State of Housing Work Group and Resources

Upcoming Events:

 

State of Rural Housing Call #1 Recording from May 8th, 2018

This webinar was the first of a series of events to begin a process of unpacking these complicated issues surrounding housing and move forward as a community towards solution focused thinking. Although our focus is housing in rural areas, we acknowledge that these issues are not isolated to rural and so we welcome everyone to participate in the conversation. We discussed: Themes for future discussions and trainings, Emerging practices and success stories from the field, Beginning a framework for working together as a community to address housing as a barrier.

Webinar RecordingHome is Where the Heart-land Is: Rural Housing Solutions

Captioning Transcript for Download

 

 

Resources:

Fair Housing Resources:

Assistance_animal_guidance_2013.pdf

 Fair_Housing_Act_accessibility_requirements.docx

 Insurance_restrictions_on_dog_breeds_guidance.pdf

 Reasonable_Accom_FHA.pdf

 Reasonable_mods_FHA.pdf

Fair Housing Presentation 4-20-2017 Power Point File

    

      Chemical Sensitivity Resources:

 The U. S. Access Board issued the Indoor Environmental Quality Project Report (2006) which focuses on making public and commercial spaces healthier for everyone and more accessible for people with chemical and electrical sensitivities or intolerances

https://www.access-board.gov/research/completed-research/indoor-environmental-quality 

 

E.I. Wellspring is heavily-trafficked, down-to-earth, thorough."E.I." is short for Environmental Illness/Intolerance.

 www.eiwellspring.org/

 

NCIL Taskforce Toolkit for Removing Barriers for those with Environmental Health

 

Resources for Educating the Community and Advocacy:

 Fact sheet access to accessible housing PDF file

 OHEC Housing and Health Position Statement PDF file

Resources for educating homebuyers, builders, and realtors  http://ability360.org/accessible-housing

Financial/Funding Resources:

  Funding Opportunity for Housing Vouchers for People with Disabilities 

 

Partner Resources:

ILRU

Housing Trainings

http://www.ilru.org/topics/housing

CIL Transition Services Survey

http://www.ilru.org/2016-cil-transition-diversion-services-survey-study

RTC:MT:

Home Usability Program

http://useablehome.ri.umt.edu/self-advocacy-for-home-usability-resources/resources-and-materials/

NCIL

Visitability (Basic Access to Homes) Resources:

https://visitability.org/

 

 Submit a Success Story, Resource, Question, or Training Idea here