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Building Opportunity Through Inclusivity

Advancing disability-forward housing solutions that open doors to homes and opportunities for everyone.

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“I can’t tell you how much better a community member I can be when where I live I’m being accepted by my neighbors, my neighborhood, my whole community.”

Debra, The Kelsey Ayer Station Resident
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Kelsey’s Story

What started with Kelsey has become a movement co-led by people with and without disabilities to build a disability-forward housing future. 

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Pioneering New Solutions Together

We center on the perspectives of people with disabilities to foster inclusive communities and inform better housing policies, design standards, development strategies, and resident services. We’re proud to do this work in partnership with advocates, disability organizations, families, housing providers, and municipalities across the country.

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Over 280 homes developed and supported
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$187M Funding Unlocked from Major Partners
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6,000+ Community Leaders Engaged
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Disability-Forward Housing: As featured on PBS NewsHour

Learn more about why we work at the intersection of disability and housing, why we anchor on the co-leadership of people with and without disabilities, and what sets The Kelsey communities apart from other housing solutions.

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There are four million adults with disabilities whose sole source of income is Supplemental Security Income (SSI). They are priced out of every housing market in the country and would have to spend 142% of their entire income to afford basic housing.

Disability & Housing Narrative Change Cohort Stories

Creating a future where affordable, accessible, and inclusive housing is a reality for all begins with centering the voices of people with disabilities. These personal housing stories from the 2024 cohort push back against deeply rooted ableist and exclusionary narratives that continue to limit the growth of disability-forward housing—in both public perception and policy.

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Illustrations of Narrative Change Cohort members, Lisa Cooley, Felix Jordan, Sam Johnson, and Sandra Conley. Lisa Cooley is a dark-skinned person wearing glasses with their hair pulled back. She is pictured sitting in a wheelchair. She is wearing a blue shirt and a gray sweater. Felix Jordan is a dark-skinned person wearing glasses, jean overalls, and a colorful shirt underneath. Their hair is light brown and pulled up into a blue headband. Sam Johnson is a light-skinned person with brown, curly, shoulder-length hair, wearing glasses, a blue-collared shirt, and a gray vest over it. Sandra Conley is a dark-skinned person with blonde, curly hair. She is wearing a blue t-shirt.

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