We’re proud to announce the launch of the Disability-Forward Housing Futures Grant and our first awardee, On My Own of Michigan! On My Own of Michigan provides wrap-around services to support independent living for people with developmental disabilities. The team is in the pre-development stage of building disability-forward housing in Oakland County, MI. Read on to learn more.
David Baker Architects highlights how the Inclusive Design Standards can deliver inclusive, accessible housing without raising costs. Their project, 8 Partridge at Midway Village, in Daly City, uses thoughtful design features from the Inclusive Design Standards to support a wide range of access needs while staying within a tight budget. The community became the first gold-certified project under the Inclusive Design Standards, showing that accessibility and affordability can go hand in hand.
We’re grateful to our friends at SV@Home for featuring The Kelsey Ayer Station and the Inclusive Design Standards in their article, Designing Housing that Welcomes Everyone. Read on to learn more about how we can build a disability-forward housing future together.
This year marks the 26th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Olmstead v. L.C. (Lois Curtis). Known as the “Olmstead decision,” the ruling reaffirmed the right of people with disabilities to live wherever they choose. This right, however, is far from being fully realized. Without plentiful, affordable, accessible housing, and home and community based services, many people with disabilities aren’t able to live independently in the community.
Our partners at We Are Up are one step closer to bringing disability-forward housing to Humboldt County, California! We Are Up engaged us in 2023 as their technical assistance and development advisor, and we’ve been working closely with them since then to bring their vision to life.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.