Be sure to check out “Fair
Housing,” page 30, for resourc-
es about revamping apart-
ments for accessibility.

Center for Inclusive Design & Environmental Access (IDEA) (716) 829-3485 www.ap.buffalo.edu/idea/visitability Home to the Visitability Initiative Project, an approach for integrating basic accessibility features into all new homes.

Find What You
Need to Know
About …
Accessible
Housing

National Accessible Apartment Clearinghouse (800) 421-1221 www.accessibleapartments.org NAAC maintains the only national database of accessible apartments, with a registration of more than 80,000 units in 50 states. The database covers more than 155 cities and surrounding areas.

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Housing Task Force (202) 783-2229 www.c-c-d.org/task_forces/housing/ tf-housing.htm

HandiNet

www.handinet.org/icg_hous.htm

Home Access Program (800) 876-7267 www.homeaccessprogram.org Database of real estate agents and consultants.

This list provides a good starting point in your search for information about locating, designing, modifying, renting or building accessible homes or apartments for people with neuromuscular diseases. For past Quest articles on accessible housing, home modifications and related topics, see www.mda.org/publications/Quest/ topics_equipment.html.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (800) 569-4287 www.hud.gov/groups/disabilities.cfm The nation’s source for housing information, the site provides a gateway to information, including tips on buying and renting, the Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines, financing resources and more.

International Code Council (888) 422-7233 www.iccsafe.org/accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible Home
Clearinghouse
www.waccess.org
Visitors can enter a listing or browse
classified ads for accessible real estate.

National Association of Home
Builders
(800) 368-5242
www.nahb.org/page.aspx/category/
sectionID=225

Other Resources

NAHB Research Center (800) 638-8556 www.nahbrc.org

Top Five Accessible
Housing Resources

Accessible Design and Consulting (866) 902-9800 www.accessibleconstruction.com

BarrierFreeHome

www.barrierfreehome.com The site offers a state database of accessible homes and apartments, and visitors also can place ads.

National Association of the
Remodeling Industry
(800) 611-6274
www.nari.org
AARP

(888) 687-2277 www.aarp.org/families/home_design

National Fair Housing Advocate
Online
www.fairhousing.com

Center for Universal Design (800) 647-6777 www.design.ncsu.edu/cud The research center, based at North Carolina State University, provides publications, links to resources and universal design floor plans, as well as information about fair housing practices, apartment and home modifications, and universal design features for homes.

ADA Standards for Accessible Design

www.ada.gov/stdspdf.htm

Adaptive Architecture (845) 364-0337 www.adaparch.com/access.html

Adaptive Environments (617) 695-1225 www.adaptiveenvironments.org

B4UBUILD.com

(877) 273-6175 www.b4ubuild.com/plans/accessible_ design.shtml

National Resource Center on
Supportive Housing and Home
Modification
(213) 740-1364
www.homemods.org

New Horizons Un-Limited www.new-horizons.org/gdbhac.html “Guide to Buying a Home for People with Disabilities”