Monday, June 25, 2012

What’s the Status of Your Vouchers for Non-Elderly Disabled Persons? Information Bulletin 361 (6/2012). In December, 2011, we sent out Information Bulletin #348 A, informing advocates that HUD had instructed 402 public housing authorities that the 55,041 vouchers which were allocated for non-elderly persons with disabilities MUST BE ACTUALLY used for 55,041 non-elderly persons with disabilities. That is what HUD Notice PIH 2011-32 requires. HUD graciously permitted these 402 public housing authorities until June 14, 2012 to comply. Well, has your Public Housing Authority allocated its NED [non-elderly disabled] vouchers to non-elderly disabled persons? Listed below are the 402 public housing authorities that must comply. Also, if your housing authority received Category 2 NED vouchers, make sure they are used to transition people out of institutions. A few of you are wondering, what should be done if your public housing authority either does not respond to your inquiries or cannot show you they really have complied? We suggest you put your request in writing to the Executive Director of your public housing authority requesting, again, for a meeting at which s/he can show you how they have complied. We think that a “cc” should be sent to your local HUD office and especially the HUD FHEO official. [For you young folks, a “cc” means “carbon copy,” which way back in the dark ages before even xerox copiers was how copies were made.] If you still do not receive a satisfactory response, consider filing an official complaint (a simple letter should suffice) with HUD alleging that your public housing authority is violating the Federal Fair Housing Act Amendments. Yes, it is discrimination against people with disabilities if these vouchers are not be used for people with disabilities, as Congress and HUD intended. Steve Gold, The Disability Odyssey continues Back issues of other Information Bulletins are available online at http://www.stevegoldada.com with a searchable archive at this site divided into different subjects. Information Bulletins will also be posted on my blog located at http://stevegoldada.blogspot.com/ To contact Steve Gold directly, write to stevegoldada1@gmail.com or call 215-627-7100, ext 227. HA Num HA Name NED NED Category 2 Total NED AK901 AK HSG FINANCE CORP 45 45 AL002 MOBILE HOUSING BOARD 122 122 AL006 H/A CITY OF MONTGOMERY 100 100 AL069 HA LEEDS 1 1 AL086 HA JEFFERSON COUNTY 175 175 AL129 HA WALKER COUNTY 34 34 AR131 JONESBORO URBAN RENEWAL & HSG AUTHORITY 100 100 AR161 CONWAY COUNTY HOUSING AUTH 125 125 AR197 WHITE RIVER REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 AZ005 CITY OF MESA 150 150 AZ033 PIMA COUNTY 0 25 25 CA001 SAN FRANCISCO HSG AUTH 91 91 CA002 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES HOUSING AUTH. 100 100 CA003 OAKLAND HOUSING AUTHORITY 85 85 CA004 CITY OF LOS ANGELES HSG AUTH 300 300 CA006 CITY OF FRESNO HSG AUTH 75 75 CA007 COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 CA008 HOUSING AUTHORITY COUNTY OF KERN 75 75 CA019 COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO HSG AUTH 75 75 CA021 COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA HSG AUTH 0 25 25 CA028 COUNTY OF FRESNO HSG AUTH 75 75 CA056 SAN JOSE HOUSING AUTHORITY 175 175 CA059 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA HOUSING AUTH. 0 10 10 CA062 CITY OF ALAMEDA HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 CA063 SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION 200 200 CA067 ALAMEDA COUNTY HSG AUTH 0 10 10 CA068 CITY OF LONG BEACH HSG AUTH 200 200 CA073 HSG AUTHORITY CITY OF NAPA 100 100 CA076 CITY OF SANTA BARBARA H/A 100 100 CA077 CITY OF CARLSBAD HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT 75 75 CA079 CITY OF PASADENA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 60 40 100 CA093 CITY OF SANTA ANA HSG AUTH 200 200 CA094 COUNTY OF ORANGE HOUSING AUTHORITY 0 50 50 CA102 GARDEN GROVE HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 CA104 CITY OF ANAHEIM HOUSING AUTHORITY 175 175 CA106 CITY OF REDDING HSG AUTH 34 34 CA128 CITY OF ROSEVILLE 75 75 CA132 CITY OF OCEANSIDE COMM DEV COMMISSION 100 100 CA143 IMPERIAL VALLEY HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 CA155 CITY OF ENCINITAS HOUSING AUTHORITY 50 50 CO001 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER 75 75 CO016 