Brummet's Conscious Blog

* Submitted: For the first time, tours of the one-of-a-kind Universal Design Living Laboratory will be offered to the community to raise money for spinal cord injury research at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center . Where : 6141 Clark State Road, Columbus, Ohio (US) When : Open to the public from noon to 6 p.m. daily October 25 through November 23, 2014 . Admission is $10, with all proceeds benefiting spinal cord injury research at Ohio State. Universal Design Living Laboratory (UDLL) is the residence of Rosemarie Rossetti Ph.D., an internationally known speaker and advocate for people with disabilities and her husband, Mark Leder, the builder of the home. The 3,500-square foot home that features universal design was conceived and built after Rosemarie was paralyzed from the waist down in 1998 when she was crushed by a large tree while riding a bicycle. Leder’s life was impacted by the tragedy too. The emotional impact was overwhelming. The cou...