Housing

Finding housing that is affordable, available, and accessible is often difficult for people with disabilities. There are many different programs that may be helpful to people seeking housing, as well as different options for having modifications done to a current home.

Disability Rights Ohio publications

• Housing Accommodations and Modifications for People with Disabilities
• Opening the Doors: Confronting Housing Discrimination

Information from other organizations

Ohio

• Creative Housing, Inc.
• Creative Living: Assisted Living for People with Physical Disabilities
• Fair Housing Contact Service
• HUD in Ohio
• Ohio Development Services Agency
• Ohio Housing Finance Agency
• Ohio Rental Housing Locator
• Visitability Ohio

National

• 100 Questions & Answers About Buying a New Home
• A House for All Children
• ABILITY House
• Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access
• Center for Universal Design
• Disability.gov - Housing
• Easter Seals and the CENTURY 21® System's Easy Access Housing for Easier Living Program
• Easter Seals Resources at Home
• Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST
• Funding for Generators - Steps for Acquiring Funding through the Ohio Home Care Program
• Homelessness Resource Center
• Housing & Mortgages for People with Disabilities
• Housing Resources to Support Olmstead Implementation (PDF)
• Infinitec.org
• National Housing Trust
• Non-Elderly Disabled (NED) Vouchers
• Priced Out Findings (series of housing publications)
• Reasonable Modifications Under the Fair Housing Act (PDF)
• Renters in Foreclosure Toolkit
• Service Animals and Assistance Animals for People with Disabilities in Housing and HUD-Funded Programs (PDF)
• Specially Adapted Housing Program - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• U.S. Department of Agriculture - Housing Assistance
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - People with Disabilities section
• Understanding the Fair Housing Amendments Act (PDF)
• United States Access Board
• What "Fair Housing" Means for People with Disabilities

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Links updated April 2013