Housing Vouchers Used for Home Ownership Information Bulletin #214 - Less than 800 Housing Authorities out of nearly 3,000 have used the program to to work with and assist low income persons in purchasing their homes. -June 22, 2007
New International Building Code Eliminates Requirements for Disabled in Existing Apartments Undergoing Alterations. -May 19, 2007
Discriminating Lenders, or Just Discrimination? - When mortgage lenders refuse to write loans on central-city rowhouses, does that violate federal fair-housing rules? -May 19, 2007
A Federal Opportunity to "Close the Front Door" - Information Bulletin #207 - In the DRA of 2005, Section 5008, people with disabilities and older Americans should receive a "single comprehensive assessment on the date of discharge from a hospital." -May 7, 2007
Audit Uncovers Discrimination Against Disabled in Newton Housing - "Testers" check whether real estate agents and others involved in providing housing discriminate against people with disabilities. -April 29, 2007
Housing Vouchers: 2007 Estimates - Information Bulletin #205 - Project-Based Housing Vouchers' GAO Report; and Project-based vouchers and LIHTC. -April 16, 2007
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Since 1992 - Information Bulletin #204 - Very frequently, a participating jurisdiction has "uncommitted" funds - i.e., unspent housing money. -April 11, 2007
Action Alert: Help Ensure Adequate HUD Funding- Call Your Senators by April 12!- The President's proposed fiscal year 2008 budget suggests a $112 million cut for accessible and affordable housing. -April 10, 2007
Action Alert: Renewal of the Call to Support Adequate Funding for HUD! - HUD programs face severe funding shortfalls if HUD funding is not increased above the FY06 level. -January 24, 2007
Action Alert: Tell Congress to Adequately Fund all HUD Programs - People with disabilities who receive SSI live in institutions due to the lack of low-income housing. -January 12, 2007
Recent HUD Section 504 Compliance Reviews, Information Bulletin #185 - HUD conducts Section 504 Compliance Reviews of public housing authorities to ensure people with disabilities are residing in the accessible units. -December 18, 2006
A Housing Victory, Information Bulletin #184 - Two recent HUD actions deserve the attention of disability advocates. -November 21, 2006
Reasonable Accommodations and Federally-funded Housing, Information Bulletin #121 - Two recent HUD actions deserve the attention of disability advocates. -August 18, 2006
Iowa's Rent Subsidy and Accessibility Program as a MFP Model - Iowa's housing Finance Agency has a number of innovative housing proposals, August/September May Be Last Chance to Urge Your Legislator to Cosponsor the Bill. -August 11, 2006
Information Re 2007 Money Follows the Person Funding for States - Important aspects of the CMS Announcement Re Funding for MFP awards. -August 1, 2006
2007 Money Follows the Person Grants and Housing - $250m available beginning January 1, 2007 and a total $1.75 billion for five years. -July 27, 2006
2006 Housing Vouchers Increased - Nearly $14 billion will be available for funding housing vouchers in 2006. -June 19, 2006
HUD Allocates Capital Funds and Accessible Units - The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded public housing agencies $2.2 billion in federal funding. -June 13, 2006
Modifications for Accessibility in Units in the Voucher Program, Information Bulletin #103 - A Housing Authority's Administrative Fees in its Housing Voucher Program can be used to modify housing units to make them accessible. -April 12, 2006
April HUD Campaign ADAPT has proposed to HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson a beginning solution to affordable, accessible, integrated housing called "Access Across America." -April 5, 2006
Mainstream Housing Vouchers, Information Bulletin #103 - HUD provided data that indicated a large percentage of the Mainstream Housing Vouchers were not being used by persons with a disability. -February 24, 2006
Shelter From the Storm: Race, Class, and Fair Housing in America - Join Us for the 2006 ERC Fair Housing Symposium! -February 3, 2006
MTW and Accessible/Affordable Housing, Information Bulletin #100- Twenty-eight public housing authorities have a "Moving to Work" (MTW) Agreement with HUD. -January 9, 2006
Lack of Accessible Public Housing, Information Bulletin #99- The US GAO issued a new report to Congress. -December 19, 2005
Housing, the ADA, and Olmstead, Information Bulletin #93 -October 2005
ADAPT Gets Commitment From HUD Secretary Jackson on Voucher Implementation -September 2005
Justice Department settles Disability discrimination Lawsuit against Nevada Developers, Architects, and Engineers. -July 2005
Historic settlement in nationwide disability discrimination lawsuit against developer Archstone-Smith Trust. -June 2005
