Housing
Having the resources to become knowledgeable on areas that you must be a strong advocate are key to change. We hope this information gives you the resources to improve housing access and options for people with disabilities and our community as a whole!
HCBS Resources
Please note that all previous HCBS Settings Rule Webinars can be viewed by clicking this link, which will take you to ACL.gov
Webinar recordings available currently include:
- IL Net Rural Conversation Community Series: Transportation is a Barrier in Many Rural Communities (February 2023)
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Peer to Peer Interactive Workshop for CILs and SILCs: How Does the HCBS Final Settings Rule Apply to Your State IL Network? (January 2023)
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Strengthening Advocacy in the HCBS Settings Rule: Getting the Services You Need from the Waiver (December 2022)
- The Voices of People with Disabilities and Older Adults: Strengthening the Advocacy in the HCBS Settings Rule (September 2022)
- Key Updates on the HCBS Settings Rule (May 2022)
- ACL/CMS Promising Practices Webinar: Rethinking Day Services: The Without Walls Approach (March 2022)
- ACL/CMS Promising Practices Training: HCBS Settings Regulations: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going (January 2022)
Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Settings Regulation: Fitting the Pieces Together (February 21, 2023)
Peer to Peer Interactive Workshop for CILs and SILCs: How Does the HCBS Final Settings Rule Apply to Your State IL Network?
- Click here for a transcript of the webinar
- Click here for a PDF of the webinar
- Click here for a PPT version of the webinar
- Click Here to watch the recorded webinar in gallery view with ASL interpreter
- Click here to listen to the audio-only Spanish version
- Click here to view the webinar transcript
Scary or Not Scary: Understanding HCBS Settings Rule
Summary of this Training:
APRIL and NASILC present an intro to HCBS Settings Rule Guidance webinar and how the Independent Living network fits in. Hopefully these rules that once seemed complicated and scary will be demystified and you will have a better idea of how your CIL or SILC fits.
APRIL and NASILC will discuss what work they are doing with IL on this rule. Followed by nuts and bolts of the program from Kate Brady, Project Manager, NCAPPS & HCBS Engagement, and examples from peers in your field of how you might partner. Commissioner Jill Jacobs and Director of the Office of Independent Living Programs walked us thorugh why and how this important work fits in the field of Independent Living.
Click Here to View Webinar with Slides and Speaker View Version
Q. How do I see the Powerpoint, Presenters, and ASL all at once in the recording?
A: If you select switch playback view in the bottom right hand corner to gallery you can see all the speakers and ASL interpreter in the playback!
Click Here to View Presentation with Interpreter Version
Click Here to View the Presentation PowerPoint
Click Here to View the Presentation PowerPoint (PDF Version)
Click Here to view the Transcript from this Webinar
Statewide Transition Plans
ASAN Resources
HCBS 2022 Slides
HCBS Settings Rule: July 2022
- HCBS Settings Rule Webinar from July 2022 PPT Version
- HCBS Settings Rule Webinar from July 2022 PDF Version
HCBS Overview YouTube Channels
- HCBS Overview YouTube Video with Closed Captions
- HCBS Overview YouTube Video Transcript with Time Stamps
- HCBS Overview YouTube Video Visual Description
- Creating Your Own Community: Understanding Your Role in Decision Making YouTube Video with Closed Captions
- Creating Your Own Community: Understanding Your Role in Decision Making YouTube Video Transcript with Time Stamps
- Creating Your Own Community: Understanding Your Role in Decision Making YouTube Visual Description
Chemical Sensitivity Resources
- E.I. Wellspring is heavily-trafficked, down-to-earth, thorough. “E.I.” is short for Environmental Illness/Intolerance: http://www.eiwellspring.org/
- NCIL Taskforce Toolkit for Removing Barriers for those with Environmental Health
Educating the Community and Advocacy
- Fact Sheet Access to Accessible Housing
- OHEC Housing and Health Position Statement
- Resources for educating homebuyers, builders, and realtors.
Fair Housing Act
- Assessing a Person’s Request to Have an Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation under the Fair Housing Act
- Fair Housing Act Accessibility Requirements
- Fair Housing Presentation Powerpoint 2017
- HUD Clarifies Definition of Assistance Animals under Fair Housing Act and Section 50
- Reasonable Accommodations under the Fair Housing Act
- Reasonable Modifications under the Fair Housing Act
- Statement of Accessibility (Design and Construction) Requirements for Covered Multifamily Dwellings under the Fair Housing Act
- Units Covered by the Fair Housing Act
- Fair Housing Act Trainings
Financial/Funding Resources
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: https://ncil.org/
- Visitability (Basic Access to Homes) Resources: https://visitability.org/
Resources
- Assistance Animal Guidance 2013
- Trainings
- Submit a Success Story, Resource, Question, or Training Idea Here