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	<title>Lumina Services &#187; Universal design</title>
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		<title>I Have Seen the Future…and It’s Open Kitchens!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kmancer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago I toured the new Tapestry at UBC project, which just opened. Like its sister project, Tapestry O’Keefe, the UBC project offers both rental units and condo units. One of the things that struck me about the dining room was the open kitchen, which is sort of like an Earl’s. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disability Rates: Do they Mean Anything?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Understanding disability rates and how they affect housing market behavior, in particular moves to supportive housing or assisted living, is a very difficult thing to do. Statistics Canada tells us that 43% of the 65+ population in Canada have some degree of disability, primarily mobility, agility, pain, or hearing. Of those with disabilities, 60% are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are disability rates improving? And if they are, why?</title>
		<link>http://www.luminaservices.com/2010/06/are-disability-rates-improving-and-if-they-are-why/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kmancer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people (myself included) share the view that disability rates among the seniors’ population have been declining. For example, here’s a headline from a National Association of Aging document dated May, 2001: Dramatic Decline in Disability Continues for Older Americans. And what’s the evidence? Between 1994 and 1999, the percentage of Americans over the age [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Universal Design</title>
		<link>http://www.luminaservices.com/2010/03/universal-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kmancer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lever handles on doors are an example of universal design. So are lowered light switches (children and people in wheel chairs can reach them easily), raised outlets (for people who find it difficult to bend), and windows that are low enough for seated people to see out of. Here is an excellent definition of universal [...]]]></description>
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