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Eleanor Smith Director
Internet site: http://concretechange.home.mindspring.com
e-mail: concretechange@mindspring.com
Dubbed by the Wall Street Journal "the first-ever handicapped-accessible gingerbread house," a creation by the Rochester NY Center for Disability Rights has won widespread attention.
The confection is one of 35 gingerbread houses entered this year in the city's annual gingerbread art display. It sports not only a ramp, but a bathroom with a marzipan sink and commode and a candy grab bar.
Disability advocate Bruce Darling, who helped craft the house, says that many of the thousands touring the display pause to read the architectural guidelines for "visitable" homes, which are posted in macaroni letters on a sign beside the house.
"The idea is to let the public know that homes can welcome disabled visitors. It really gets people thinking," said Darling.
To see photos of the house, go to the website at http://concretechange.home.mindspring.com
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