Home Barrier-Free Home
Originally published in Arthritis Today

By Beth Blaney

Resources
The Adaptive Environments Center publishes A Consumer's Guide to Home Adaptation (available in two versions: print and audio-cassette). To order the 2002 edition, call 617-695-1225 or visit their Web site. (There is a $12-$14 fee, which includes shipping and handling.)

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) publishes The Do-Able, Renewable Home (#D12470). For a free copy, write AARP Fulfillment, 601 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20049. (Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope.)

Corporation for Independent Living is a nonprofit housing development company that finances and builds affordable, safe, barrier-free homes so that people can live as independently as possible. For general information, visit their Web site.

The National Association of Home Builders Research Center publishes The Directory of Accessible Building Products. To order the 2002 edition, call 800-638-8556 or visit their Web site. (There is a $10 fee, which includes shipping and handling.)

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