Edition: Spring 2022 Disability and Housing

In this issue we get an inside perspective on a local shelter, explore universal design, and review the laws that protect the rights of people with disabilities and their service animals. This issue also includes a featured section where we dive into the topic of divisive concepts and the role intersectionality plays in our fight for disability rights.

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...

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

Universal Design Resource List

Universal design is the process of creating products and environments that are accessible to all people. The Seven Principles of Universal Design include: Equitable Use Flexibility in Use Simple and Intuitive Perceptible Information Tolerance for Error Low Physical Effort Size and Space for...

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

Housing Insecurity Makes an Impact

By ABLE NH Staff In 1991, New Hampshire was the first state in the nation to close its inhumane institution for people with disabilities promising a better quality of life for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. In recent years, failure to create integrated, universally...

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

The Banned Concepts Statute: A Significant Threat to the Disability Rights Movement

The Banned Concepts Statute: A Significant Threat to the Disability Rights MovementBy DRC-NH staff Recently, Disability Rights Center-NH joined a diverse group of educators, advocacy groups, and law firms in filing a federal lawsuit challenging the ‘Banned Concepts’ law, a new state law which we believe will discourage our public school teachers from honest conversations about race,...