Housing Archives - ALSO https://alsoweb.org/category/housing/ Developmental Disabilities Advocates Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:04:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://alsoweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALSO-Logo-Lockup-1440px.png Housing Archives - ALSO https://alsoweb.org/category/housing/ 32 32 The Impact of Inclusive Housing and Community Integration https://alsoweb.org/nonprofit-blog/the-impact-of-inclusive-housing-and-community-integration/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:00:38 +0000 https://alsoweb.org/?p=5055 The Impact of Inclusive Housing and Community Integration We can’t imagine our lives without our home. Sure, maybe we get tired of trying to keep it clean, and we get frustrated when neighbors get noisy. But our home is easily a part of our identity.

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]]> How People Supported Make a House a Home https://alsoweb.org/nonprofit-blog/how-people-supported-make-a-house-a-home/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:57:01 +0000 https://alsoweb.org/?p=4615 How People Supported Make a House a Home It’s a great feeling after spending all day at work, or an evening with friends, when we walk through our door and say, “Ah, it’s good to be home!” ALSO is dedicated to delivering person-centered support services

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]]> How Housing Affects Disability Support Services https://alsoweb.org/nonprofit-blog/how-housing-affects-disability-support-services/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:59:06 +0000 https://alsoweb.org/?p=4290 How Housing Affects Disability Support Services “There is a myth that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can never live on their own and that’s something that is not true. We’ve had family members being introduced to our organization that have said ‘there’s no way

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]]> What to Know About Home Accessibility Grants https://alsoweb.org/nonprofit-blog/what-to-know-about-home-accessibility-grants/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 08:49:09 +0000 https://alsoweb.org/?p=3973 What to Know About Home Accessibility Grants What is a Home Accessibility Grant? A home accessibility grant is a sum of money or services provided to an individual or an organization for the purpose of making the home environment safer and more accessible. Grants are

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]]> Home Accessibility Solutions for People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities https://alsoweb.org/nonprofit-blog/home-accessibility-solutions-for-people-with-intellectual-developmental-disabilities/ Wed, 25 May 2022 11:44:16 +0000 https://alsoweb.org/?p=2831 Home Accessibility Solutions for People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Want to make home more livable for someone experiencing intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD)? When it comes to providing home improvements for accessibility, most of the information you’ll find refers to obvious solutions, like wheelchair ramps*. But there are

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]]> Housing Crisis 2022: Its Outsized Impact on People with Disabilities https://alsoweb.org/nonprofit-blog/housing-crisis-2022-its-outsized-impact-on-people-with-disabilities/ Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:39:39 +0000 https://alsoweb.org/?p=2763 Housing Crisis 2022: Its Outsized Impact on People with Disabilities U.S. housing prices shot up 18.8% in 2021, the highest calendar year increase in 34 years of data. Residential rents typically follow home prices, and this past year was no exception. This January’s average rents

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