Disability RAPP Archive - Page 6 of 17

Posted in: Spring 2022 Disability and Housing Posted on May 9, 2022May 16, 2022

Know Your Housing Rights

By DRC-NH staff In both private and public housing, federal and state laws protect the rights of people with disabilities. Those laws apply to a variety of housing providers including landlords, property managers, homeowners’ associations, and condo boards. Prohibited: Discrimination against people with disabilities...

Posted in: Spring 2022 Disability and Housing Posted on May 9, 2022May 16, 2022

Are Institutions a Thing of the Past?

By Kelly Nye-Lengerman Throughout history, people with intellectual and developmental (ID/DD) and other disabilities living in institutions may have experienced abuse, exploitation, and isolation. In order to prevent these transgressions in the future, we must continue to insist individuals living with ID/DD have choice,...

Posted in: Spring 2022 Disability and Housing Posted on May 9, 2022May 16, 2022

A Little Help from Your Friends

By DRC-NH staff Federal and state nondiscrimination laws protect the rights of people with disabilities to have service animals and emotional support animals in their apartments, even when the housing provider has a policy that does not allow pets (or a certain type of animal such as a dog). Service animals are individually...

Posted in: Spring 2022 Disability and Housing Posted on May 9, 2022May 16, 2022

A Place to Call Your Own

By Sheryl A Larson, Ph.D. Everyone needs a safe place to live that they can afford. People with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) are no exception. The University of Minnesota’s Residential Information Systems Project (RISP) has collected and shared information about the places people with IDD live since 1977. This...

Posted in: Spring 2022 Disability and Housing Posted on May 9, 2022May 16, 2022

Prohibiting Discrimination Against Voucher Holders

By Lindsay Lincoln, Esq. “We don’t take Section 8.” This is the devastating and all too common response many voucher holders in New Hampshire receive from landlords and property managers while searching for a place to live. Unfortunately, it is legal. The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, also known as the Section...

Posted in: Spring 2022 Disability and Housing Posted on May 9, 2022May 16, 2022

Accessibility Opens Doors

By Kathy Bates Accessibility has allowed me to be an independent spirit. I’ve always believed that there is dignity in risk, but accessibility can give you a safe place to try new things. Because my adult life has included accessible living spaces, I’m not afraid to try most things at least once. (That said, it’s not...