother’s Day weekend Fundraiser
off Shore Road – Port Washington, 9 am to 4 pm
Donations needed of clothes, shoes, furniture, appliances and household items. Volunteers needed too.
Download the Garage Sale flyer and post it around town - 5th Ann Garage Salebw
The new standard text on the topic, Universal Design introduces designers to the principles and practice of designing for all people. From the foundations of accessibility and aging to the practice of designing interiors, products, housing and transportation systems, all aspects of this growing field are explored. It covers best practice examples to demonstrate the value of universal design as both a survey of the field and reference for researchers.
You can purchase a copy at or Wiley, Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
Instructors interested in using this book for a course, please contact Sharon Kucyk atskucyk@wiley.com or 201-748-8796.
For more information, please contact Jordana Maisel.
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Our booth at the Atlanta Abilities Expo on February 17-19, at the Georgia World Congress Center was a huge success, with more than 3000 people attending. We met people from the local area, Florida, Tennessee, Indiana and as far away as Alabama.
We will have a booth at the Atlanta Abilities Expo on February 17-19, 2012 at the Georgia World Congress Center. There will be more than 100 suppliers of products and services that will increase your quality of life through new technology, great seminars on important issues .
Laura Montllor, AIA was interviewed on the new “Ask the Architect” segment of the Town of North Hempstead’s Project Independence Radio Show. Hosts John Ryan and Peter Janowsky asked many important questions about preparing a home for aging-in-place.
This show airs on Fridays, 10 am to Noon on WCWP – 88.1 FM, Long Island University, CW Post radio. Thanks to Evelyn Roth, Commissioner of Town of North Hempstead’s Department of Services for the Aging and staff.
http://www.tonhprojectindependence.net/RadioShow.aspx
HomeFreeHome is excited and proud to announce that it has received a Quality of Life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The award was one of 77 grants totaling more than $508,000 awarded by the Reeve Foundation to nonprofit organizations nationwide.
HomeFreeHome will use the grant to launch new educational workshops about universal design, accessible home construction and encourage people to advocate in their local communities.
Our first workshop will be on September 28th at the Suffolk Independent Living Organization ( SILO) in Coram, NY . We will also be showing this presentation at our next meeting at the Port Washington Library on November 6th at 2pm.
Keep updated on our Workshop schedule, send us an email – architect@HomeFreeHome.org
Our booth at the Independence Expo in June, generously sponsored by United Spinal Association. Thank you to volunteers Elena Box, Patricia Locurcio, Antoinette Hasson, Architect Mark Wittenberg, Architect Mike Morbillo and Architect Jerry Cicciari.
Liz and “Hercules” join us at our booth.
Book Review: In-laws, Outlaws, and Granny Flats : Your Guide to Turning One House into Two Homes, presents an informative, illustrated guide that outlines strategies for construction and design of dwelling units. Author, Michael Litchfield, provides a practical approach and examples of well designed spaces for aging in place. Full book review in Senior Housing News