BOULDER CITY HSG AUTH 181 181 CO034 LOVELAND HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 CO041 FORT COLLINS HSG AUTH 200 200 CO051 GRAND JUNCTION HSG AUTH 150 150 CO052 AURORA HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 CO061 BOULDER COUNTY HSG AU 35 35 CO072 JEFFERSON COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 175 175 CO901 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 1100 1100 CO911 COLORADO DIVISION OF HOUSING 350 350 CT005 NEW BRITAIN HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 CT006 WATERBURY HOUSING AUTHORITY 76 76 CT009 MIDDLETOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY 50 50 CT019 GREENWICH HOUSING AUTHORITY 78 78 CT020 DANBURY HOUSING AUTHORITY 202 202 CT025 WINCHESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY 20 20 CT026 MANCHESTER H A 36 36 CT028 VERNON/ROCKVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY 15 15 CT029 WEST HAVEN HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 CT032 WINDSOR LOCKS HOUSING AUTHORITY 32 32 CT047 NAUGATUCK HOUSING AUTHORITY 20 20 CT048 WINDSOR H A 30 30 CT901 CONN DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES 300 300 DC001 D.C HOUSING AUTHORITY 547 547 FL003 HA TAMPA 150 150 FL004 ORLANDO H/A 400 400 FL005 MIAMI DADE HOUSING AUTHORITY 210 210 FL009 HA WEST PALM BEACH GENERAL FUND 175 175 FL019 HA COCOA 75 75 FL020 HA BREVARD COUNTY 200 200 FL025 HA OF THE CITY OF TITUSVILLE 125 125 FL041 HA FORT PIERCE 100 100 FL060 HA PUNTA GORDA 25 25 FL066 HIALEAH H/A 298 298 FL079 BROWARD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 FL081 HA DEERFIELD BEACH 52 52 FL089 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY-BOCC 100 100 FL092 CITY OF PENSACOLA SECTION 8 50 50 FL119 HA BOCA RATON 75 75 FL141 COLLIER COUNTY HA 0 25 25 GA006 HA ATLANTA GA 175 175 GA011 HA OF THE CITY OF DECATUR 0 35 35 GA285 Northwest GA Housing Authority 175 175 GQ901 GUAM HSG AND URBAN RENEWAL AUTH 175 175 HI901 HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY 175 175 IA018 SIOUX CITY HOUSING SERVICES DIVISION 50 50 IA020 CITY OF DES MOINES MUNICIPAL HOUSING AGENCY 53 53 IA022 CITY OF IOWA CITY 100 100 IA024 CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS 100 100 IA050 WATERLOO HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 IA087 DUBUQUE DEPT OF HUMAN RIGHTS 40 40 IA129 NORTHWEST IOWA REGIONAL HA 35 35 IA133 MID IOWA REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY 35 35 ID013 BOISE CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 ID016 SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO COOPERATIVE HOUSING AUTHORITY 30 30 ID021 ADA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 ID901 IDAHO HOUSING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION 400 400 IL002 CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY 850 850 IL003 PEORIA HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 IL004 SPRINGFIELD HOUSING AUTHORITY 0 10 10 IL024 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF JOLIET 45 45 IL025 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF COOK COUNTY 175 175 IL056 HSG AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF LAKE 100 100 IL103 OAK PARK HOUSING AUTHORITY 0 15 15 IN003 FORT WAYNE HA-CITY OF FORT WAYNE 75 75 IN012 HA NEW ALBANY 200 200 IN016 HA CITY OF EVANSVILLE 100 100 IN047 CRAWFORDSVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY 40 40 IN080 NOBLESVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 IN092 LOGANSPORT HOUSING AUTHORITY 31 31 IN101 GOSHEN HOUSING AUTHORITY 80 80 IN103 MARSHALL CO. HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 IN901 INDIANA HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 200 200 KS002 TOPEKA HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 KS004 WICHITA HOUSING AUTHORITY 266 266 KS053 LAWRENCE- DOUGLAS COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 80 80 KS162 JOHNSON COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 25 25 KS170 ELLIS COUNTY PHA 75 75 KY001 LOUISVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY 230 230 KY160 CUMBERLAND VALLEY HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 KY161 APPALACHIAN FOOTHILLS HA 85 85 KY171 BOWLING GREEN HOUSING AUTHORITY 50 50 KY901 KENTUCKY HOUSING CORPORATION 350 350 LA002 SHREVEPORT HSG AUTHORITY 200 200 LA005 LAFAYETTE (CITY) HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 