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Photos show a barrier-free home that was remodeled to provide wheelchair access.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Sep 1988 (v.66#9) pg. 32

Tip on correct "slope" for wheelchair ramps.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #246 Feb 1984 (v.34#2) pg. 10

How to build a wheelchair ramp for a home.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #325 Feb 1992 (v.42#2) pg. 8

General guidelines for designing a ramp for wheelchair access.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #369 Jun 1996 (v.46#6) pg. 7

A barrier-free house. Accommodating a wheelchair calls for careful planning inside and out. Includes ideas for making every house more accessible.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #53 Apr-May 1989 pg. 67
Added Info FINE HOMEBUILDING #55 Aug-Sep 1989 pg. 8

Accessible bathrooms. Designing a bathroom to be wheelchair accessible will make it safer and easier to use for everyone.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #88 Apr-May 1994 pg. 78

Technique for building wheelchair-accessible shower pans.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #125 Aug-Sep 1999 pg. 20

Tip: Use PVC pipe to raise the handles on a wheelchair.
POPULAR MECHANICS Mar 1988 (v.165#3) pg. 136

A home for life. Start planning today for the home you'll want in later years. Planning for wheelchair access, low maintenance, ease of movement, etc.
PRACTICAL HOMEOWNER Jul-Aug 1987 (v.2#6) pg. 35

Remodeling ideas to make it more convenient for a person in a wheelchair to work in a kitchen, get around the house, reach necessities, etc.
SUNSET Nov 1982 (v.169#5) pg. 106

Thoughtful designs for easy access. Details that make a house usable for someone in a wheelchair.
SUNSET Apr 1994 (v.192#4) pg. 126

Accessible workshops. Tool and workshop ideas for handicapped persons. Ideas include movable bench-top tool tables, roll-around workbench, wheelchair-accessible designs, etc.
WORKBENCH Apr-May 1993 (v.49#2) pg. 88

Workshop ideas for a woodworker in a wheelchair. (1) Rotating circular tool stand (7-ft. diameter) stops at 8 different tool positions. (2) A ferris wheel style tool storage unit (48" diameter).
WORKBENCH Feb-Mar 1994 (v.50#1) pg. 38

Design and construction of a wheelchair ramp with at least 36" clearance between handrails and a slope no steeper than 1:12.
WORKBENCH Aug-Sep 1995 (v.51#4) pg. 10

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