Task Force Related to the Rights of Coloradans with Disabilities - Housing Subcommittee
The Colorado General Assembly recently passed HB23-1296 that created a task force to study rights for persons with disabilities.
The purpose of the housing subcommittee is to identify barriers to securing and enjoying secure and affordable, accessible, and attainable housing for persons with disabilities and to make recommendations for addressing those barriers. The housing subcommittee shall submit a report with its findings and recommendations outlining the current need for and inventory of accessible housing in Colorado, the projected increased need for accessible housing in the next decade, and recommendations to meet future housing demand, including financing for low-income housing development and any statutory requirements, to the task force on or before December 1, 2024.
Engage with the Housing Subcommittee of the Task Force
The Task Force encourages participation from affected and involved stakeholders and is asking for input as it relates to the charge of the outdoors subcommittee. Please feel free to reach out via email or share your story below.
Requests for Accommodations: We are committed to hosting meetings that are inclusive and fully accessible to all attendees and presenters. If you have any specific accommodations requests, please reach out to carrie@confluencepsg.com or call/text 303-910-6169.
The Colorado General Assembly recently passed HB23-1296 that created a task force to study rights for persons with disabilities.
The purpose of the housing subcommittee is to identify barriers to securing and enjoying secure and affordable, accessible, and attainable housing for persons with disabilities and to make recommendations for addressing those barriers. The housing subcommittee shall submit a report with its findings and recommendations outlining the current need for and inventory of accessible housing in Colorado, the projected increased need for accessible housing in the next decade, and recommendations to meet future housing demand, including financing for low-income housing development and any statutory requirements, to the task force on or before December 1, 2024.
Engage with the Housing Subcommittee of the Task Force
The Task Force encourages participation from affected and involved stakeholders and is asking for input as it relates to the charge of the outdoors subcommittee. Please feel free to reach out via email or share your story below.
Requests for Accommodations: We are committed to hosting meetings that are inclusive and fully accessible to all attendees and presenters. If you have any specific accommodations requests, please reach out to carrie@confluencepsg.com or call/text 303-910-6169.
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Share Create a CoHousing set up Matching App and Lower Rent kind of set up like sober living homes are think Oxford Home on Facebook Share Create a CoHousing set up Matching App and Lower Rent kind of set up like sober living homes are think Oxford Home on Twitter Share Create a CoHousing set up Matching App and Lower Rent kind of set up like sober living homes are think Oxford Home on Linkedin Email Create a CoHousing set up Matching App and Lower Rent kind of set up like sober living homes are think Oxford Home link
Create a CoHousing set up Matching App and Lower Rent kind of set up like sober living homes are think Oxford Home
by Antimatter, 8 days agoLook at Cohousing and lowering rentConvert Hotels into community living small apartments
Include Caregivers who are taking care of the disabled almost their entire lives
Value Caregivers and pay them more so they can better support disabled
Create opportunities for Caregivers to make money doing remote jobs so they can leave more money for these communities.
Realize that Caregivers cannot even afford to see a physician because they would rather put food on the table for themselves and the disabled.
Create opportunities for Bridges Programs where College students can room up and help the disabled while they go to... Continue reading
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To address Housing in the Disability community you also need to understand how Caregivers are being Devalued
by Antimatter, 8 days agoA Caregiver is paid a non living wage to take care of another person. Caregiving is systemically devalued for every single age group INCLUDING under 18. A single mother who sacrifices to provide caregiving because the school system doesn't fit, or because of chronic complex illness cannot work in a system that doesn't care to understand that they are pulled in many directions. Caregivers of the disabled are suppossed to act as case managers, advocates, therapy assistants, supported living providers, CNA's, and care coordinators in a system where even the healthcare system discriminates against them and their disabled loved ones... Continue reading -
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Affordable Housing Desperately Needs Oversight
by Frustrated, 6 months agoI’m a disabled senior citizen who used to be a successful, resourceful and resilient person. Now I’m 95 percent bedridden, and I cannot get help. I’ve been trying—with much of my available energy, and along multiple avenues—since January to find the assistance I need for some daily tasks, but moreover to get help with Reasonable Accommodations for my disability.I waited nearly two years on the list for affordable housing through Boulder Housing Partners, and finally got the call that my name had come up in their lottery in June, 2023. When I sat down with them to finalize forms... Continue reading
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Housing - What would help?
by Ethan, 6 months agoWhat would help?
