Home +: Designing Adaptive Homes for Care, Comfort, and Changeability | Part 1: Beginning Concepts

Integrate universal design principles into everyday living to accommodate changing needs over time.


Continuing Education Approvals
  • 1 IDCEC CEU | HSW-Barrier Free | CC-121775 (Your CEU will be reported to IDCEC on your behalf.)
  • 1 AIA LU | HSW | ASIDHOME+ (AIA Members: Please contact education@asid.org to have your completion reported or add your AIA Member number to your ASID account profile.)


Description

As human lifespans extend, the cost of living continues to rise, and lifestyles become increasingly diverse, there is a compelling opportunity to proactively integrate universal design principles into everyday living. By incorporating accessibility features into the early stages of home construction, we can create barrier-free living environments that accommodate changing needs over time. In this lesson, we'll explore the benefits of incorporating universal design into residential projects. Participants will learn how to advocate for and integrate baseline accessibility features into home construction, promoting longevity and cost-effectiveness. By embedding universal design principles into the planning phase, we can prevent costly renovations or relocations, ensuring homes remain accessible and inclusive for all.

Subject matter expertise provided by the ASID Universal Design Committee (formerly known as the Committee on Adaptive Living).


What You Will Learn
  • Discuss aging population demographics and lifestyle impact
  • Evaluate design recommendations for aging in place and compare with ADA guidance.
  • Analyze and review baseline universal design concepts and their application in residential design.
  • Identify steps on the abilities roadmap and employ the healthy living checklist in design projects.

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Access Period: Six months after date of registration.

Alison Faecher, ASID, NCIDQ, EDAC, LEED AP

Principal, Interior Design

SmithGroup

Alison Faecher’s approach to design is based on a unique blend of creativity, empathy, and expertise.  An accomplished storyteller, Alison connects region and brand with key design elements, creating essential experiences.  Her depth of knowledge in Healthcare and Senior Living markets helps her to deliver infection prevention and wellness tactics to shape key decisions on projects.  As a relentless advocate for enhancing the human experience, Alison recognizes the key role environments play in our health and well-being. She employs this advocacy as chair of the ASID Universal Design Committee (formerly known as the Committee on Adaptive Living).

Perrin Graham-Jackson, ASID Associate, NEWH

Senior Project Designer

West End Interiors

Perrin Graham-Jackson is a Senior Project Designer at West End Interiors with over a decade of experience, specializing in Senior Living and Multi-Family sectors. She expertly manages projects from assessment to installation, incorporating problem-solving, innovation, storytelling, and visual artistry to create vibrant and functional environments. Committed to actualizing autonomy within public and private spaces, Perrin has been an active volunteer with ASID's Committee on Adaptive Living since 2020 and continues her efforts with the newly named Universal Design Committee. Her work on the committee has been instrumental in producing research for topical presentations and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to support design practitioners at every level of experience. 

Ruju Jasani, ASID, IIDA, NCIDQ, SEED

Founder

Jasani Studio

Jasani is the founder of Jasani Studio, a San Francisco-based creative practice using interior and architectural design to connect place and people. Jasani brings more than two decades of global design and implementation expertise across sector and scale. Her projects in the US, India, and Mexico have earned awards from design:retail, VMSD and IIDA. She currently serves on the ASID National Board of Directors as director at-large, and previously served as co-chair of the ASID Committee on Adaptive Living (now known as the Universal Design Committee). She is a writer and a speaker with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture from the Academy of Art University and a bachelor’s degree in English from University of Mumbai. 

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