Visitable Housing Forum March 23rd 2016 - Jamie Shipley, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation - Housing Needs and Challenges, panel presentation.

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Housing Needs & Challenges
Waterloo, March 23, 2016

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Aging population
Source: CMHC, adapted from Statistics Canada, Medium Population Growth
Scenario
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100+
Millions
Canadian population
by age - 2014
2038
By 2038
 4.8 million more
people aged 65+
 24% of Canadian
population are
seniors

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Preferred approach – staying in home
Source: American Association of Retired Persons
* Respondents indicating “strongly or somewhat agree” that they wish to remain in their
home as long as possible
Age Group wishing to age-in-place*
45 - 54 75%
55 – 64 83%
65 – 74 92%
75+ 95%

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That number increases to one in three over 85.
One in 13
people
over age
65 will
experience
dementia.

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Affordable Housing
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Enhance Your Literacy - Consumer & Partner Resources
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Content available in 8 languages
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Universal Design

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Principles of Universal Design
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Equitable use
Flexibility in us
Simple and intuitive
Perceptible information
Tolerance for
error
Low physical effort
Size and space for approach and use

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Universal Design
"The intent of universal design is to simplify life for
everyone by making products, communications, and
the built environment more usable by as many people
as possible at little or no extra cost. Universal design
benefits people of all ages and abilities."
Ronald L. Mace, Design Pioneer and Visionary of Universal Design
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What do they have in common?

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Level Entranceways – invisible convenience
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Visible Convenience
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Housing Observer Online
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