TBI-Housing
Resource Links
The
National Council of State Housing Agencies
www.ncsha.org
This website provides information and access to each
states’ housing agency.
Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
www.hud.gov
The HUD web page provides the most current information about its funding
priorities and initiatives. Also has pages which provide
information specific to each state.
The
Report on Housing: Crisis and Opportunity
A TBI and Disability Perspective
614-466-7264 / 800-282-9181
800-858-3542 (TDD/TTY)
www.state.oh.us/olrs
This report reviews the reasons behind
The Traumatic
Brain Injury Technical Assistance Center
www.tbitac.org
Resources and links to resources specific to individuals with TBI. Also has a
search engine for finding information on various TBI topics.
Section 8
Made Simple
Available
from: The Technical Assistance Collaborative
www.tacinc.org
An excellent summary of how to access rental housing
subsidies and the various subsidies available.
Moving On: A personal futures planning workbook for
individuals with TBI. Dr. Beth Mount
Available from The Research and Training Center on Community Integration of
Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury
www.mssn.edu/tbinet
This planning guide and accompanying facilitator guide are designed to assist a
person to gather together a group of allies and assist him or her as they plan
for and implement a future that makes sense for them. The guide has adapted
personal futures planning process in a way that incorporates issues of
individuals with TBI.
Piecing
it all together in your community: Playing the Housing Game
The
Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc.
Boston, MA
http://www.c-c-d.org/conplan_guide.html
Summarizes how the consolidated planning process works and provides guidance
and suggestions for participating in the process.
Going It
Alone: The Struggle to Expand Housing Opportunities for People with
Disabilities
A
publication of the Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc &The Consortium
for Citizens with Disabilities Housing Task Force
www.tacinc.org
A comprehensive summary on the current state of housing for people with
disabilities. Identifies barriers and potential solutions
derived from a national survey on the housing needs of people with disability.
The
National Home of Your Own
www.alliance.unh.edu
Provides information, publications and links to further information regarding
financing, legal issues, planning strategies, accessibility, and so forth. Also
has contact information for state housing teams, which have worked on
homeownership in their states.
Fannie
Mae
www.fanniemae.com
or www.homepath.com
Has much valuable information and publications
available to research and learn about homeownership. Has current information
about the Homechoice loan, which was designed
to accommodate some of the requirements, which people with disability may have
in pursuing a home of their own.
For questions
about the above sources or for further information, you may contact Michael
McCarthy at mccarthym@umkc.edu
ADDITIONAL HOUSING LINKS