Links

Funding streams and models

• The housing equation: funding streams and what they can be used for
• Housing, in a month’s worth of tweets
• Mass. living arrangements for persons with developmental disabilities (infographic)
• Potential costs associated with different living arrangements (expanded from infographic)

Financing

• A state loan program and zoning reform could make accessory units more viable
• A Fannie Mae option for parents exists
• A disability-focused Community Development Financial Institution can provide bridge financing

Regulatory environment

• DDS Home and Community Based Settings Policy
• Department of Labor fact sheet on application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to domestic service
• Department of Labor fact sheet on companion services under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Homelessness

• AQ10 screening tool (which could help shelters refer people for autism screening)
• Autism and homelessness: briefing for frontline staff

Design

• A cheat sheet of design techniques

Technology

• Georgia Tech Tools for Life’s App Finder

Best practice

• 5 year housing strategy, Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism