"Extreme Makeover" creates accessible home.On February 12, ABCTV's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" aired a two-hour special featuring the home and dance studio of Carol Crawford Smith, a former ballerina with the prestigious Dance Theater The German Tanztheater ("dance theatre") grew out of German expressionist dance. Its most influential performers are Pina Bausch and Susanne Linke. of Harlem. Smith, who lives in Blacksburg, Virginia Blacksburg is an incorporated town located in Montgomery County, Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 39,573, making it one of Virginia's larger towns. , was diagnosed with MS five years ago. The reconstruction effort--which involved rebuilding both her home and her studio almost from the ground up--was joined by many National MS Society staff and volunteers, including Society scholarship winner Dustin Sordelett, a student in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Virginia Tech is noted for promoting Universal Design principles. The show also featured a special appearance by TV talk show host Montel Williams Montel Brian Anthony Williams (born July 3, 1956 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American television talk show host. Military career Williams enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1974 and completed his recruit training at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina. , who presented Smith with a check to cover her studio rent for a year. "Accessible housing and home modifications Home Modification Alterations made to a home to meet the needs of people with physical limitations so they can live independently (to some degree) and safely. Examples of home modifications include removing throw rugs to prevent slips and falls, installing grab bars in the bathroom cost people with MS over a half billion dollars a year," said Fay Painter, president of the Blue Ridge Blue Ridge, eastern range of the Appalachian Mts., extending south from S Pa. to N Ga.; highest mountains in the E United States. Mt. Mitchell, 6,684 ft (2,037 m) high, is the tallest peak. Beginning with a narrow ridge in the north, c. Chapter of the Society. "The show really emphasized the difference that Universal Design can make in people's lives." |
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