LA013 JEFFERSON PARISH HOUSING AUTHORITY 200 200 LA103 Slidell Housing Authority 25 25 LA211 TERREBONNE PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVT 75 75 LA247 Town of Kinder 75 75 MA002 BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY 500 500 MA003 CAMBRIDGE HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 MA017 TAUNTON HOUSING AUTHORITY 400 400 MA018 ATTLEBORO HSG AUTHORITY 35 35 MA022 MALDEN HOUSING AUTHORITY 50 50 MA023 LYNN HOUSING AUTHORITY 65 35 100 MA024 BROCKTON HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 MA028 FRAMINGHAM HOUSING AUTHORITY 240 240 MA031 SOMERVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY 200 200 MA035 SPRINGFIELD HSG AUTHORITY 75 75 MA040 DEDHAM HSG AUTHORITY 175 175 MA044 BEVERLY HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 MA057 ACTON HSG AUTHORITY 15 15 MA059 PLYMOUTH HOUSING AUTHORITY 40 40 MA074 WAKEFIELD H A 110 110 MA081 METHUEN HOUSING AUTHORITY 135 135 MA094 FRANKLIN CTY REG HSG AUTHORITY 25 25 MA095 YARMOUTH HSG AUTHORITY 60 60 MA108 CHELMSFORD HSG AUTHORITY 163 163 MA109 NORWOOD HSG AUTHORITY 40 40 MA181 SANDWICH HSG AUTHORITY 25 25 MA901 COMM DEV PROG COMM OF MA.,E.O.C.D. 800 800 MD002 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY 175 40 215 MD003 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FREDERICK 50 50 MD004 MONTGOMERY CO HOUSING AUTHORITY 660 660 MD021 ST MARY'S COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 MD023 HOWARD COUNTY HOUSING COMMISSION 25 10 35 MD024 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CHARLES COUNTY 100 100 MD032 CARROLL COUNTY HSG & COMMUNITY DEV 100 100 MD033 BALTIMORE CO. HOUSING OFFICE 100 50 150 MD901 MARYLAND DEPT OF HSG & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 0 12 12 ME015 WESTBROOK HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 ME030 AUGUSTA HSG AUTHORITY 100 100 ME901 MAINE STATE HSG AUTHORITY 275 275 MI003 DEARBORN HOUSING COMMISSION 50 50 MI023 GREENVILLE HSG. COMM. 45 45 MI045 PLYMOUTH HOUSING COMMISSION 100 100 MI055 LIVONIA HOUSING COMMISSION 25 25 MI064 ANN ARBOR HOUSING COMMISSION 100 100 MI073 GRAND RAPIDS HSG. COMM. 100 100 MI080 TRAVERSE CITY HSG. COMM. 0 10 10 MI115 WYOMING HOUSING COMMISSION 100 100 MI160 DEARBORN HEIGHTS HSG. COMM. 100 100 MI186 MONTCALM COUNTY HSG. COMM. 100 100 MI901 MICHIGAN STATE HSG. DEV. AUTH. 290 290 MN002 MINNEAPOLIS PHA 400 400 MN163 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL HRA 200 200 MN170 PLYMOUTH HRA 15 15 MN180 TODD COUNTY HRA 25 25 MO002 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 200 200 MO004 ST. LOUIS COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 MO199 LINCOLN COUNTY PUB HSG AGENCY 74 74 MO205 FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC HSG AGENCY 46 46 MO212 RIPLEY COUNTY PHA 50 50 MO227 St. Charles County Housing Authority 26 26 MS030 HA MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL NO 5 75 75 MS058 MISS REGIONAL H/A VI 75 75 MT003 BUTTE HOUSING AUTHORITY 10 10 NC001 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON 50 5 55 NC003 HA OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE 275 275 NC007 HSG AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ASHEVILLE 75 75 NC011 GREENSBORO HOUSING AUTHORITY 400 400 NC012 HA WINSTON-SALEM 378 378 NC013 HA DURHAM 200 200 NC021 HA COUNTY OF WAKE 100 100 NC039 HA LEXINGTON 50 50 NC043 TROY HOUSING AUTHORITY 25 25 NC057 GASTONIA H/A 100 100 NC120 CHATHAM COUNTY HSG AUT 50 50 NC134 TOWN OF EAST SPENCER HOUSING AUTHORITY 50 50 NC140 WESTERN CAROLINA COMM ACTION 30 30 NC141 COASTAL COMMUNITY ACTION, INC. 50 50 NC155 FRANKLIN VANCE WARREN OPP'TY INC 150 150 NC167 NORTH WESTERN REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY 64 64 ND017 MINOT HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 NE004 KEARNEY HOUSING AUTHORITY 30 30 NH001 MANCHESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 NH009 LEBANON HOUSING AUTHORITY 14 14 NH010 KEENE HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 NH901 NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSING FINANCE AUTH 106 106 NJ002 NEWARK HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 NJ003 ELIZABETH HOUSING AUTHORITY 50 50 NJ009 JERSEY CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY 300 300 NJ014 ATLANTIC CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 NJ047 