Wheelchairs Prohibited in the Last Place You’d Expect
“It’s outrageous. They were told, ‘If you’re going to use a wheelchair, you can’t live here anymore.’”
New York Apartment Complex Will Be Retrofitted for Accessibility
On July 25, 2011, the developer and architect of a 143-unit residential apartment complex in New York, New York, entered into consent decrees with the Department of Justice resolving a lawsuit that alleged they violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) in the design and construction of The Melar, a 22-story apartment building on the upper […]
Fair Housing Act: Good, But Good Enough?
From the October 2009 Universal Design Newsletter By: Denise Hofstedt While the Fair Housing Act has been responsible for adding more than 1.6 million accessible housing units across the country over the last 19 years, it is often blasted for its shortcomings. Disability advocates claim Fair Housing units are difficult to find and once found […]