Designing for a blind home owner
Interesting article and diagrams about designing a home for a blind client: Teaching a blind client how to read her new home: a glyphic language in the floor
Access in a Split Level Ranch
KMA recently finished a project installing a 3-stop vertical platform lift in a split-level ranch style home in Wellesley MA. The lift was necessary as one member of the family has MS. The [...]
Movie Theater Captioning & Audio Description Take Effect
As reported by the United States Access Board: As of June 2, movie theaters showing digital movies must provide a means for delivering closed captioning and audio description under rules issued [...]
Houghton Village Unit Renovation
Newton, MA Work is complete at the Houghton Village accessible townhouse unit. KMA designed the renovation of a 4 bedroom unit to include the following fully accessible features: a new kitchen [...]
Xbox Adaptive Controller
Last week, the day before Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Microsoft unveiled its Xbox adaptive controller. Priced at $100 with two USB connections and 19 ports, this controller is a game [...]
“All Abilities” Celebration
Northern Essex Community College is hosting a series of events called “All Abilities,” April 9th through April 26th, designed to build awareness of disability, diversity, access, and [...]
Sitting Pretty
by Julia Garofalo | Intern Architect / Access Planner The first time I came across an oversized chair was during my bariatric consultation appointment in 2013. At the time I weighed 300 lbs and [...]