A housing community for deaf and hard-of-hearing seniors is being planned for Tempe, and the $25 million project would be among the largest of its kind in the country.
The project would provide 75 apartments and 50 owner-occupied condominiums for people age 55 and older.
But Apache ASL Trails, which still must be voted on by the Tempe City Council, is intended to be more than just housing. Support services would be woven in, positioning the site to become a statewide epicenter for the deaf senior community.
Safely housing and serving deaf seniors takes creativity. The main form of communication inside Apache ASL Trails would be American Sign Language, augmented by design and technology. read more
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