Introduction
 Elements of Visit-ability
 Contemporary Housing Design
Advantage of Visit-ability
 Why Hasn't visit-ability Gained Wider Acceptance?
Costs of Visit-ability
 Case Studies
Advocacy Strategies
Recent Visit-ability Initiatives
Conclusion
Source Cited/Appendix/Acknowledgement

- An entrance without a step or threshold that is on an accessible path of travel from the street, sidewalk or driveway. An accessible path of travel has no steps, is at least 36 in. wide and is not steeper than 1:20 (5% grade) for walkways or 1:12 for ramps.

- Throughout the ground floor, doorways designed to provide 32 inches clear space and hallways that have at least 36 in. of clear width.

- Basic access to a half bath or full bath on the ground floor. As defined here, basic access simply denotes sufficient depth within the bathroom for a wheelchair to enter, and for its user to close the door behind it. Basic access to a full bath is preferable to a half bath.

- Electrical switches and outlets not lower than 18 inches to center, nor higher than 48 inches to center.

Figure 2: Typical layout of a Visit-able home which includes a wide circulation path, a ramp at the side of home and basic access to a half bath on the first floor.