Centers for Independent Living (CILs), located in each state and territory, provide assistance to find homes in the community, train people around independent living and employment, and provide information and counseling. This link connects you with an alphabetical listing of each CIL.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development sponsors housing counseling agencies around the country that provide advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, and credit issues. View a state-by-state listing of counseling agencies.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has public housing agencies that provide public housing assistance to people around the country, including information on housing choice vouchers and other public housing programs. This link will connect you with a state-by-state listing of public housing agencies around the country.
The I/DD agency, located in each state and territory, offers a variety of programs and services through public funding to people with disabilities who qualify, based on the resources available to support people with I/DD in that state. This link will connect you with the name of and contact information for the director of each state I/DD agency.
This guide from the National Home of Your Own Alliance will walk you through the process of buying a home and can help you decide what steps you should take to prepare for being a homeowner.
The National Disability Institute’s webpage on financial wellness resources can help you build your skills to manage money and make decisions about your money.
The Office of Disability Employment Policy provides information on the American with Disabilities Act, how and when to disclose disability in the workplace, and how to ask for a reasonable accommodation at work.
As part of its work on the Family Support Research and Training Center (FSRTC), The Arc provided grants to seven state and local chapters of The Arc to organize coalitions aimed at improving support to all families of people with disabilities and seniors in their states. The coalitions were hosted in Arizona, California, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin between 2015 and 2017. These coalitions had the following goals:
As part of its work on the Family Support Research and Training Center (FSRTC), The Arc provided grants to seven state and local chapters of The Arc to organize coalitions aimed at improving support to all families of people with disabilities and seniors in their states. The coalitions were hosted in Arizona, California, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin between 2015 and 2017. These coalitions had the following goals:
This brief summarizes the insights from these coalitions.
This report outlines the next steps in researching family support by reviewing the current state of the field and identifying future directions for family support research in various areas, including (1) exploration and discovery of family caregiving experiences, (2) family support interventions, (3) family support policy, programs, and services, and (4) research methods in family support. This report was produced by the Family Support Research and Training Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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