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.
Allie, our Managing Director of Advocacy, recently joined the National Low Income Housing Coalition in Washington, D.C. to collaborate with housing leaders and elected officials on disability-forward housing strategies.
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.
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.
At the National Council of State Housing Agencies Annual Conference, we presented on disability-forward housing and the role the Inclusive Design Standards have in advancing more equitable housing for people with and without disabilities.
In partnership with national disability and housing rights organizations, we hosted a webinar on the threats federal budget cuts pose to housing programs for people with disabilities. Read on to learn more about these policies and how to advocate to protect affordable, accessible, inclusive housing.
Learn more about our technical assistance work with the Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging to highlight how Tennessee can meet the urgent need for disability-forward housing for people with disabilities and older adults.
Yesterday, the San Francisco Planning Commission passed the Family Zoning Plan—an exciting step toward building a more inclusive city. As this process continues, we look forward to ensuring that expanded housing development also includes stronger provisions for affordability, accessibility, and inclusivity.
To classify housing as “ADA” is inaccurate and oversimplified. Instead, it’s important to understand which laws impact housing access and inclusion, and how the ADA shapes disability-forward housing. Read the full article to learn more.