CARTERET HOUSING AUTHORITY 150 150 NJ061 MILLVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY 60 60 NJ067 BERGEN COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 175 175 NJ073 CLEMENTON HOUSING AUTHORITY 20 20 NJ084 HUNTERDON HOUSING AUTHORITY 50 50 NJ091 PATERSON DCD HOUSING AUTHORITY 150 150 NJ095 MONMOUTH COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 175 175 NJ097 SOMERVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY 10 10 NJ204 GLOUCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY 227 227 NJ912 NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 290 100 390 NM001 ALBUQUERQUE HSG AUTHORITY 139 139 NM003 LAS CRUCES HSG AUTHORITY 100 100 NM020 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES HSG AUTHORITY 28 28 NM057 BERNALILLO COUNTY HSG DEPT 244 244 NV001 CITY OF RENO HSG AUTHORITY 75 75 NV007 NORTH LAS VEGAS HOUSING AUTHORITY 71 71 NV013 COUNTY OF CLARK HOUSING AUTHORITY 333 333 NV018 Southern Nevada Regional HA 1175 1175 NV905 NEVADA RURAL HSG AUTH 75 75 NY001 HA OF SYRACUSE 135 135 NY002 BUFFALO MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTH 400 400 NY005 NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY 1050 1050 NY027 CITY OF OSWEGO 30 30 NY028 HA OF SCHENECTADY 100 100 NY041 HA OF ROCHESTER 131 131 NY065 HA OF NORWICH 20 20 NY089 NEWARK HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 NY091 TOWN OF AMHERST 75 20 95 NY110 THE CITY OF NEW YORK 100 100 NY134 PORT JERVIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 15 15 NY158 VILLAGE OF KIRYAS JOEL HOUSING AUTHORITY 50 50 NY408 TOWN OF COLONIE 20 20 NY422 TOWN OF GUILDERLAND 10 10 NY427 TOWN OF BETHLEHEM 10 10 NY430 TOWN OF NISKAYUNA 10 10 NY433 CITY OF JOHNSTOWN 29 29 NY443 CITY OF UTICA 200 200 NY516 TOWN OF ROTTERDAM 20 20 NY557 TOWN OF COEYMANS 10 10 NY561 TOWN OF STILLWATER 10 10 NY904 NYS Housing Trust Fund Corporation 350 350 OH001 COLUMBUS METRO. HA 805 805 OH002 YOUNGSTOWN MHA 26 26 OH003 CUYAHOGA MHA 400 400 OH004 CINCINNATI METROPOLITAN HSG.AUTH. 0 100 100 OH005 DAYTON METROPOLITAN HA 175 175 OH006 LUCAS MHA 240 60 300 OH009 ZANESVILLE MET HA 50 50 OH012 LORAIN MHA 175 175 OH014 JEFFERSON MHA 200 200 OH015 BUTLER MET.HA 200 200 OH018 STARK METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTH. 100 100 OH021 SPRINGFIELD MET.HA 200 200 OH024 CHILLICOTHE MET HA 50 50 OH027 MEDINA MHA 10 10 OH038 CLERMONT MET.HSG AUTH. 75 75 OH040 JACKSON COUNTY HA 100 100 OH041 ATHENS MET HA 100 100 OH043 LICKING METRO HA 240 240 OH049 WARREN MET.HA 75 75 OH056 FAYETTE METRO HSG AUTH 50 50 OH059 PICKAWAY METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTH. 41 41 OH063 TUSCARAWAS MHA 30 30 OH065 MIDDLETOWN PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY 675 675 OH070 FAIRFIELD MHA 20 20 OH075 SENECA MHA 20 20 OH076 MARION METRO HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 OH079 DELAWARE METRO HOUSING AUTHORITY 95 95 OH081 BROWN METRO HOUSING AUTHORITY 7 7 OH082 HANCOCK MHA 600 600 OH083 MORROW METRO. HSG. AUT 30 30 OH085 BOWLING GREEN HA 20 20 OH086 HIGHLAND METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY 50 50 OK002 OKLAHOMA CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY 250 250 OK073 TULSA HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 OK099 MUSKOGEE HOUSING AUTHORITY 200 200 OR002 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF PORTLAND 120 120 OR003 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF DOUGLAS COUNTY 25 25 OR011 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SALEM 100 100 OR015 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF JACKSON COUNTY 175 175 OR016 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF YAMHILL COUNTY 175 175 OR019 LINN-BENTON HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 OR028 NORTHWEST OREGON HOUSING AGENCY 95 95 OR034 CENTRAL OREGON REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY 200 200 PA002 PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTHORITY 775 775 PA007 CHESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY 25 25 PA008 HARRISBURG HOUSING AUTHORITY 150 150 PA010 HSG AUTH OF THE COUNTY OF BUTLER 225 225 PA023 DELAWARE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 PA028 MONROE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 25 25 PA035 DAUPHIN COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 50 10 60 PA046 HOUS AUTH