By Emeritus Professor Catherine Elizabeth Bridge

Conference Presentations

Bridge C, 2014, 'Repurposing existing buildings from a inclusive design/ end-user perspective', presented at Akolade's 2nd Annual Managing Design for Success Forum, Australia, 08 May 2014 - 08 May 2014

Bridge CE, 2013, 'Community planning for older people: How iPads can help', presented at Living Well Longer: Research in Ageing in the Illawarra, University of Wollongong, NSW, 08 November 2013 - 08 November 2013

Bridge CE, 2013, 'Using technology to assist older people create age friendly town centres (Part 1)', presented at Australian Age-friendly Cities and Communities Conference, Canberra, ACT, 09 October 2013 - 09 October 2013

Bridge CE; Demirbilek O; Mintzes A, 2013, 'Older persons actively designing better cities and municipalities', presented at International Istanbul Initiative on Ageing, Istanbul, Turkey, 04 October 2013 - 06 October 2013

Bridge C, 2013, 'Effective Communication between design and engineering for improved patient outcomes', presented at Engineering Asset Management in Healtchcare, Sydney, 26 June 2013 - 27 June 2013

Judd BH; Bridge C; Liu E; Easthope H; Davy L, 2013, 'Downsizing: Barriers and Policy Options for Australia's Ageing Population', presented at European Network for Housing Research Conference 2013, Tarragona, Spain, 19 June 2013 - 22 December 2013, http://www.be.unsw.edu.au/profile/bruce_judd

Bridge C, 2012, 'Housing quality and modification as potential substitutes for waged community care services', presented at Contemporary Community Care Forum, Brisbane, Queensland, 17 November 2012

Bridge C; Sivaraman V; Li A; Thorne J, 2012, 'Ensuring Enabling and Supportive Regional Town Centres: An in depth look at two from an older person's perspective', presented at Age-Friendly Community Local Government Workshop, Sydney, Australia, 12 October 2012 - 12 October 2012, http://www.lgsa.org.au/files/imce-uploads/35/3-ensuring-enabling-and-supporting-regional-town-centres.pdf

Bridge C; Phibbs P, 2012, 'Affordable and appropriate housing.', presented at Invited presentation to Ageing Roundtable. NSW State Government Department of Human Services., Sydney, Australia, 15 September 2012

Bridge CE; Carnemolla PK, 2012, 'How home modifications substitute for care costs: Examining economic values of universal design', presented at Universal Design Conference, Oslo, 11 July 2012 - 13 July 2012, http://www.ud2012.no/abstractsearch.cfm?pMode=AbstractView&pAbstractId=24945

Judd BH; Bridge C; Davy L; Adams T; Liu EY, 2012, 'Downsizing in Later Life: Myths and Realities Concerning the Movement of Older People in the Housing Market', presented at European Network of Housing Researchers Conference, Lillehammer, Norway, 19 June 2012 - 22 June 2012, http://www.enhr.net/documents/2012%20Norway/WS%2015-Judd.pdf

Bridge C; Phibbs P; Flatau P; Davy L; Judd B; Morris A, 2012, 'Age-Specific Housing in Australia: are low income people adequately served: A provider and policy perspective?', presented at IFA 11th Global Conference on Ageing, Prague, Czech Republic, 28 May 2012 - 01 June 2012, http://www.ifa-fiv.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IFA-2012-Book-of-Abstracts.pdf

Judd B; Bridge C; Davy L; Adams T, 2012, 'Policy Factors Which Impact on Older People's Decision to Downsize', presented at IFA 11th Global Conference on Ageing, Prague, Czech Republic, 28 May 2012 - 01 June 2012, http://www.ifa-fiv.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IFA-2012-Book-of-Abstracts.pdf

Bridge CE; Kay M; Langley L, 2012, 'Ensuring Enabling and supportive Regional Town Centres: An in-depth look at three from an older person's perspective', presented at IFA 11th Global Conference on Ageing, Prague, Czech Republic, 28 May 2012 - 01 June 2012, http://www.ifa-fiv.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IFA-2012-Book-of-Abstracts.pdf

Bridge C; Newman R, 2011, 'Livable Apartment Design - Facilitating Ageing Well', presented at Apartment Planning and Design Summit, Sydney, 01 December 2011 - 02 December 2011

Bridge C, 2011, 'Livable apartment design: Facilitating ageing well', presented at Apartment Planning and Design Summit, Sydney, 01 December 2011 - 02 December 2011

Bridge C, 2011, 'Age-Specific Housing in Australia for Low to Moderate income older people', presented at Ninth Asia/Oceania Regional Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Melbourne, 23 October 2011 - 27 October 2011

Bridge C, 2011, 'Age-Specific Housing in Australia for Low to Moderate income older people.', presented at International Conference on Best Practices in Universal Design: Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology (FICCDAT), Toronto, 05 June 2011 - 08 June 2011

