Our co-founder Micaela joined East Bay real estate leader on his podcast about all things housing and disability. Full transcript below. Stephen Beard is a real estate agent and Accessibility Specialist. His podcast is about connecting people with unique knowledge or expertise about housing and accessibility.
This month The Kelsey joins a cohort of three teams who are leading national policy initiatives. We were accepted into the 2021 summer cohort of the Rise Justice Labs accelerator program, running from August to November 2021. This 12-week program is designed to support us in passing federal legislation around disability-forward housing.
Allie Cannington, Manager of Advocacy and Organizing provides a virtual tour of The Kelsey Ayer Station and The Kelsey Civic Center to investors and partners.
On this day in 1999, Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C., mandated that segregating people with disabilities into institutions constitutes discrimination and violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Olmstead was a case about housing and community living. L.C., Lois Curtis, had received care in a Georgia hospital. Yet, when she was ready to move back to the community, that option was denied.
Over the past year, we have made steady progress towards groundbreaking on our fully inclusive, mixed-ability, mixed-income community in the heart of San Jose.
Bring your own services and join The Kelsey’s Oakland partner communities. Create your home, connect with residents, and utilize our signature Inclusion ConciergeTM program. Vetted apartment homes are located at Atlas Oakland, with coliving options at Starcity Downtown Oakland.
While The Kelsey cannot provide one-on-one support for those seeking housing assistance navigating the process, we hope this resource sheet can help connect you to individual supports.
Welcome to the Leaders for Inclusive Community podcast. Today, Isaac interviews Micaela Connery, Founder and CEO of The Kelsey.
The Kelsey co-founder, Micaela Connery, speaks to the San Francisco Chronicle about Disability-forward housing.
Announcing a $5.3 million loan from Google for our first project, The Kelsey Ayer Station in San Jose. We’re proud to say that The Kelsey is “the first specific project that the tech giant has backed since announcing a $250 million fund dedicated to addressing the San Francisco Bay Area’s affordable housing shortage.”