It is not enough to claim to center your organization’s work on inclusion. Your organization also needs to increase the disabled leadership in every facet of your work. This means ensuring your projects and programs are co-led by people with and without disabilities. Learn some tips and best practices on the critical importance of reflecting disabled leadership in your work.

Understanding policy frameworks and strategies will make you a stronger disability housing advocate. Consider the strength of our collective power as a disability-forward movement if we stood in unison by advocating to the same audience with the same proposed interventions or asks. It’s time to organize our shared policy agenda and claim the power that unity will undoubtedly bring.

This piece comes from a series of articles from the Raise the Roof training program for leaders with disabilities who want to learn how housing gets built. This article covers some of the basics of housing policy, including defining housing production, preservation and protection. It also discusses zoning and fair housing. This is a great primer for any advocate who is new to housing policy.

The housing affordability crisis continues to impact communities across the country and it is our job, as disability housing advocates, to stay informed, engaged and ready to spring into action when needed. There are key terms used in the housing industry that are essential for any disability advocate to learn and understand. Read about these terms, their meaning in housing and why this content is mandatory for anyone fighting for disability-forward housing.

Many people believe in stereotypes and misguided myths about people with disabilities generally, not to mention their housing needs. We seek to bust these myths by unpacking, deconstructing then educating about the truth behind disability housing. Replace the stereotypes and misconceptions with facts about the realities faced by people with disabilities in housing.