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Adaptive Housing
Helps veterans with disabilities acquired in the line of duty with issues they face during recovery and rehabilitation. In addition to participating at ABILITY House construction sites, veterans may also be recipients of an ABILITY House.
Accessible housing information and news for people with disabilities, housing officials, builders and designers.
Provides accessible, affordable housing, supportive living opportunities and rehabilitation services for adults with physical disabilities and brain injuries. Search and apply for housing & services online.
Clarifies the differences between the terms "accessible," "adaptable" and "universal" design.
Advances the role of design in expanding opportunity and enhancing experience for people of all ages and abilities.
Research, information and technical assistance center that evaluates, develops and promotes universal design in housing and public and commercial facilities.
State by state list of CILs, which are private, non-profit organizations that provide services relating to employment, health care and living skills that support the independence of individuals with disabilities.
Information to make all homes "visit-able" by people with mobility impairments.
Information from American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) for people looking to buy or renovate homes to make them more accessible.
Fact sheet from the Department of Health and Human Services. Document is in .pdf format.
Fact sheet that also includes information on financial assistance. Document is in .pdf format.
Home Modifications Practitioners Program and Executive Certificate in Home Modification Program.
Provides specially adapted homes for severely injured service members.
Provides renovated housing at little or no cost to disabled veterans with special adaptive needs.
Information about renting, buying and making your home accessible, as well as Fair Housing rights.
Information and ideas on what to consider when building an accessible bathroom for people with disabilities or the elderly.
Provides financial assistance for family support, help with the purchase of adaptive vans or vehicles, housing assistance as well as arts education programs.
Accessible apartment listings with over 46,000 units in 155 major metropolitan cities.
State-by-state links that may include local area or state agencies on aging, housing finance, housing and community development and more.
Works to increase the availability of home modifications so that the elderly and disabled persons have the choice to live in a supportive environment. See the frequently asked questions (FAQs).
Assistance for service members and families including funds for transportation and modifying/re-modeling/building homes.
Supports service members while at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and when they transition back to duty or back to civilian life through programs and services including modification of housing for veterans with disabilities and assistance to the families of wounded service members.
Fills the gaps in housing modification and repair services for retired and active service members and strives to provide safe and accessible housing for all low-income veterans.
Focuses on technology and disability through research, development, education, advocacy and provision of technology and by supporting individuals who are engaged in these activities.
Directory of RERCs with contact information and links.
Scholarships for certain severely wounded veterans, which include up to four years of rent-free adaptive housing. Submit a candidate questionnaire.
Contact information for specialists in adapted housing at the VA Home Loan Guaranty Services program.
Explains the three main VA grant programs that assist disabled veterans with necessary home modifications: Specially Adapted Housing Grant, Special Home Adaptation Grant and the Home Improvements and Structural Alterations Grant (HISA). Document is in Word format.
Overview of the VA Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service, including information on automobile adaptive equipment, home improvement and structural alterations and services including hearing aids, eye glasses, prosthetic and orthotic devices. Document is in .pdf format.
Grant for veterans with service-connected disabilities for the purpose of constructing an adapted home or modifying an existing home to meet their adaptive needs.
Mortgage protection insurance available to severely disabled veterans who have received grants for specially-adapted housing.
Fact sheet for tenants with disabilities. Document is in .pdf format.
