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Fair Housing and Accessibility: A New Governance Approach R-9

This study examines the compliance of existing housing with federal housing laws and explores housing accessibility, usability, and suitability. It compares the effectiveness of standard complaint-based advocacy to a new governance approach for improving housing accessibility and usability. The new governance approach involves education, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement. The study also includes measures like the Rapid Housing Usability and Accessibility Assessment and in-home assessments. The audience is encouraged to provide feedback on the face validity of the intervention and outcome measures, suggestions for study design improvement, and thoughts on the potential usefulness of the study results.

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Fair Housing and Accessibility: A New Governance Approach R-9

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  1. Fair Housing and Accessibility: A New Governance ApproachR-9 Craig Ravesloot, Lillie Greiman, Bob Liston, Mary Olson & Tom Seekins

  2. Purpose • To examine compliance of existing housing with federal housing laws • To describe housing accessibility, usability and suitability • To examine the relative effectiveness of standard complaint-based advocacy to a New Governance approach to improving housing accessibility and usability

  3. New Governance • New Governance (NG) enhances the litigation-centric approach to civil rights protection • It uses education and collaboration to enhance compliance with civil rights laws • It engages stakeholders in the process of enhancing compliance • It may be useful for going beyond accessibility to addressing usability

  4. Measures • Rapid Housing Usabilityand Accessibility Assessment • Spaces in and around the home • Accessible: must be in accordance with the letter of the law, particularly the 7 design and construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act • Usable: can be used by the individual • Suitable: best fit for the individual

  5. Procedures • Collect Usability/Suitability Data from 200 people with mobility impairments living in multifamily (4+) housing built since 1991 (Fair Housing Act Amended) • Identify individuals with usability and accessibility problems (in-home assessments) • Randomly assign individuals to treatment and evaluate for effects on usability and accessibility

  6. Project work to date: • Background research • Fair housing: policy and practice • New Governance • Accessibility and usability measures • Geography of home and disability • Consumer involvement framework • Usability survey development

  7. Questions for the Audience • Do the intervention and outcome measures have face validity from your perspective? • Suggestions for improving the study design or intervention? • How do you see the results of the study being potentially useful/valuable?

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