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Welcome to our virtual resource library! We aim to share our tools, ideas and strategies for making communities more inclusive in an open-sourced, transparent and free-of-charge platform such as this. The Learn Center is a free resource– all that’s required is your name, email, and zip code to access. We invite you to use, share and reference all our work, but please credit us when you do. Contact us to suggest a new topic, explore an existing topic more deeply or explore co-creating content to advance disability-forward housing. 

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Design, Support Services Why Field Building is Central to The Kelsey’s Approach Field Building is an essential aspect of our approach at The Kelsey. Solving the current housing crisis will require input,...
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Design Strategies to Build Safety into Publicly Funded Housing LIHTC developments endeavor to provide safe and supportive environments for all residents, including those with support needs, through resident services,...
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Design An Untapped Advocacy Opportunity: Increasing the Supply of Accessible Housing through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program is the nation’s primary vehicle for financing affordable housing. LIHTC, however, is failing...
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Design Inclusive Community Workshops: Tools & Strategies The purpose of this Learn Center resource is to give you tangible tools to make the most of the time...
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Design How Cross-Disability Design Makes Housing Better for Everyone Affordable housing developers must surmount an array of hurdles to bring their projects to fruition, including land use politics, funding...
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Finance Case Study: The Kelsey Ayer Station The Kelsey Ayer Station in San Jose is the first project of its kind developed and The Kelsey’s inaugural housing...
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Design, Support Services What HCBS Means for Housers Whether a developer has an existing affordable housing project or is conceptualizing their next, designing a resident-centered experience that considers...
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Advocacy and Policy Increasing Disabled Leadership in Housing As many as 1 in 4 people live with disabilities in the US and the population only continues to grow....
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Advocacy and Policy People with Disabilities Living in the US Face Urgent Barriers to Housing Disabled people living in households across the United States are experiencing disproportionate rates of housing insecurity due to a unique...
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Finance, Support Services Inclusion Concierge: Top Considerations for Resident Services for Disability Inclusive Communities Building a strong support and services delivery system within affordable and mixed income housing communities fosters inclusion and improves housing...
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