For millions of disabled people, finding a home that is both accessible and affordable feels nearly impossible. At the 2025 Disability-Forward Housing Futures Summit, we broke down why people shouldn’t be forced to choose between a home that fits their access needs and one that fits their budget.
Our CEO and Co-Founder, Micaela, was honored by the Harvard Kennedy School with this year’s Alumni Innovation Award for her leadership in advancing a disability-forward housing future. During an award panel, she highlighted how scaling disability-forward housing requires a dual approach of building supportive communities on the ground, while simultaneously transforming the broader systems that support them.
We are incredibly grateful to receive the California Disability Innovation in Advocacy Award from The Arc of California, following a nomination by The Arc of San Francisco. Our Operations Assistant, Isaac, accepted the honor at the State Capitol. Receiving this award amidst protests underscores the importance of our policy work and the urgent need for funded, community-based housing services. Ultimately, being recognized by a fellow organization that shares our deep commitment to the disability community is a wonderful honor.
Our latest California Disability-Forward Housing Working Group meeting featured a discussion on Single-Stair Reform. Learn more about how single-stair reform creates more disability-forward homes.
We were thrilled to present at the 2025 ULI Housing Awards Webinar Series featuring The Kelsey Ayer Station! Last year, we received ULI’s Terwilliger Center Award for Innovation in Attainable Housing and were thrilled to join the ULI community again for a deeper dive into our work.
We’re proud to announce that we were awarded a grant from Coefficient Giving! This award will support us in expanding our impact in disability-forward building code and land use reform.
Watch this recap from the Disability-Forward Housing Futures Summit to hear highlights from the day on how prioritizing inclusion leads to better housing and better living for everyone.
The National Low Income Housing Coalition released its Advocates’ Guide 2026, featuring an article co-authored by our Managing Director, Allie, alongside our partners at Justice in Aging and the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund. Explore the full guide for ways to advocate for disability-forward housing.
Kyle, our Inclusive Design Manager, and Allie, our Managing Director, joined The Ohio State University’s “Cities for All” speaker series to share how we design and advocate for homes where neighbors with and without disabilities thrive.
Odjahnae shares her experience living at The Kelsey Civic Center.