Our Managing Director, Allie, is in The Washington Post today alongside Stephen Jacob Smith, Executive Director of The Center for Building in North America, explaining how updating federal elevator rules can expand disability-forward housing.
The article offers an inside look at life at The Kelsey Ayer Station. Through the stories of our residents and our Inclusion Concierge, it highlights what truly makes a community feel like home, from the deep relationships built between neighbors to the specific design features that support residents with and without disabilities.
We’re proud to announce the launch of the Disability-Forward Housing Futures Grant and our first awardee, On My Own of Michigan! On My Own of Michigan provides wrap-around services to support independent living for people with developmental disabilities. The team is in the pre-development stage of building disability-forward housing in Oakland County, MI. Read on to learn more.
David Baker Architects highlights how the Inclusive Design Standards can deliver inclusive, accessible housing without raising costs. Their project, 8 Partridge at Midway Village, in Daly City, uses thoughtful design features from the Inclusive Design Standards to support a wide range of access needs while staying within a tight budget. The community became the first gold-certified project under the Inclusive Design Standards, showing that accessibility and affordability can go hand in hand.
We’re proud to work with partners who believe in a disability-forward housing future as much as we do. Our partners at JPMorgan Chase supported us in bringing disability-forward housing to San Francisco, and their partnership shows how we can all work together to create affordable homes that meet the needs of people with and without disabilities.
Our community reflects on all we’ve accomplished in 2025 and our vision for the future.
Our latest webinar breaks down how states and local communities can create more affordable, accessible, and inclusive homes for people with disabilities. Speakers share practical tools—like stronger tenant protections, better Public Housing Authority policies, smarter tax-credit rules, and zoning reforms—that advocates can use right now. The session offers real examples, simple explanations, and steps anyone can take to make housing more inclusive in their community. Read the full recap and access all the resources.
We co-hosted a conversation with The National Council on Independent Living and New Disabled South on proven state and local strategies to expand accessible, affordable, and inclusive housing for people with disabilities.
We had a fantastic week at the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Fall Meeting in San Francisco! Read on for some highlights.