美国全国老龄化委员会和几家公司联合设计出一种适合老年人居住的新型住宅——“友好屋”。第一座这样的住宅已在加利福尼亚州的奇诺市建成。这种住宅是根据老年人的特点设计建造的,它具有宽敞的门道,能使轮椅通过;拉杆代替了门把手;照明灯的开关位置降低,而电源插头和电话塞孔的位置升高;抽水马桶、浴缸和淋浴旁设扶手杆;另外为视力有障碍的 The National Aging Committee of the United States and several companies have jointly designed a new type of home that is suitable for the elderly to live in - the “friendly house.” The first such home has been built in Chino, California. This kind of dwelling is designed and built according to the characteristics of the elderly. It has a wide doorway that allows the wheelchair to pass through; the lever replaces the doorknob; the switch position of the light is reduced, and the position of the power plug and the telephone jack is raised; Handrails beside baths and showers;