Bridge C; Jung Y-M, 2011, 'Economic Dimesnions of Home Modification: Cost - Benefit Comparison between ramps and lifts', presented at International Conference on Best Practices in Universal Design: Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology (FICCDAT), Toronto, 05 June 2011 - 08 June 2011

Bridge C, 2010, 'Age-specific Housing for low to moderate income older people.', presented at ACS Northern Region Conference, Armidale, 25 November 2010

Bridge C, 2010, 'UD and Australian Social Housing Policy: Are we there yet?', presented at 3rd International Conference forUniversal Design in HAMAMATSU, HAMAMATSU, 30 October 2010 - 03 November 2010

Bridge C, 2009, 'The costs & benefits of using private housing as the ‘home base’ for care for older people', presented at Housing in an Ageing Society. CHRANZ Housing Workshop, Wellington, 09 November 2009

Bridge C, 2009, 'Defining well-designed environments: Are evidence-based design and sustainable design incompatible?', presented at 12th Annual Health Facilities Planning & Design, Sydney, 24 September 2009

Bridge C, 2009, 'Translating practice-based research into improved aged and disabled housing services', presented at NSW Home and Community Care & Community Care Conference: Connecting with our community, Sydney, 26 August 2009

Bridge C; Jones A, 2009, 'What is the housing problem for older Australians?: Building evidence for policy', presented at 4th Australasian Housing Researchers Conference, Asia-Pacific Network of Housing Researchers Conference, Sydney, 05 August 2009 - 07 August 2009

Bridge C; Phibbs P; Adams T; Mathews M, 2009, 'Older home-owners and reverse mortgage products: what are the implications for retirement decisions during an economic downturn?', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference: An Inclusive Society? Practicalities and Possibilities, Sydney, 08 July 2009 - 10 July 2009

Bridge C, 2009, 'The costs & benefits of using private housing as the ‘home base’ for care for older people', presented at AHURI Research Seminar, Sydney NSW, 21 May 2009

Bridge C, 2009, 'The Home Modification Information Clearinghouse and the digital ecology', presented at 3rd International United Information Systems Conference UNISCON 2009, Sydney, Australia, 21 April 2009 - 24 April 2009

Conference Abstracts

Bridge CE; Shuk T; Sweatman P; Tong S, (ed.), 2016, 'Asymmetric transfer force in sit to stand of healthy older people at different toilet heights', in Proceedings of the Expert Scientific Meeting on Load Distribution Measurement July 27-30, University of Lisbon, University of Lisbon, Portugal, pp. 45 - 45, presented at Expert Scientific Meeting on Load Distribution Measurement, University of Lisbon, Portugal, 27 July 2016 - 30 July 2016, http://www.esm2016.de/files/ESM2016_proceedings.pdf

Reports

Catherine B; Fredrick Z; Huang T; Ceridwen O; Debbie F; Bridge C, 2021, Impacts of new and emerging assistive technologies for ageing and disabled housing, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limitted, Melbourne, 372, http://dx.doi.org/10.18408/ahuri7122501, https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/372

Vasilakopoulou K; Bridge C, 2020, Evidence-based practice review: Self-assessment tools for person-environment fit, Home Modification Information Clearinghouse, http://dx.doi.org/10.26288/5fec08907af77, rhttps://www.homemods.info/resources/hminfo-research-publications/evidence/self-assessment-tools-for-person-environment-fit

Vasilakopoulou K; Bridge C, 2020, Consumer Factsheet: Home lighting

Vasilakopoulou K; Bridge C, 2020, Industry bulletin: COVID-19

Bridge C, 2019, Consumer Factsheet: Arranging Home Modifications, Ed. 2, Home Modifications Information Clearinghouse, UNSW Sydney Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26288/5df9ade8b5570, https://www.homemods.info/resources/hminfo-research-publications/consumer-factsheets/consumer-factsheet-arranging-home-modifications-ed-2

Bridge C; Vasilakopoulou K, 2019, Consumer Factsheet: Designing home environments for people who experience problems with cognition and who display aggressive or self- injurious behaviour. Ed. 2, Home Modifications Information Clearinghouse, UNSW Sydney Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26288/5deef1e78f0a4, https://www.homemods.info/resources/hminfo-research-publications/consumer-factsheets/consumer-factsheet-designing-home-environments-for-people-who-experience-problems-with-cognition-and-who-display-aggressive-or-self-injurious-behaviour-

Bridge C; Vasilakopoulou K, 2019, Industry Factsheet: Designing home environments for people with problems with cognition who display aggressive or self-injurious behaviour, Ed. 2, Home Modifications Information Clearinghouse, UNSW Sydney Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26288/5dddeafdc0906, https://www.homemods.info/resources/hminfo-research-publications/industry/industry-factsheet-designing-home-environments-for-people-with-problems-with-cognition-who-display-aggressive-or-self-injurious-behaviour-ed-2

