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We are pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy  for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the Nation. We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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Homes designed to meet the needs of all generations
OKEMOS, Mich.-Imagine a beautiful home that is specially designed to meet the needs of you and your growing family, one that allows you to care for an aging parent, and appeals to everyone in your family. A universally designed home is making great strides, with features that increase the functionality of your home for people of all ages, sizes and abilities.
Universal design is a way of ensuring that homes are designed and built to be used by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or remodeling at a later date. These design principles are easily applied to factory-built homes. When a manufactured or modular home is universally designed from the start, it simplifies life for everyone, regardless of life stage or abilities. It meets the wide span of the homeowners' needs, now and into the future.
Just think how basic features such as level entrances, wide hallways, and larger doors would make the home more accessible to a child in a stroller, to adults moving in furniture and to a person in a wheelchair. That's what you get with a universally designed factory-built home. Appliances, closets and fixtures are designed to accommodate persons of different heights. Not only is universal design practical, making your life easy, but it is beautiful because you design it!
Bathrooms include a five-foot turning radius, raised toilet, vanity with open knee space, and roll-in shower with handheld showerhead and tub seat. Kitchens include a five-foot turning radius, removable base cabinets, loop cabinet handles and drawer pulls, and adjustable kitchen work surfaces.
Universally designed homes can offer peace of mind, also, with features such as security and intercom systems, audible/visible smoke alarms and door signals, and medical alert systems.
There are hundreds of universal design features available. Manufactured and modular homebuilders offer a variety of floor plans to choose from. Universal design enhances comfort, safety and convenience of your home regardless of age, size or mobility.
For more information about manufactured housing, visit www.michhome.org, call 800.551.1315 or contact the Michigan Manufactured Housing Association, 2222 Association Drive, Okemos, MI 48864-5978; 517.349.3300.
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