Building a Disability-Forward Future with UC Berkeley Students
We collaborated with urban planning students at the College of Environmental Design at the University of California as they studied the redevelopment of the Ashby Bart site east lot.
Category: Partner Profiles
Mobilizing Inclusive Housing in Mobile, AL: Highlights from Our Recent Convening
Members of our Housing team traveled to Mobile, Alabama, to support AIDS Alabama South in advancing their inclusive and affordable housing initiative. Together, we cohosted a powerful convening that brought together a passionate group of community leaders, advocates, and partners.
Disability-Forward Design Featured in National League of Cities
We guest-authored a blog post with the National League of Cities! The article breaks down the Inclusive Design Standards, showcases the cities that have adopted them, and offers guidance for designers, architects, and developers to advance disability-forward housing.
Inclusive Design Standards in Use: Mitchell Park Place
Located in Palo Alto, California, Mitchell Park Place will offer affordable housing to people with and without disabilities. Incorporating elements of the Inclusive Design Standards, the community was designed by Architects FORA and developed Eden Housing.
Inclusive Design Standards in Use: 38th Avenue Apartments
Designed using the Inclusive Design Standards, 38th Avenue Apartments offers 52 units of 100% affordable housing. The community was designed by Architects FORA and is being developed by MidPen Housing.
Inclusive Design Standards in Use: 8 Partridge Street
8 Partridge Street, located in Daly City, California, is an excellent example of adopting the Inclusive Design Standards to serve a diverse, multigenerational community. Designed by David Baker Architects and developed by MidPen Housing, this community is projected to open next year.
Inclusive Design Standards in Use: Poppleton East
Poppleton East, located in Omaha, Nebraska, is a great example of the Inclusive Design Standards in action. Designed by Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture and developed by inCOMMON Housing Development Corporation, these units will provide affordable, quality housing for people with and without disabilities.