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CHANCE's
Publications and Resources from the National Home of Your Own Alliance
Institute on Disability/UCE
University of New Hampshire
7 Leavitt Lane, Suite 101
Durham NH 03824-3522
E-mail: drv@hopper.unh.edu
Web: http://alliance.unh.edu/aapublications.html
Info: CHANCE's mission is to improve and increase access to
integrated, affordable, and accessible housing coordinated with, but
separate from, personal assistance and supportive services. Publications
available on-line include: The History and Development of a National
Home Ownership Initiative (2000); Home Ownership for People with
Disabilities: The State of the States in 1999 (2000); Annotated
Bibliography on Home Ownership; Early Examples of Home Ownership (1996);
Home Ownership when Someone Has a Guardian (1997); The Journey Home:
A New Approach to Housing and Assistance (also available in Spanish);
Supportive Living-A Single Solution? (no), a value? (yes); Community
Development: Partnerships in Progress (1996); Issues in Housing
(1995) and other titles. Also available: A Home of My Own
(video); Toward a Home of One's Own: A Workshop for Families on the
Journey (training materials).
A Home of Your Own Guide
http://alliance.unh.edu/Guide.htm
Info: A Home of Your Own Guide walks prospective home owners
through the complex process of buying a home, from the initial decision to
make the purchase, through the steps for acquiring a mortgage, and
finally, to life as a homeowner. The new guide introduces a "person
centered approach" to homeownership, which places people with
disabilities at the center of the decision-making process on issues
affecting their personal lives and living situations.
HUD Online Library (see: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Online Library)
Low
Income Housing Institute Newsletter
2407 First Avenue
Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98121-1311
Phone: (206) 443-9935
TTY: 1-800-833-6388
Fax: (206) 443-9851
Email: lihi@lihi.org
Web: http://www.lihi.org/pages/Newsletter.htm
Info: LIHI's
quarterly Newsletter on housing development and policy throughout
Washington State.
Making
Homes Accessible: Assistive Technology and Home Modifications
RESSNA Technical Assistance Project
1700 North Moore Street, Suite 1540
Arlington, VA 22209-1903
Phone: (703) 524-6686
Fax: (703) 524-6630
TTY: (703) 524-6639
email: resnaTA@resna.org
Web: http://www.resna.org/taproject/policy/community/HMRG.htm
Info: This resource guide produced by the RESNA Technical
Assistance Project provides information about assistive technology and
home modifications. The guide covers definitions; laws and guidelines;
initiatives from the Assistive Technology Act grantees; advocacy,
financing, modification, and research resources; accreditations; online
courses; and a bibliography.
National
Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) - Publications
1012 Fourteenth Street NW
Suite 610
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: (202) 662-1530
Fax (202) 393-1973
E-mail: info@nlihc.org
Web: http://www.nlihc.org/pubs/
Info: NLIHC is a national organization dedicated to ending America's
affordable housing crisis. Publications available for download or in print
by request include: The NIMBY Report; Advocate's Guide to Housing and
Community Development Policy; Out of Reach: America's Growing Wage-Rent
Disparity; Low Income Housing and Services Programs: Towards a New Perspective;
A Report on State-Funded Rental Assistance Programs: A Patchwork of Small
Measures; Scarcity and Success: Perspectives on Assisted Housing; Changing
Priorities: The Federal Budget and Housing Assistance, 1976-2006; Rental Housing
Production Need Estimates; Housing Problems by Tenure and Income Range;
Perspectives on Renter Income and Affordable Units; Proposed Federal Housing
Trust Fund, 2003 Advocates' Guide To Housing and
Community Development Policy and other titles.
Research and Training Center
and Community Living - Publications
http://rtc.umn.edu/publications
Info: The Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC)
is part of the Institute on Community Integration, the University
Affiliated Program in the College of Education and Human Development at
the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. The RTC focuses on community
supports for persons with developmental disabilities and their families;
providing research, evaluation, training, and technical assistance
activities in several areas. The RTC sponsors several web sites and tries
to provide the most popular and timely publications to its on-line
audience. Publications available on-line include: A Guidebook
for Consumer Controlled Housing; Residential Services for People with
Developmental Disabilities: Status and Trends Through 2000;
Questions to ask Providers when Making Decisions About Residential
Supports for Family Members With Disabilities; and other publications.
Seattle Housing Authority
Publications
http://www.sea-pha.org/residentinform/porchlight_support.html
Info: Downloadable materials include application and pre-application
packets and regularly updated available listings. Documents presented in
multiple languages including Chinese, Russian, English, Somali, Spanish and
Vietnamese
Seattle
Office of Housing Publications
618 Second Avenue - 8th Floor
Seattle, WA 98104-2232
Phone: (206) 684-0721
Fax: (206) 233-7117
Email: Seattle.Housing@ci.seattle.wa.us
Web: http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/housing/Pubs.htm
Housing Resource Guide Online: http://cityofseattle.net/housing/HousingResourcesGuide99/Contents.htm
Info: Publications on topics including: Home Buyers Guide,
Renter's Guide; Home Repair Loans, Space for Artists, Rental Assistance,
Housing Resource Guide Online, and other topics.
Technical
Assistance Collaborative - Publications
One Center Plaza
Suite 310
Boston, MA 02108
Phone / TTY: (617) 742-5657
E-mail: info@tacinc.org
Web: http://www.tacinc.org/publications.html
Info: National organization that works to achieve positive outcomes on
behalf of people with disabilities or other special needs by providing
state-of-the-art information, capacity building, and technical expertise to
organizations and policymakers in the areas of mental health, substance abuse,
human services, and affordable housing. Publications on housing
include: Section 8 Made
Simple; Olmstead and Supportive Housing: A Vision for the Future
(December 2001); Priced Out in 2000: The Crisis Continues (June 2001);
Strategies to Help People with Disabilities Be Successful in the Housing Choice
Voucher Program (April 2002); Going It Alone: The Struggle to Expand Housing
Opportunities for People with Disabilities (2000); Piecing It All Together:
Playing the Housing Game (1999); Federal Housing Resource Guide (2001);
Supported Housing Opportunities Training Manual; Creating Housing and Supports
for People Who Have Serious Mental Illness (1994); Housing Center Bulletins;
Opening Doors: A Housing Publication for the Disability Community and other
titles. Most publications available to view on-line, download, or order by
contacting TAC.
U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development - Online Library
451 7th St. SW
Washington, DC 20410
Phone: (202) 708-1112
TTY: (202) 708-1455
Web: http://www.hud.gov/library/index.cfm
Info: Publications, online and available for download. Some
available by request. Publications include: reports, publications, periodicals, and data from HUD and other sources; HUD approved lenders, mortgagee letters, RESPA
information, housing reports, and more about single family and multifamily housing and hospital mortgage insurance programs; housing authority profiles, facts you should know about public housing, reports, information, and data; guidebook on military base reuse, publications, information for homeless veterans, and more about homelessness; publications and information on community development, economic development, disaster relief, and environmental issues; accessibility guidelines, protection and advocacy organizations, information on housing discrimination complaints, and other information about fair housing; Information about HUD's grants, loans, and contracts and other sources of funding; proposed legislation, testimony, and links to HUD's Congressional committees; news releases, reports, speeches and funding announcements and other topics.
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