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Source:
Pat Holmes, OSU Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences
holmes.86@osu.edu
937-456-8176
LONDON, Ohio -- Homeowners who have adopted Universal Design features in their living spaces realize that improvements can always be made to make their environment even more user-friendly. Organizers of the Universal Design exhibit at the Farm Science Review are no exception, and this year, regular visitors to the space can investigate a laundry area added to the permanent exhibit.
"This Universal Design project is all about helping people recognize the variety of possibilities to find solutions that work best for their family and friends," said Pat Holmes, family and consumer sciences educator for OSU Extension and coordinator of the project. "As people make choices about their home, work or school environment, the concepts of Universal Design offer alternative solutions for ease of living."
Farm Science Review will be held Sept. 22-24 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio. Full show agenda and other information is available at http://fsr.osu.edu.
Universal Design is a holistic approach to the design of products and environments that are functional, attractive and convenient, and support independence for people of all ages and abilities. Farm Science Review visitors can see these concepts at work in the kitchen and bath exhibit located in the McCormick Building on the Review's Friday Avenue. The permanent exhibit is a result of a partnership between OSU Extension, faculty members in Ohio State's College of Education and Human Ecology and College of Allied Health, Lowe’s Home Improvement stores in central Ohio, and Dave Fox Remodeling.
The exhibit is open during Farm Science Review each September and for scheduled group workshops and tours in the fall and spring. To schedule a workshop or tour, contact Pat Holmes at 937-456-8174 or holmes.86@osu.edu.
Consumers can learn more about Universal Design online at http://ehe.osu.edu/ud/. The site also contains a 20-minute video that shows the Universal Design features at the Farm Science Review site. The video provides an introduction to Universal Design elements, discusses how Universal Design features are helpful and appropriate for all members of the family, and highlights examples of Universal Design features in a kitchen and bathroom. The video is also available on DVD and can be ordered for $5 plus shipping and handling through OSU Extension's online store at http://estore.osu-extension.org/.
Farm Science Review is sponsored by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. It attracts upwards of 140,000 visitors from all over the country and Canada, who come for three days to peruse 4,000 product lines from 600 commercial exhibitors, and learn the latest in agricultural research, conservation, family and nutrition, and gardening and landscape.
Tickets are $8 at the gate or $5 in advance when purchased from county offices of OSU Extension or participating agribusinesses. Children 5 and younger are admitted free. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 22-23 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 24.
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