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What does 'barrier free' mean for people with dementia in designing new housing?
— discussion paper | | Author(s) | Alison S Smith |
| Corporate Author | Dementia Services Development Centre - DSDC, University of Stirling |
| Publisher | Dementia Services Development Centre, Stirling, 1997 |
| Pages | 25 pp |
| Source | DSDC, Department of Applied Social Science, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA. |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Architectural design [housing [elderly]] ; Adaption ; Accessibility ; Scotland. |
| Annotation | As yet, very few new housing developments have been built and occupied specifically for people with dementia. The aim of general 'barrier free' housing is to provide housing which is suitable for as wide a range of people and their abilities as possible. This discussion covers new general - not specialist - housing. It suggests that design features of 'barrier free' housing - such as door details, open access to storage, access from bedroom to WC, and increased vision into rooms - would benefit people with dementia. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970515004 B |
| Classmark | EA: KE:YB3: 5SA: 5CA: 9A |
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