Resources for Individuals and Service Providers
Making Home Accessible
People with disabilities deserve accessible housing, but making home accessible requires collaboration and compliance. The ERC has developed a series of resources designed to educate folks about the fair housing rights of people with disabilities, help housing providers comply with fair housing best practices, and empower people with disabilities to advocate for themselves. These include a toolkit about reasonable accommodations and modifications, FAQs targeted at housing providers, a template for third parties to use when verifying a person’s disability, a public service announcement about service animal fraud, and a one-pager explaining service and assistance animals under the FHA and ADA.
ALL RESOURCES:
Fair Housing
General:
• Housing Discrimination: Sales & Lending One-Pager
• Know Your Fair Housing Rights Postcard
Criminal Records and Fair Housing:
• Criminal Records and Housing Toolkit
• Recognizing Discriminatory Criminal Records Bans in Housing
Disability Rights in Housing:
• Making Home Accessible: Accessible Housing Resources
• Reasonable Accommodations & Modifications Toolkit
• Third-Party Disability Verification Toolkit
• Service and Assistance Animals Under the FHA and ADA
Domestic Violence and Fair Housing:
• Domestic Violence and Fair Housing One-Pager
Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity Protections:
• Sexual Harassment in Housing Toolkit
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Protections Video
Source of Income Protections (Housing Vouchers):
• D.C. Source of Income (Housing Vouchers) FAQ Sheet
• Maryland Source of Income (Housing Vouchers) FAQ Sheet
• Virginia Source of Funds (Housing Vouchers) FAQ Sheet
• Virginia Source of Funds (Housing Vouchers) Postcard
Disability / Accessibility
• Reasonable Accommodations & Modifications Toolkit
• Third-Party Disability Verification Toolkit
• Service and Assistance Animals Under the FHA and ADA
• Accessible Healthcare and Self-Advocacy Toolkit
• Retail Public Accommodations Toolkit
• Veterans with Disabilities Toolkit
Public Accommodations
• Assistance Animal Toolkit
• Disability Rights Brochure
• Immigrant Rights Brochure
• LGBT Rights Brochure
Fair Employment
Resources for Housing Providers
• Assessing a Person’s Request to Have an Animal as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Fair Housing Act – One-Pager
• Compliance and Training (online and in-person courses, testing, site surveys, etc.)
• Fair Housing and Accessibility FAQs
• Fair Housing Act Checklist
• Interior Design and the Fair Housing Act
AMHARIC & SPANISH RESOURCES
Amharic:
• የመኖሪያ ቤት መድልዎ አጋጥሞዎታል? (Fair Housing Brochure)
• የመኖሪያ ቤትን ተደራሽ ማድረግ (Making Home Accessible)
• የውስጥ ንድፍ እና ፍትሃዊ የመኖሪያ ቤቶች ድንጋጌ (Interior Design and the FHA)
• ለቤት አገልግሎት ሰጭዎች ስለፍትሃዊ መኖሪያ ቤት የእርዳታ ዴስክ (FAQs for Housing Providers)
• የሶስተኛ ወገን ማረጋገጫ ቅጽ (Third-Party Verification Template)
• ይገባናል። የሚኖሩት ለእንስሳትዎ ነው። (Assistance Animals PSA)
• ከአገልግሎት ወይም የእርዳታ እንስሳዎት ጋር በመሆን ህይወትዎን ይቃኟት (Assistance and Service Animals under the FHA and ADA)
• የቤት ውስጥ ጥቃት እና ፍትሀዊ መኖሪያ ቤት (Domestic Violence and Fair Housing One-Pager)
• የፍትሃዊ የመኖሪያ ቤት መብቶችዎን ይወቁ (Know Your Fair Housing Rights Postcard)
• የመኖሪያ ቤት አድልዎ: ሽያጭና ብድር (Sales & Lending One-Pager)
Spanish:
• ¿Ha Experimentado Discriminación en la Vivienda? (Fair Housing Brochure)
• Haciendo Accesible El Hogar (Making Home Accessible)
• Diseño de Interiores y La Ley de Vivienda Justa (Interior Design and the FHA)
• Preguntas Frecuentes de Discriminación por “Fuente de Ingresos” (Source of Income FAQ Sheet)
• Centro de Ayuda de Vivienda Justa para Proveedores de Vivienda (FAQS for Housing Providers)
• Plantilla de Verificación por Terceros (Third-Party Verification Template)
• Anuncio de Servico Público Sobre Animales de Asistencia (Assistance Animals PSA)
• Navegando por la Vida con su Animal de Servicio o de Asistencia (Assistance and Service Animals Under the FHA and ADA)
• Violencia Doméstica y Vivienda Justa (Domestic Violence and Fair Housing One-Pager)
• Conozca Sus Derechos De Vivienda Justa (Know Your Fair Housing Rights Postcard)
• Discriminación en la Vivienda: Venta y Préstamo (Sales & Lending One-Pager)