Hi Shane
Adding to the suggestions made I was told by someone in Portugal that
the thing that would make new houses better for Deaf people would be
incorporating a spare electrical relay in the fuse box to allow for the
wiring of lights to doorbells etc. So that if a Deaf person buys a new
house then there is the capacity to easily install these features.
Another aspect would be the layout of rooms as line of sight is
important and not being in positions with your back to people. I know
that one Deaf person designed their flat as open plan to allow ease of
communication across the living space. However when the first child came
on the scene they decided that some privacy was need as well so up went
stud walls!
Lighting levels and glare will also be important, but guess you can
leave it up to them to choose wallpaper that does not have busy patterns
to avoid distractions. A signing teacher I had always had the telly on
when you went round to chat and it was very distracting trying to
concentrate on what she was signing with the telly in the background.
Cheers
Marcus
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Sent: 17 May 2004 01:51
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Subject: Probable_SPAM: Housing Design Issues for People who are Deaf
Hello from Canada everyone!
Does anyone have any leads and tips on where I can find
information/resources on building housing that is inclusive of the needs
of
persons who are Deaf? Evidently there are some design considerations and
accommodations geared soley to their needs but Im looking for effective
ways
to integrate visual/strobe alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, door bells
....and the many other issues that have to be considered into the
planning &
design......the proposed housing will be in a Habitat for Humanity
project
fyi (which is affordable housing developed based on the model of "sweat
equity"....see www.torontohabitat.on.ca) and likely will be a bungalow
or
townhouse type dwelling. Im looking to the UK because I find there has
been
alot of great work done over there and potential new sources of
info......any kinds of checklists, guidelines would be most useful to
pass
onto this group. Additionally, if anyone has suggestions for products
that
may be available, it would also be useful for us to research.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help,
shane
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