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| Meeting the needs of visually impaired people living in Lifetime Homes | | Author(s) | Cliona Rooney, Karim Hadjri, Mairin Rooney |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 30, no 2, April-June 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, April-June 2016 |
| Pages | pp 123-140 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Visual impairment ; Architectural design [housing [elderly]] ; Accessibility ; Adaption ; Standards ; Qualitative Studies ; Northern Ireland. |
| Annotation | The authors explore perceptions on the suitability and effectiveness of Lifetime Homes standards (LTHS) for those with visual impairment in Northern Ireland. LTHS are a series of mandatory United Kingdom public-sector housing design interventions, providing a model for ensuring accessible and adaptable homes throughout an occupant's life span. An ageing demographic with increasing incidence of diabetes has led to rising numbers of older, visually impaired people wanting to remain in their homes for longer. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 key stakeholders and thematically analysed. Although findings show that employing LTHS offers benefits to visually impaired residents, shortcomings were also identified. Evidence indicates a need for policy makers, health-care professionals and housing associations to modify practices, to better meet the housing needs of visually impaired people. Findings may also be applicable to those with other impairments and disabilities in relation to housing for older residents. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160617212 A |
| Classmark | BR: KE:YB3: 5CA: 5SA: 6QA: 3DP: 9Y |
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