OF THE CO OF CHESTER 100 100 PA051 BUCKS COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 150 150 PA069 BLAIR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 25 25 PA079 HSG AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF WARREN 25 25 PA081 LEHIGH COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 290 290 PA082 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF UNION COUNTY 25 25 PA089 VENANGO COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 50 50 PA090 REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER 50 50 PA091 ADAMS COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 14 14 RI003 WOONSOCKET H A 35 35 RI005 NEWPORT HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 RI007 EAST PROVIDENCE H A 40 40 RI009 JOHNSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY 50 50 RI010 CUMBERLAND HOUSING AUTHORITY 81 81 RI016 COVENTRY HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 RI017 NORTH PROVIDENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY 25 25 RI019 TOWN OF BRISTOL H A 65 65 RI022 WARREN HOUSING AUTHORITY 25 25 RI901 RHODE ISLAND HSG MORT FIN CORP 275 275 RQ056 MUNICIPALLITY OF VEGA ALTA 50 50 SC002 HA COLUMBIA 100 100 SC026 HA BEAUFORT 10 10 SC911 S C STATE HOUSING FINANCE & DEV 200 200 SD016 SIOUX FALLS HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 100 100 SD036 HURON HOUSING AUTHORITY 42 42 SD045 PENNINGTON COUNTY HSG & REDEVELOPMENT COMM 150 150 SD058 YANKTON HSG & REDEV COMMISSION 57 57 SD059 BUTTE COUNTY HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 20 20 TN003 KNOXVILLE COMMUNITY DEVEL CORP 175 175 TN004 CHATTANOOGA H/A 275 275 TN005 METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMNT & HSG AGNCY 800 800 TN088 HA OAK RIDGE 40 40 TX001 AUSTIN HOUSING AUTHORITY 0 36 36 TX005 HOUSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY 175 175 TX006 SAN ANTONIO HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 TX008 CORPUS CHRISTI HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 TX009 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF DALLAS 100 100 TX018 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF LUBBOCK 100 100 TX033 Housing Authority of Corsicana 75 75 TX431 TARRANT COUNTY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 175 175 TX433 ARLINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY 175 175 TX461 WALKER COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 45 45 TX470 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SAN ANGELO 20 20 TX472 AMARILLO HOUSING AUTHORITY 103 103 TX480 TRAVIS COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 TX512 DEEP EAST TX COUNCIL OF GOVTS 150 150 TX542 TEXOMA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS 50 50 TX560 MONTGOMERY COUNTY HA 75 75 TX901 TEXAS DEPT HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 35 35 UT003 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE 25 25 UT004 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SALT LAKE CITY 375 375 UT007 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PROVO 50 50 UT009 DAVIS COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 UT011 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF UTAH COUNTY 100 100 UT025 WEST VALLEY CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 UT026 LOGAN CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 UT030 BEAR RIVER REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 UT031 CEDAR CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY 35 35 VA001 PORTSMOUTH REDEVELOPMENT & H/A 93 93 VA003 NEWPORT NEWS REDEVELOPMENT & HA 50 50 VA006 NORFOLK REDEVELOPMENT & H/A 225 225 VA014 HARRISONBURG REDEVELOPMENT & H/A 170 170 VA019 FAIRFAX CO RED AND HNG AUTHORITY 100 100 VA022 WAYNESBORO REDEVELOPMENT & H/A 20 20 VA039 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH 175 175 VA040 ACCOMACK-NORTHHAMPTON REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY 150 150 VA046 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 136 136 VA901 VIRGINIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 75 75 VT001 BURLINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY 527 527 VT005 BARRE HOUSING AUTHORITY 50 50 VT006 WINOOSKI HOUSING AUTHORITY 70 70 VT901 VERMONT STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY 275 275 WA001 SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY 500 500 WA002 