Equity

In 2022, a government task force released an action plan about combating bias in the appraisal industry. How can CDFIs fight back against the damage caused by under-appraisals?

Underinvested communities are at a disadvantage when it comes to attracting and deploying funding. The Center for Community Investment is helping to change that.

Richard and Leah Rothstein talk about their new book, Just Action, inspired by readers of The Color of Law who asked what could be done about the enduring effects of a century of unconstitutional housing discrimination.

Asset caps on SSI and other benefits keep people with disabilities from building up emergency savings and financial security—or buying a home.

Not everyone with intellectual and developmental disabilities needs to live in a highly structured group home. There are ways to make integrated, independent living work.

With homelessness on the rise, the U.S. shelter system is ill-equipped to accommodate disabled occupants.

Laying the groundwork for transportation equity can start with listening to disabled people’s experiences of infrastructure for non-drivers.

People with disabilities have the constitutional right to choose community-based care rather than institutionalization, but without enough accessible, affordable units, some are still being forced to live in nursing homes.

A new study shines light on the connection between homeless outreach teams and policing, and examines why so many cities are still using resident complaints to guide their response to the homelessness crisis.

Accessibility for this challenging disability can look different from other measures—but addressing it could help improve everyone’s health. 

Home modifications vary greatly in form and cost, a challenge for disabled residents whose homes aren’t accessible to them.

The ways in which buildings are managed after they are built also affects how accessible and inclusive they are.