Links to non-PAI resources

Housing, government housing programs, housing rehabilitation and modifications, discrimination in housing

Bazelon compilation of housing cases - www.bazelon.org/issues/housing/cases/index.htm - comprehensive list of federal and state cases relating to disability issues.

California Housing Law Project - www.housingadvocates.org - Works to include funding for affordable and supportive housing in the state budget.

Concrete Change - www.concretechange.org/- an international effort to make all new homes "visitable" - Inclusive Home Design

Designing Accessible Communities - www.designingaccessiblecommunities.org/ - information to help you provide solutions to concerns and questions about access.

Easy Living Home - www.easylivinghome.org - information a voluntary program to bring builders and home buyers together for homes that are accessible to everyone, as well as easy to build, easy to live in and easy to sell.  

Fair Housing - National Fair Housing Advocate - www.fairhousing.com/ - federal fair housing litigation index, searchable case databases, advocate discussion forum, HUD guidance notices, job openings related to fair housing, links to articles, press releases, newsletters, other fair housing resources, and 1997 FHIP Awards.

Steve Gold's Treasured Nuggets of Information - www.stevegoldada.com - Tools on how to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act in the areas of Housing, Medical Assistance/Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Education, Miscellaneous ADA Information.

Housing Related Information on the Web - www.prrac.org - click on "Housing" and then click on "Research Guide" - PRRAC (Poverty & Race Research Action Council) has posted their "Guide to Housing Related Information on the Internet." The guide is a helpful tour of publicly available housing policy materials on the web.

HUDCLIPS - www.hudclips.org/cgi/index.cgi - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's client information and policy system, HUD library, HUD forms, HUD assistance, and short cuts to lots of housing information.

KnowledgePlex - www.knowledgeplex.org - Interactive resource for the affordable housing and community development field. 

Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs - www.hudclips.org/sub_nonhud/cgi/hbks_run.cgi?hbks_run - revised handbook is downloadable in html or pdf format.

PG&E CARE Program - www.pge.com/care/ - provides discounts from utility bills of qualifying households.

Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) - www.prrac.org - has posted their "Guide to Housing Related Information on the Internet." The guide is a helpful tour of publicly available housing policy materials on the web.

Statistics - National - www.fedstats.gov - HUD and the census bureau offer government-wide statistics in an easy to find, easy to understand format

Statistics - State, county, city - www.mapstats.gov - HUD and the census bureau offer government-wide statistics in an easy to find, easy to understand format

Universal Design & Visitability: From Accessibility to Zoning - a 180-page e-book guide to everything you ever wanted to know about why access is important and how to make it happen, with examples from around the world. Also available in large print.

U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) - www.access-board.gov - Technical assistance to the public on ADA accessibility guidelines