Specialized Home Design (SHD) is excited to begin building a library of reference books that may help you and your team with your home modification project or new build. Over time we will continue to add to the library with your assistance. If you know of or have read a book regarding universal and accessible home design for single family residential homes, please let us know. Email us with the title, author and ISBN number (if available) and we will be happy to review it for consideration on our website.
AARP Guide to Revitalizing Your Home: Beautiful Living for the Second Half of Life, by Rosemary Bakker (2010), Lark
Accessible Home Design: Architectural Solutions For The Wheelchair User (ISBN 0-929819-10-1), by Thomas D. Davies, Jr., AIA, and Carol Peredo Lopez, AIA, (2006). Publisher: Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 Eighteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20006-3517
A House for All Children, by Richard V. Olsen, PH.D, B. Lynn Hutchings, M. ARCH. and Ezra Ehrenkrantz, FAIA, (2000), Center for Architecture and Building Science Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102-1982
Houses That Work for Life!, by Lisa Sandlin (2009), Booksurge Publishing
Inclusive Housing: A Pattern Book, Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access. W. W. Norton & Company, 2010
Knack Universal Design: A Step-by-Step Guide to Modifying Your Home for Comfortable, Accessible Living (Knack: Make It Easy), by Barbara Krueger and Nika Stewart, (2010), Knack, an Imprint of Globe Pequot Press
Livable Design by Eskaton Certification Guidebook, 2010 Residential Edition
Making Life More Livable: Simple Adaptations for Living at Home After Vision Loss (ISBN 0-89128-387-0), by Maureen A. Duffy, (2002), AFB Press, American Foundation for the Blind, 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300, New York, NY 10001
Pocket Guide to the ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Accessibility Guidelines for Building and Facilities ( ISBN-13 978-0-470-10870-3, ISBN-10 0-470-10870-3), Evan Terry Associates, P.C. (2007), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey
Residential Design for Aging in Place, by Drew Lawlor and Michael A. Thomas (2008), Wiley
The Educated Consumers Guide to No-Fault Automobile Insurance (ISBN 1-4208-8028-4 (e), ISBN 1-4208-5948-X (sc)), by John Gwynne Prosser II (2005), AuthorHouse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Ste 200, Bloomington, IN 47403
Universal and Accessible Design for Products, Services, and Processes, by Robert F. Erlandson, (2008), CRC Press
Universal Design and Visitability: From Accessibility to Zoning, by Jack Nasar & Jennifer Evans-Cowley (2007), The John Glenn School of Public Affairs
Universal Design for the Home: Great-Looking, Great-Living Design for All Ages, Abilities, and Circumstances, by Wendy A. Jordan (2008), Quarry Books
Universal Design Handbook, Second Edition, by Wolfgang Preiser and Korydon Smith (2010), McGraw-Hill
Universal Design Ideas for Style, Comfort & Safety, by RSMeans and Lexicon Consulting Inc. (2007)
Universal Kitchen & Bathroom Planning, Design That Adapts To People (ISBN 0-07-049980-2), by Mary Jo Peterson, CKD, CBD, (1998), McGraw Hill Companies