Home designs for Every Body ! Maegan Blau ’ s mission to make accessibility beautiful
Maegan Blau is a visionary designer , an accessibility advocate , and an unstoppable force of creativity . But to leave it at that would be missing the nuance of her story — a journey that marries passion with necessity , and art with empathy . It ’ s rare to find someone who doesn ’ t just speak about change but actively embodies it in every space they touch . Maegan , founder of Blue Copper Design in Arizona , USA , is redefining how we look at homes , accessibility and the unspoken power of design to elevate lives .
Her origin story is not the ordinary entrepreneur tale of stumbling onto an idea over coffee . It ’ s a narrative soaked in lived experience and the practical realization that no one else was going to create the world she needed . Maegan has used a wheelchair for over 15 years due to a spinal cord injury , and it was this journey of navigating inaccessible spaces that lit the spark . What began as a search for a home that didn ’ t confine her within traditional , non-adaptive layouts has since evolved into a mission to transform residential accessibility across the country .
“ I bought my first home when I was 20 . Not because I wanted to , but because I had to ,” she says , recounting the necessity of needing to renovate a space that could accommodate her . This wasn ’ t a luxury but a practical choice after the realization that accessible spaces didn ’ t exist in any meaningful way . Faced with the daunting task of transforming her new house into a functional and beautiful living space , she teamed up with a contractor . It was a conversation with him that would steer the course of her future : “ He asked if I ’ d ever thought
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