In Conversation with Darin Lounds, Executive Director of the Housing Consortium of the East Bay
The Housing Consortium Executive Director Darin Lounds discusses the Together We Can Do More initiative.
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In Conversation with Shannon Des Roches Rosa: Author, Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism
Shannon Des Roches Rosa has been writing about autism and parenting since 2003. She’s the co-founder of Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism and the editor of the book by the same name.
Together We Can Do More
Learn more about the Together We Can Do More Initiative happening right now in your community. Find more resources including the full report on our Learn Center. See how we’re applying this to The Kelsey Ayer Station and The Kelsey Civic Center.
Happy Birthday, Kelsey!
Celebrating Kelsey and her vision for Disability-forward housing and community inclusion.
More Inclusion Is…
What if our communities — our housing, neighborhoods, and gathering places — were more inclusive? Imagine what would be possible for all of us.
What does it mean to be an “Inclusion Native” and why does it matter?
At The Kelsey, we talk a lot about inclusive communities and the type of people who would want to live in them. We often use the term “Inclusion Natives” to describe people with and without disabilities who grew up in inclusive settings. We want to take a moment to explain what we mean when we talk about Inclusion Natives and why they are so important to our work.
Kelsey’s Legacy Lives On
Our Co-Founder, Kelsey O’Connor, passed away on March 28th. She was and remains our reason for being — she taught us so much about community, love, resiliency, friendship, and inclusion. Kelsey sparked more impact in her 31 years than most people dream of in a lifetime. We miss her more than words but we know her legacy lives on — and will live for a long long time.
For Individuals With Disabilities, There’s No Place For Home
Individuals with disabilities and advocates have been fighting for thoughtful supports, inclusion in communities, and independent living since the 1960s “based on the premise that people with even the most severe disabilities should have the choice of living in the community.” The challenge isn’t new, but the solutions will need to be.