Bridge C; Hodges L, 2019, Evidence Based Practice Review & Associated publications: Designing home environments for people who experience problems with cognition and who display aggressive or self- injurious behaviour. Ed. 2, Home Modification Information Clearinghouse, UNSW Sydney Australia, https://www.homemods.info/resources/hminfo-research-publications/evidence/evidence-based-practice-review-designing-home-environments-for-people-who-experience-problems-with-cognition-and-who-display-aggressive-or-self-injurious-behaviour-

Bridge C; Vasilakopoulou K, 2019, Consumer Factsheet: Bidet douche seats, flexible hoses and bidets, Home Modification Information Clearinghouse, UNSW Sydney Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26288/5d1306507d43b, https://www.homemods.info/resources/hminfo-research-publications/consumer-factsheets/consumer-factsheet-bidet-douche-seats-flexible-hoses-and-bidets

Bridge C, 2019, Home Modification Information Clearinghouse Annual Report 2017/18, UNSW Built Environment Home Modification Information Clearinghouse, UNSW Sydney

Vasilakopoulou K; Bridge C, 2018, Evidence Based Practice Review: Lighting your Way into Home Modifications, 2nd ed., Home Modifications Information Clearinghouse, UNSW, Sydney, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26288/5c249498d91dc, https://www.homemods.info/Download.ashx?File=158a08db6f52022271a4ea6462c49d7&C=31342c3337372c30

Vasilakopoulou K; Bridge C; Weller K, 2018, Summary Bulletin: Ramps, Home Modification Information Clearinghouse, UNSW, Sydney, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.4227/169/5b32fc9d151a4, https://www.homemods.info/resources/hminfo-research-publications/summary/summary-bulletin-ramps#main-content

Quinn J; Bridge CE, 2018, Summary Bulletin: Slip Resistant Floor Surfaces, Home Modification Information Clearinghouse, UNSW, Sydney, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.4227/169/5a7bcd267a2c3, https://www.homemods.info/resources/hminfo-research-publications/summary/summary-bulletin-slip-resistant-floor-surfaces#main-content

Bridge CE; Quinn J, 2018, Consumer Factsheet: Hot water safety in bathrooms, Home Modification Information Clearinghouse, UNSW, Sydney, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.4227/169/5a85180055940, https://www.homemods.info/resources/hminfo-research-publications/consumer-factsheets/consumer-factsheet-hot-water-safety-in-bathrooms#main-content

Barlow G; Bridge CE, 2017, DIYmodify Factsheet Electrical Zones in the Bathroom, Home Modification Information Clearinghouse UNSW, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.4227/169/5ad3e6866e1bb, https://www.homemods.info/resources/hminfo-research-publications/consumer-factsheets/electrical-zones#main-content

Barlow G; Bridge CE, 2017, DIYmodify Factsheet SKILLS NEEDED: Floor mounted handrail, Home Modification Information Clearinghouse, UNSW Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.4227/169/5ad401f004670, http://978-0-7334-3746-5/

Barlow G; Bridge CE, 2017, DIYmodify Factsheet SKILLS NEEDED: hob and infill, Home Modification Information Clearinghouse, UNSW Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.4227/169/5ad40b3cb191b, https://www.homemods.info/resources/hminfo-research-publications/consumer-factsheets/skills-needed-for-a-shower-infill-at-a-hob-at-the-shower#main-content

Barlow G; Bridge CE, 2017, DIYmodify Factsheet SKILLS NEEDED: Rubber ramp, Home Modification Information Clearinghouse, UNSW Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.4227/169/5ad40cedf10ce, https://www.homemods.info/resources/hminfo-research-publications/consumer-factsheets/skills-needed-to-install-a-rubber-ramp#main-content

Barlow G; Bridge CE, 2017, DIYmodify Factsheet SKILLS NEEDED: Step down shower, Home Modification Information Clearinghouse, UNSW Sydney, https://www.homemods.info/resources/hminfo-research-publications/consumer-factsheets/skills-needed-to-install-a-step-down-shower-infill#main-content

Barlow G; Bridge CE, 2017, DIYmodify Factsheet SKILLS NEEDED: Straight grab rail, Home Modification Information Clearinghouse, UNSW Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.4227/169/5aceb6eee90e6, https://www.homemods.info/resources/hminfo-research-publications/consumer-factsheets/skills-needed-to-install-a-straight-grab-rail#main-content

Barlow G; Bridge CE, 2017, DIYmodify Factsheet: Accessibility, Home Modification Information Clearinghouse, UNSW Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.4227/169/5ad3e575103d4, https://www.homemods.info/resources/hminfo-research-publications/consumer-factsheets/diymodify-factsheet-accessibility#main-content

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