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Image description: Webinar title “Getting to More Accessible, Affordable, Inclusive Housing" in a yellow banner.Below, from left to right are headshots of the speakers: Anita Cameron a woman with brown skin and dredlocks, Chelsea Hayman, a woman with pale skin, straight light-brown hair and glasses, Hunter Herrera-McFarland, a woman with long straight black hair, dark-framed glasses and light skin, Shelly Richardson, a woman with short reddish hair, clear-framed glasses, and Miriam Axel-Lute, a woman with curly dark medium-length hair, angular purple glasses and earrings.

Getting to More Accessible, Affordable, Inclusive Housing, a Shelterforce Webinar

March 1, 2024 | Miriam Axel-Lute

Four disability advocates and experts explain what's needed to house Americans with disabilities and some of the work that's being done to get there.

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An artist's rendering of a bungalow-style two-family home in white and blue with yellow doors. At left, a winding ramp leads to one door; at right, conventional steps lead to the entrance of the other residence.
Disability

The [Un]Affordability of Accessibility: The Challenge of Retrofitting American Homes

June 22, 2023 | Cinnamon Janzer

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

A large open space with a staircase that has multicolored balusters. At left is a large mural of people with different skin tones and in front of it is a person holding a small child. Dual handrails on staircase ensure adult and child can safely use stairs by holding height appropriate handrails. There’s another small child, this one on crutches, and a woman in white is crouching beside him. There’s a man on the landing of the staircase and a small girl climbing the steps. Behind her is a woman carrying a bag or briefcase and drinking from a cup.
Disability

Cross-Disability Design Makes Housing Better for Everyone

June 13, 2023 | Fatimah Aure and Caroline Bas

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

A row of large gray cylindrical water storage tanks on a roof. Behind them are heat pumps and other technical apparatus.
Equity

The Shift to Using More Electricity Will Change How Affordable Housing Is Built

January 4, 2023 | Kimberly Vermeer and Walker Wells

Policymakers and building designers have gone from pushing for energy efficiency to focusing on reducing carbon emissions by using more electrical-based systems. What are some of the benefits and challenges of going all-electric, and how can affordable housers move forward?

Construction

Look Close to Home for Construction Cost Savings

January 10, 2022 | Mike Steffen

We don’t have to turn to fancy tech to lower the cost of building.

Housing

Housing Design That Advances Health

May 13, 2021 | Kayla Hui

Applying trauma-informed principles, reducing social isolation, and encouraging active living—how housing can be designed to promote good health.

A woman wearing sitting in a motorized wheelchair smiles as she navigates her way up a temporary path in Baltimore.
Equity

Bike Lanes Aren’t Just a White Thing

December 9, 2019 | Terrence T. McDonald

Neighborhoods of color are often more dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists, but they are also often left behind when local officials redesign streets to make them safer. How can we change this?

Neighborhood Change

Defensible Space

May 1, 1997 | Oscar Newman

In the Five Oaks community of Dayton, Ohio, during 1991, violent crimes increased by 77 percent, robberies by 77 percent, vandalism by 38 percent, and overall crime by 16 percent. […]