Category: Behind the Scenes

The Kelsey is thrilled to welcome Arpitha as a new member of our Board of Directors. Arpitha leads work around accessibility and design within Walmart and brings a passion for disability-forward spaces and experiences into her board services. Click to read more about her.

We’re thrilled to have Jennifer join The Kelsey Board of Directors. Jennifer brings a belief in our work coupled with aligned experience in social justice, philanthropy, and affordable housing to support a mission to create Home for More.

While important efforts to preserve, produce, and protect affordable housing are happening at local, regional, state, and federal levels, they often lack a disability-forward lens. Similarly, disability advocacy has not always centered housing as a core priority. The Alabama Disability-Forward Housing Working Group exists to bridge these gaps—bringing together housing and disability rights advocates and leaders to ensure that housing solutions fully include the needs and rights of people with disabilities. Our mission is to drive policies and partnerships that make inclusive, accessible, and affordable housing a reality for all Alabamians.

Irina Meza is Chief People Officer. She is a high impact, people-centered and data driven leader with 20+ years of leadership experience.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, marking the first time in over 30 years that HUD is considering potential changes to the regulation requiring accessibility, and prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability in HUD-Assisted Programs.