This session explores how Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - prohibiting disability discrimination in federally funded programs - applies directly to affordable and supportive housing. Participants will gain practical tools for designing and managing accessible housing while examining timely challenges that are reshaping the field. Key topics include compliance with design standards, effective tenant policies, and emerging debates like the tension between accessibility retrofits and sustainability goals, and integrating neurodiversity into physical space design. Attendees will leave prepared to align their projects with both legal mandates and forward-thinking inclusion strategies.
January 28, 2026. 10:00am - 12:00pm MST
This session explores how Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - prohibiting disability discrimination in federally funded programs - applies directly to affordable and supportive housing. Participants will gain practical tools for designing and managing accessible housing while examining timely challenges that are reshaping the field. Key topics include compliance with design standards, effective tenant policies, and emerging debates like the tension between accessibility retrofits and sustainability goals, and integrating neurodiversity into physical space design. Attendees will leave prepared to align their projects with both legal mandates and forward-thinking inclusion strategies.
January 28, 2026. 10:00am - 12:00pm MST