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...invention. Cynthia Drasler, of Phoenix, Ariz., came up with Organic Excellence hair- and skin-care products because her daughter's skin was too sensitive for most products already on the market. Narmin Parpia designed Potty Scotty, an anatomically correct male doll that pees water, after struggling to find toilet-training aids for her two sons. Julie Dix was inspired to create Taggies, a line of tactile blankets and books, when she noticed that her toddler son often preferred playing with the tags on his toys to the toys themselves. And Denise Marshall cooked up the Mac & Cool, a bowl that...
Twice since Martin O'Malley was elected mayor six years ago, Baltimore has been hit by blizzards. Each time, he had city workers phone as many as 25,000 elderly residents to ensure they were O.K. Then he had cops punch through the drifts, carrying bread, milk and toilet paper to those seniors running low. That's a snow job voters appreciate, and it helped re-elect O'Malley with 87% of the vote last year...
...bathroom, Sladick installed a roll-in steam shower and increased space under countertops and around the toilet so that all areas are accessible from a seated position. Brighter non-glare lighting and high-contrast, black-and-white tile improve visual acuity in older eyes...
...concept, says Michael Thomas of Jupiter, Fla., a CAPS-trained interior designer. "There is a certain amount of denial," says Thomas dryly. Instead of convincing his 50-plus clients of the benefits of universal design, Thomas' firm automatically includes accessibility in the specifications. "I'll just order a higher toilet or add extra-strong plywood behind the bathroom walls so someday a grab bar can be installed," he says. "But we don't tell them anymore. We just go ahead and do it. It's part of an effective design package...
...great," Jane said. "I drove down to see him over the weekend. We had a great time. He took me out to the quad at one point and it was totally filled with toilet paper. He explained that they 'paper the quad' whenever there's a big win, like against Duke in football. I asked is they had beat Duke and he said, 'Mom, this...