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A Wheelchair Accessible Vegetable Garden

Gary Renick — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:07:40 PDT

In these hard economic times everyone is trying to think of ways to save money. One of the ways we can save money is to grow some of our own food. The home vegetable garden is not new, in fact it was...

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A Door Is A Door Or Is It

Gary Renick — Sat, 09 May 2009 15:59:47 PDT

Most people do not pay much attention to the doors they pass through. They go through so many everyday. Big doors, small doors, it really does not matter much to them. A door is a door, unless it has...

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I Was Hit By The Flu

Gary Renick — Sat, 09 May 2009 15:22:22 PDT

Sorry for my absence from the blogosphere for the last week, but the flu got me. I have tried to write this last week a little. I did get one post done which I will post right after this. I hope that...

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Building a Wooden Wheelchair Ramp The Things You Need to Know

Gary Renick — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:24:41 PDT

As any good Webmaster will do, I am constantly checking and analyzing my site to find ways to improve it. One of the statistics that is gathered are keyword search phrases. I have recently notice...

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Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

What is an Accessible Apartment and What It Is Not
Apartments say they are accessible, but are they really. It takes more than just a sign to make it accessible. Read this article and find out just what it takes.

What is an Accessible Apartment and What It Is Not

Gary Renick — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:30:59 PDT

For most of my early adult life I lived in apartments. Every one of these apartments claimed to be handicap accessible. They all proudly displayed the wheelchair symbol on their ads and signs....

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Why is It So Hard A Political Statement

Gary Renick — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:28:50 PDT

Why is it so hard to create a building code that is inclusive of accessible design? There have been efforts to do this for years. How hard would it be to just add the features or change the way...

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Answering Your Questions or How to Create a Q&A Page

Gary Renick — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:00:16 PDT

When I started this blog almost a year ago I envisioned a site where you would come and post your questions about accessibility and I would answer them for you. I was a newbie and in a lot of ways I...

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Universal Design Principal Seven Size and Space for Approach and Use

Gary Renick — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:56:56 PDT

Today we will conclude our discussion of Universal Design Principals with the seventh and final principal. The seventh principal states: Principle 7 Size and Space for Approach and Use A...

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Universal Design Principle Six Low Physical Effort

Gary Renick — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:22:03 PDT

Today we continue with our discussion of Universal Design with Principle Six Low Physical Effort. What are we talking about when we say low physical effort, doing what? Principal Six reads as...

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Universal Design Principle Five Tolerance for Errors

Gary Renick — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:45:13 PDT

Principle Five Tolerance for Error Ideally, the building’s design should eliminate, isolate or shield any design features that could prove hazardous or inconvenient to any user. When...

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Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST

Learning, Earning and Getting the Wheels Turning
Great information that we all need read it now!