The entire Disability Housing Network team understands the importance of information sharing and partnership. For that reason, we have listed some helpful links that may be useful to those operating and managing a housing network for people with disabilities.

ACCESSIBILITY DESIGN:

Creating Accessible Homes

Understanding Universal Design


FIRE SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT:

Wheelchair Accessible Home Clearinghouse
http://www.waccess.org/ http://www.21centuryfire.com/index.htm

21 Century Fire International Fire Equipment
http://smokealarm.nist.gov/ PAPER ON Home Smoke Alarm Tests

Guardian Stovetop Fire Extinguisher
http://www.fireextinguishers.com/systems/guardian.html

Stoveguard Stove Top Fire Protection
http://www.save-on-security.com/Stove%20Guard.htm

Paper on Performance of Smoke Alarms
http://smokealarm.nist.gov/pdf_files/TN1455_revisedMarch2006.pdf

FEMA Fire Statistics
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/statistics/national/index.shtm

FEDERAL AGENCIES:

HUD Homepage
http://www.hud.gov/index.html

OSHA
http://www.osha.gov/

ADVOCACY/TRADE ASSOCIATIONS:

Ohio Association of  County Boards of MRDD
http://www.oacbmrdd.org

ANCOR-National Trade Association for MRDD Residential Providers
http://www.ancor.org/

STATE AGENCIES:

Ohio Dept of MRDD
http://odmrdd.state.oh.us/

Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
http://ddc.ohio.gov/

NONPROFIT GOVERNANCE:

Board Governance Toolkit
http://www.managementhelp.org/boards/boards.htm#anchor1140879

MOLD:

American Mold Laboratories
http://www.moldresults.com/pub-gotmold-faq.htm

EPA Mold Remediation
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/intro.html

OTHER:

State of Ohio Sexual Offenders Search
http://www.ag.state.oh.us/citizen/esorn.asp

Green Home Guide
http://greenhomeguide.com/

RESEARCH ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING:

Technical Assistance Collaborative
http://www.tacinc.org/

FIELD RELATED RESOURCES:

US Dept of Housing and Urban Development
Disability Rights and Resources
http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/disabilities/index.cfm

Financing Options and Overview
www.mortgageloan.com/disabilities/

People with Disabilities
http://www.hud.gov/groups/disabilities.cfm

United Disability Housing Partnership
http://www.unitedhousing.org/

The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
http://www.bazelon.org/about/index.htm

HUD of Ohio
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=oh

Ohio Department of Development
http://www.odod.state.oh.us

Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
http://www.ddc.ohio.gov

If you are interested in requesting a resource link that you feel would be helpful to our members, please submit your request to SteveFarrell@DisabilityHousingNetwork.org.

For more information about the Disability Housing Network, call
614-586-5855 or email: SteveFarrell@DisabilityHousingNetwork.org.