The Housing Imperative for Persons with Disabilities to Advance Independent Living and Recovery

This webinar discussed the importance of expanding affordable and accessible housing for persons with disabilities. Persons with disabilities face enormous challenges in finding affordable and accessible housing for two main reasons. First, they struggle to afford housing. Second, it’s not easy to find accessible housing. Join us as experts share their key insights into the state of affordable and accessible housing for persons with disabilities and contributions to expanding the housing supply.
Learning objectives:
Understand the impacts of affordable and accessible housing for persons with disabilities through an equity lens.
Examine the state of affordable and accessible housing for persons with disabilities.
Broaden your understanding of the impacts of race, income, disability, and geography on access to affordable and accessible housing.
Learn from experts about ways to expand housing for persons with disabilities.
Featured speakers
Allie Cannington, Director of Advocacy, The Kelsey
R. Feynman, Director of Advocacy, Disability Policy Consortium, Boston, MA
Olivia Richard, Disability Rights Advocate, Boston, MA
Barry A. Whaley, MS, Project Director of the Southeast ADA Center, Syracuse, MA