Fair Housing

  There are many things to consider when finding a home, discrimination isn’t one of them. The ERC is excited to announce the launch of its first Fair Housing Advice Column in its home [...]

By Melvina Ford, Executive Director To help multifamily housing providers build accessible housing for people living with disabilities, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) has launched the first ever [...]

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY’S REFUSAL TO RENT TO DISTRICT VOUCHER HOLDERS IS UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION By Kate Scott, Deputy Director Washington, D.C. – The Equal Rights Center (ERC), a civil [...]

By Kate Scott, Deputy Director Join the ERC and Partners in Celebrating Fair Housing Month at These Events Around the Greater Washington DC Region This week marked the anniversary of Dr. King’s [...]

By Susie McClannahan, Fair Housing Intake and Grant Coordinator After the ERC released its newest report, Unlocking Discrimination,last week, we held an online convening on Wednesday, October 19 [...]

By Stephanie Gonzalez Palumbo Hispanic Heritage Month is a special time for reflection on the struggles, strides and successes the Hispanic community has faced over the years, as they weave a [...]

In an op-ed written for The Hill earlier this month, Judith Heumann, Special Advisor on International Disability Rights for the U.S. State Department, explained the global impact of the Americans [...]

By Melvina Ford I have apparently reached that age when you start to have friends with children in college or on their way there. Perhaps that’s why Iappa’ve started paying more attention to who [...]

On Tuesday, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) co-hosted the 13th Annual D.C. Fair Housing Symposium in conjunction with the D.C. Office of Human Rights, the D.C. Department of Housing and Community [...]

By Melvina Ford, Executive Director of the Equal Rights Center It is a simple fact that zip codes matter. When my now four-year-old son was about to be born, I drove a bit of distance to deliver [...]