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A Housing Advocate's Resource List
Thanks to Charlene Dwyer of EBTIDE for compiling and sharing the
following list of housing-related resources.
Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing
(DRACH)
If you are ready to take action, join today!
Karen Tamley,
Regional Representative
301 S. Peoria, Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60607
ph:
312-226-5900 e-mail: karentam@accessliving.org
Opening Doors www.c-c-d.org/doors/html One of
the best housing publications for the disability
community by the national Coalition for Citizens with
Disabilities (housing issues, trends and concerns). Sign
up for your free e-mail or snail mail copy today!
Fair Housing Rights and Complaints For a summary of
disabled residents' rights under the Fair Housing Amendment, and a description
of the seven architectural access requirements, go to http://www.alpha-one.org/housing.htm
and click on their link to "Accessible Housing
Information."
Learn about your fair housing rights and how to file a
complaint, file a fair housing complaint on line, print out the complaint form,
get a toll free complaint line number all at http://www.hud.gov/hdiscrim.html
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (www.hud.gov) Links to specific HUD programs and
information on disability and other resources! www.hud.gov/fhe/fheacss.html
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilties
www.hud.gov/progdesc/811main.cfm
National Home of Your Own Alliance http://alliance.unh.edu/ A wealth of
information on housing for people with disabilities and the best site for
"homeownership" information. A one-stop TA rsource site for those interested in
HUD's new Section 8 homeownership program with 2 levels of rule overview
material, links to HUD's final rule and PowerPoint, and sample PHA
implementation manuals and materials from the Colorado PHA Section 8
homeownership project. http://alliance.unh.edu/section8finalrule.html
National Low Income Housing Coalition www.nlihc.org Wonderful
source for low-income housing trends and statistics and
a great links section
National Council of State Housing Agencies http://www.ncsha.org/NCSHA/NCSHAL2/directry/statindx.html
Find and link to the web page for the housing finance
agency for your state.
FannieMae "HomeChoice" Homeownership for People with
Disabilities http://www.fanniemae.com/neighborhoods/products/housing/loansdisabilities.html
Or call 1-800-7FANNIE (Consumer Resource Center) - ask
for the account team in the FannieMae regional office
closest to you
The Federal Home Loan Banks The
single largest supplier of home mortgage credit in the
United States is the partnership of the Federal Home
Loan Banks (FHLBanks) and their over 6,500 members. The
FHLBank System consists of twelve regional FHLBanks.
Each bank administers several million dollars in
downpayment assistance through the "Affordable Housing
Program" (AHP) in partnership with their member banks.
Nonprofits may partner with a member bank to apply for
and assist in distributing the downpayment assistance
funds.
To find the Federal Home Loan Bank in your region, go to www.fhlbs.com
Helpful Websites for
Visitability, Universal Design and Home Access
Concrete Change http://concretechange.home.mindspring.com
Make new homes in your community "visitable".
This site has all the information and guidance you will
need to implement "visitability" in your community.
Center for Universal Design www.design.ncsu.edu/cud The
Center for Universal Design has a long history of
conducting research and providing information and
services about various areas of housing, including fair
housing practices, home modifications and accessible and
universal design features in homes. On this sight, you
can look at various examples of universal homes in new
construction! Great publications, links and resource
materials!
Adaptive Environments www.adaptenv.org A
federally funded site which has developed publications
to educate about access and universal design.
Publications list for universal design.
Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access www.ap.bufalo.edu/%7Eidea IDEA
provides resources and technical expertise in
architecture and product design. Good links
section.
Accessible Design - Accessible Systems, Inc. www.ad-as.com Offers product
designs for universal design. Accessible kitchen
products, workplace and healthcare furniture, pricing
and catalog available.
Code Requirements for Housing Accessibility The U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development has officially endorsed a new
building code document that clarifies the federal Fair
Housing Accessibility Guidelines for builders and helps
ensure that new apartments and condominiums are
accessible to people with disabilities. The endorsement
has been eagerly awaited by the nation's home builders
who urged HUD's action and have given it their strong
support.
The ICC "Code Requirements for Housing Accessibility" (CRHA)
is published by the International Code Council (ICC) and was developed through a
cooperative effort spearheaded by NAHB and ICC, which also included HUD,
building industry representatives and disability rights groups.
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 Breaking The
Barriers is a national effort
supported by TASH that is focused on ensuring the
right to communicate for people with
disabilities.
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 Autism Is A
World
Nominated for an
Academy Award, "Autism Is A World" is a rare look
at autism through the words of a young woman who
lives with it. The film is scheduled to be
broadcast on May 22 at 8 p.m. ET on CNN.
"Autism Is A World" is
a co-production of CNN Presents and State of the
Art, Inc., and was produced and directed by
filmmaker Gerry Wurzburg.
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In the Name of
Treatment
A
Parent's Guide to Protecting Your Child From the Use of
Restraint, Aversive Interventions, and
Seclusion
Supporting Individuals and
Families to Self Direct Their Lives Through the Maryland
New Directions Medicaid
Waiver
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