Deaf House

Bernie Brown’s Do and Don’ts for building a house for
deaf residents:

- use wood floors to encourage vibrations
- build square, not round, dining rooms
- use 4-legged tables
- do not wall up the kitchen
- restrict peninsula cabinet to bottom cabinets
- on/off light indicator installed on garbage disposals
- one switch to operate both range hood light and fan
- kitchen and family rooms situated in front of the house
- stairs and lofts to have balusters
- exterior doors to have window on the side
- three-way light switches and motion-sensitive switches
- bath and bedroom have outside light switches
- garages should not be built under the house