Health

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.

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

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

Affordable housing projects should incorporate a range of accessibility features, going above and beyond code requirements.

Activists have been fighting for decades to expand accessible housing for disabled residents. They’ve made progress, but say that current regulations and enforcement don’t go far enough.

Welcome to Shelterforce’s newest Under the Lens series, Not Just Ramps—Disability and Housing Justice. This introductory article lays out why the connection between disability and affordable housing is so strong, and why it’s so important for housers to understand.

New federal guidance enables states to use Medicaid dollars to support housing needs.

As LA’s Inside Safe program works to transition unhoused Angelenos from hotels into permanent housing, its leaders should look to California’s Project Roomkey for lessons.

Never underestimate the power of—and need for—a ground game.

When a St. Louis-based group convened public housing residents to talk about infant mortality, they discovered a serious housing issue that affected tenants’ health. To the organization’s credit, they didn’t turn away from the problem.

A participatory theatrical arts group takes on tenant and landlord woes, and brings the audience into the action.

Landlord-tenant relations are governed by a mix of laws at all levels of government and can vary a lot.