Public Housing Authorities: An Analysis of Pracitices and Resources for Serving Persons with Disabilities

Publication Date: December 2003

Publisher: Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, University of Florida

Author(s): Anne Ray; Anne Ray

Research Area: Social conditions

Keywords: disabled; public housing; disability

Type: Report

Coverage: Florida

Abstract:

Housing that is affordable to low-income households that include a person with a disability is a scarce resource. As part of the Shimberg Center's on-going effort to serve the public through dissemination of research and housing and demographic data, the Center surveyed Florida's public housing authorities to gain perspective on how much of their resources currently serve persons with disabilities and how they perform outreach and other functions that support the quality of life for households that include a person with a disability. The report gives a detailed analysis of the survey results, including an overview of the most promising practices various public housing authorities use in order to reach and serve persons with disabilities.