U.S. based adults with disabilities to learn and become more effective in changing housing policy, early career professionals with disabilities that would like to build credentials in housing, or adults with disabilities who are curious about how housing gets built.
Isaac enjoys the freedom of having his own apartment and appreciates the opportunities for quality disability-forward housing.
Fiona lives in San Francisco, she is the Director of Systems Change at Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco and serves on the San Francisco The Long Term Care Housing Task Force, which The Kelsey also participates in.
Grounded in our mission and values, The Kelsey is joining a national cross-disability campaign to ensure that COVID-19 response and recovery efforts are inclusive to people with disabilities.
The struggles of COVID19 have been acute for those with disabilities, those without housing, and those without secure social support and economic stability. The needs today reinforce the need for affordable, accessible, supportive inclusive housing. You can’t shelter in place if you don’t have access to shelter.
Myra lives in San Jose and is a member of The Kelsey Ayer Station Community Advisory Group. She is currently on a housing waitlist, and has shared with us her story.
Alycia is a parent in San Francisco who participated in early focus groups with The Kelsey on the need for inclusive housing. She took time to share how housing impacts the life of her son Kevin.
Be Clear and Caroline have been a long-time supporter of our work at The Kelsey, attending some of our early workshops as part of Together We Can Do More. As a Policy Communications Consultant, the team at Be Clear has researched and supported us in refining key messaging around our advocacy for a dedicated public funding source, in the state of California, for inclusive housing for adults with disabilities.
The Kelsey co-founder, Micaela Connery, speaks to the San Francisco Chronicle about Disability-forward housing.
Isaac Haney-Owens discusses his experience finding disability-forward housing in San Francisco.