KING COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 1250 1250 WA004 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CLALLAM 100 15 115 WA005 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF TACOMA 0 100 100 WA006 HOUSING AUTHORITY CITY OF EVERETT 200 200 WA007 HOUSING AUTHORITY CITY OF LONGVIEW 400 35 435 WA008 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF VANCOUVER 75 75 WA011 HA OF THE CITY OF RENTON 52 52 WA012 HOUSING AUTHORITY CITY OF KENNEWICK 150 150 WA024 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ISLAND COUNTY 15 15 WA025 BELLINGHAM HOUSING AUTHORITY 75 75 WA036 KITSAP COUNTY CONSOLIDATED HOUSING AUTHORITY 25 25 WA039 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY 305 50 355 WA042 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA 0 15 15 WA049 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THURSTON COUNTY 425 425 WA054 PIERCE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 200 200 WA055 SPOKANE HOUSING AUTHORITY 611 611 WA061 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SKAGIT COUNTY 220 220 WI002 HA OF THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE 100 100 WI011 MARSHFIELD HA 45 45 WI083 WEST BEND HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 WI195 KENOSHA HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 100 WV001 CHARLESTON/KANAWHA HA 100 100 WV004 HUNTINGTON WV HOUSING AUTHORITY 156 156 WV009 THE CITY OF FAIRMONT HSG AUTH 75 75 WV037 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF MINGO COUNTY 200 200 Totals: 54093 948 55041

Friday, June 8, 2012

CMS’ Proposed Definition of “Home and Community-based Settings.” Information Bulletin #360 (6/2012). The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued its Proposed Rules which define what it means to live in “a home and community-based setting.” See 77 Federal Register at 26382. We think it is important for your voices to be heard and your comments must be submitted and received before 7/2/12. While some disability advocates have responded to CMS previously regarding the same issue, many providers and other service entrepreneurs (for profit and not-for-profit) have a different view regarding what “home and community-based setting” means. CMS, instead of just doing the right thing, seems to have gotten frightened by the outpouring from the providers and has requested additional comments. In a thumbnail, we always thought that people with disabilities want to live in settings just like people without disabilities with the same rights and responsibilities. What a revolutionary idea! Hmmm. Here are some points you might want to include if you write to CMS 1.Nondisabled people do not have their housing conditioned on whether or not they accept services. Therefore, housing rights for people with disabilities should be entirely separated from services that a person may or may not want, need or desire without any conditions related to services. 2. Nondisabled people are afforded the protections (and assume the responsibilities) from eviction under your State’s landlord tenant law. Therefore, disabled people should have the same rights, protections and responsibilities under your State’s landlord tenant law. 3. Nondisabled people, wherever they reside, have an absolute right, wherever they reside to the following minimum rights. Therefore, if a person with a disability resides in a “provider-owned or controlled residential setting,” the following minimum rights should be required – no wiggle room, no “if, and, or buts,” no presumptions of any kind that undercut or infringe on these minimums: a. A lease under the State’s landlord tenant law protecting against illegal evictions. b. Privacy in sleeping and living units. This means a lockable entrance. c. Sharing units ONLY if person with disability freely and knowingly wants to share and with person of one’s choice. d. Right to decorate sleeping and living units. e. Control own schedules and access to food at any time. f. Visitors of their choosing at any time. g. Physically accessible. Nondisabled persons would not consider it a “home” if they did not have ALL of these protections. Tell CMS no restrictions of basic housing rights for persons with disabilities. Tell CMS not to fund services in settings which do not comply.. Are we missing something? Aren’t these basic, minimal human rights? What does it matter if the person is disabled or nondisabled? Advocates -- send your comments to: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dept. of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-2249-P2 P.O.Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 These must be received before July 2, 2012. Steve Gold, The Disability Odyssey continues Back issues of other Information Bulletins are available online at http://www.stevegoldada.com with a searchable Archive at this site divided into different subjects. As of August, 2010, Information Bulletins will also be posted on my blog located at http://stevegoldada.blogspot.com/ To contact Steve Gold directly, write to stevegoldada1@gmail.com or call 215-627-7100. Ext 227.

Friday, June 1, 2012

Increasing Accessible Housing in Your Community Above the 5 Percent Minimum. Information Bulletin # 359 (6/2012). As you know from many previous Information Bulletins, State, cities, counties and private entities which receive “federal financial assistance” for housing – whether from the HOME Investment Partnership, Community Development Block Grants, Public Housing, and/or “project based” housing vouchers - must have “a minimum of five percent” of the units accessible for “persons with mobility impairments.” HUD’s federal regulations note that “HUD may prescribe a higher percentage [than five percent] … upon request by any affected recipient … based upon demonstration … of a need for a higher percentage based on census data … or evidence of a need for a higher percentage … in any manner.” What this means is that advocates must show HUD that your area needs more accessible housing than the minimum five percent. Here’s what advocates have to do to and how to do it. The Census Bureau’s American Fact Finder has completed the “2010 American Community Survey.’ Go to http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml There are two boxes: 1. “Topic or Table” and 2. “State, County or Place.” In the first box type Disability and in the second type the name of your State and then the name of your city or county. It’ll drop down and click on it. What will then pop up is a table with “S1810 Disability Characteristics”; click on it. Magically, a table entitled “Disability Characteristics” will appear with the name of your county or city. This table is divided both by age and type of impairment. In the column labeled “Estimate,” add up the three rows for “ambulatory” (listed by ages 5 -17, 18 -64, and 65 years and older). The sum of those three numbers should be divided by the number on the row entitled “Total civilian noninstitutionalized population” in the column labeled “Estimate”. The result is the 2010 Census percentage of persons with mobility impairments in your city or state. That is the lowest percent of persons who require accessible housing in your area. Advocates should keep in mind that the above percentage does NOT include any institutionalized persons! Obviously, if you know the number of mobility impaired persons in the institutions, whether nursing homes, state centers, state hospitals for persons with mental illness, intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities, you should include that number so the percentage would be higher. If the percent computed from the 2010 American Community Survey in your area exceeds the minimum five percent that HUD established in 1988, advocates must request your locale HUD office to require the recipients of federal funds to increase the number of accessible units to the required percentage. Since the lack of accessible housing for persons with mobility impairments is an impediment to fair housing, and HUD requires Consolidated Plans to identify “Analyses of Impediments,” we expect HUD will be very cooperative with advocates to ensure this barrier/impediment is eliminated. After all, the housing with the barriers has been funded by HUD! Power concedes nothing without a struggle. F. Douglas Steve Gold, The Disability Odyssey continues Back issues of other Information Bulletins are available online at http://www.stevegoldada.com with a searchable Archive at this site divided into different subjects. As of August, 2010, Information Bulletins will also be posted on my blog located at http://stevegoldada.blogspot.com/ To contact Steve Gold directly, write to stevegoldada1@gmail.com or call 215-627-7100. Ext 227.