Interior Design and Organization Resources List

Prepared by Julie Kay

Books:

Building Sight: Handbook of Building and Interior Design Solutions to Include the Needs of Visually Impaired People by the Royal National Institute for the Blind. Stationery Office Books. 1995.

Decorating with Color, by April Cornell. Sterling Publishing C., Inc. New York. 2004

Making Life More Livable: Simple adaptations for the homes of blind and visually impaired older people. Irving Dickman, American Foundation for the Blind, New York 1983. Available from Bookshare.org in both Daisy and BRF formats.

Reference Website:

http://www.hgtv.com

http://www.centerofdesign.org
This website was designed for an aging society. It includes home, lighting, gardening and other topics.

http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html

http://interiordec.about.com

http://www.prevention.com
This website discuss cleaning and safety issues

http://www.afb.org/seniorsite
This website designed to deliver needed information for families and individuals about how to manage vision loss, including suggestions for home improvements

Products:

Inhibit Braille Wall Flats. Designed to expand in any direction. With peel-and-stick adhesive tape and an automatic pattern repeat, these wall tiles are simple, modern, versatile and good-proof.
Order through http://designpublic.com/shop/inhabit/4604

Waverly fabrics and wall coverings.
Buy them from www.waverly.com or in stores