Invest in low-income housing solutions with optionality. I see more and more luxury condos and senior/55+ only housing popping up everywhere. Our community is being priced out of life at every turn. Long term, rent-controlled, or preferably rent-to-own stable housing will assure that one of the many things disabled people have to worry about is not where they'll live.
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Talking Points from 2024 Legislative Town Hall for People with Disabilities
by Colleen Batchelor, 6 months agoFull access to Housing, Transportation, Education, and other Services and Supports are regular challenges for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as well as older adults and seniors or those with mental or behavioral health care and long-term care needs. The people we serve navigate these obstacles every day – these challenges failing to meet their basic needs, impacting quality of life, and in some cases, preventing full participation and inclusion in our community.
The following discussion points are presented with possible solutions or ideas to address them.
Housing
Affordable and accessible housing are barriers to the people we... Continue reading
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My Story On Housing and Headaches
by Beth, 6 months agoI started living in independent housing in about 2011 or so. I first lived in a small apartment on West Ninth Avenue, but this building sadly was infested with bedbugs. Nobody paid attention unless I had to make multiple complaints and by that time, there were bites everywhere on my limbs, arms and legs and in some cases, on my face. There needed to be multiple sprays and when a new group purchased the building, they used ineffective treatments which did little to keep bugs out of the building, rather the bugs just moved around. This place also had a... Continue reading -
Share Barriers to Affordable, Accessible and Attainable Housing for People with Disabilities on Facebook Share Barriers to Affordable, Accessible and Attainable Housing for People with Disabilities on Twitter Share Barriers to Affordable, Accessible and Attainable Housing for People with Disabilities on Linkedin Email Barriers to Affordable, Accessible and Attainable Housing for People with Disabilities link
Barriers to Affordable, Accessible and Attainable Housing for People with Disabilities
by Chamaine, 9 months agoAs an Independent Living Specialist and Housing Advocate for people with disabilities, over 80% of my current clientele are needing housing. The non-profit agency I work for has been tracking barriers to our consumers obtaining housing and recognize consistent trends. The most common barriers for the people served at Center For Independence are identified as:1. Access to Financial Resources- People on disability, those unable to work due to their disabling conditions, receive monthly incomes between $948.00 to approximately $1500 per month in income. Those awaiting disability income may receive $248.00 in AND assistance until they are approved (if... Continue reading
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Disability, Access, & HOAs
by Ginger, about 1 year agoSituation: After filing a fair housing complaint in September 2022, which was determined to lack 'sufficient evidence for probable cause,' by the Colorado Civil Rights Division (CCRD), my disabled spouse and I (as his family caregiver) were left alarmingly open to further abuse and retaliation by our homeowner's association members, board of directors, & management company, with no guard rails stopping them.
Background: My spouse of 20 yrs was diagnosed with relapsing remitting Multiple Sclerosis at age 30, he is now 63 yrs old. His disabilities may be "invisible," at first glance (i.e. he is not wheelchair bound) but the... Continue reading
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Share Who will take car of my adult with an IDD when I can no longer on Facebook Share Who will take car of my adult with an IDD when I can no longer on Twitter Share Who will take car of my adult with an IDD when I can no longer on Linkedin Email Who will take car of my adult with an IDD when I can no longer link
Who will take car of my adult with an IDD when I can no longer
by Karen Zeid, about 1 year agoMy husband and I have a 21 year old Daughter on the Autism Spectrum combined with some preverbal Trauma. Though she is smart and funny and capable of many things, she can quickly switch to a behavior that could land her in Jail. We don't have family here or family interested in taking over when we can no longer care for her. Who will make sure she is safe, who will pay her bills, manage her paperwork, help her with daily living activities (take a shower, brush her teeth), help her get to program, to participate in the community etc... Continue reading
Upcoming Meetings
The Housing Subcommittee of the Task Force Relating to the Rights of Coloradans with Disabilities has finished meeting and is now finalizing the subcommittee report which will be delivered to the Executive Committee of the Task Force on December 2, 2024.
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Housing Subcommittee Members
Anais Campbell
Brian Rossbert
Jennifer Kucera
Karen Kallenberg
Kassidy Roberts
Paul Brady
Rochelle Mitchell
Shelly Marquez
Housing Subcommittee Meeting Materials
Housing Subcommittee Meeting Videos
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Click here to play video Housing Subcommittee Meeting December 2023 December 13, 2023
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Click here to play video Housing Subcommittee Meeting January 2024
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Click here to play video Housing Subcommittee Meeting February 2024
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Click here to play video Housing Subcommittee Meeting March 2024
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Click here to play video Housing Subcommittee April 2024
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