In this webinar, speakers Patti Uplinger (Consultant and Coordinator at the Lanterman Housing Alliance) and Kristine McCann (Executive Director of the Bay Area Housing Corporation) will discuss: - The importance of housing planning - Different housing options - Subsidized housing - SSI benefits / ABLE Act - Statewide Housing Plan - Sources of help / advocacy

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Welcome to the U.S.C. UCEDD Webinar Series
for Individuals with Disabilities & Parents
Funded by grant #90DD0695 from
the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (A.I.D.D.)
Administration on Community Living
February 23, 2017

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Your Moderator
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Susan Kanegawa
U.S.C. UCEDD Family Support Coordinator
skanegawa@chla.usc.edu
www.uscucedd.org
The USC University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles (U.S.C. UCEDD) is one of 68 UCEDDs funded to promote systemic change,
advocacy, and capacity building in states on behalf of individuals with, or at risk for,
developmental, behavioral and/or special health care needs, and their families.
The U.S.C. UCEDD Webinar series is designed to educate the community about current policy
issues which impact the lives of people we serve and their families. Our primary audience is
individuals with special needs and their families. At this time, our webinars are in English only.
We are exploring methods to make this series available in other languages in the future.

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Housing
For People with Disabilities
Patti Uplinger
Consultant/Coordinator for Lanterman Housing Alliance
Kristine McCann
Executive Director of Bay Area Housing Corporation
February 23, 2017
The views and opinions expressed in this presentation are the speaker’s own and do not necessarily reflect
the views and opinions of the U.S.C. UCEDD or C.H.L.A.

6. About Our Speakers
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Patti Uplinger
Consultant/Coordinator for Lanterman Housing Alliance
info@lantermanhousingalliance.org
(916) 549-1044
www.lantermanhousingalliance.org
Kristine McCann
Executive Director of the Bay Area
Housing Corporation
krismccann@aol.com
(408) 438-7392
www.BAHC1.org

7. Lanterman
Housing
Alliance
Housing
Options
Subsidized
Housing
S.S.I.,
ABLE Act
Statewide
Housing
Plan
Who Can
Help and
Advocacy
Overview of the Webinar
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Lanterman Housing Alliance
Lanterman
Housing
Alliance
Housing
Options
Subsidized
Housing
S.S.I.,
ABLE Act
Statewide
Housing
Plan
Who Can
Help and
Advocacy

9. Lanterman Housing Alliance
The Lanterman Housing Alliance is a collaborative of not-for-
profit organizations. Our shared goal is to collaborate, network,
and share best practices, to provide housing for people with a
developmental disabilities.
We foster innovative public policies and public-private
partnerships that result in sustainable investment in affordable
housing for these individuals. The agencies in the collaborative
serve most areas throughout California.
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10. L.H.A. Member Organizations
• Housing Now (Alta Calif R.C.)
• North Bay Housing Coalition (North Bay R.C.)
• Brilliant Corners (Golden Gate R.C.)
• Housing Consortium of the East Bay (R.C. of the East Bay)
• Housing Choices Coalition (San Andreas R.C.)
• Bay Area Housing Corporation (San Andreas R.C.)
• Tri Counties Community
Housing Corporation (Tri Counties R.C.)
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11. • Home Ownership Made Easy (Westside R.C.)
• Home Ownership for Personal
Empowerment (Harbor R.C.)
• California Housing Foundation (Inland R.C.)
• Southern California Housing Collaborative
(San Diego R.C.)
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Find more information about each organization on our web page:
www.lantermanhousingalliance.org/memberorganizations
Member Organizations, cont.

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Housing Options
Lanterman
Housing
Alliance
Housing
Options
Subsidized
Housing
S.S.I.,
ABLE Act
Statewide
Housing
Plan
Who Can
Help and
Advocacy

13. Regional Center Information
• IPP (Individual Program Plan)
• Self Determination
• Center for Medicaid Services:
changes to services
• Rights, integrated opportunities
and choices
• Limit isolation
• Integration vs. segregation
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14. Housing Trends
• State Institutions: Developmental Centers and skilled nursing
• Provider Housing Options: Group home model
• Housing controlled by the individual: Living in own apartment
or with a roommate or co-housing
• Create own opportunities
• Health and housing are related
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15. Institutions and Group Homes
• Developmental Centers
• Skilled nursing facilities
• Community care facilities
• Intermediate Care Facilities (I.C.F.)
• Board and care
• Room and board
• Community Placement Plan (C.P.P.)
• Shared housing or co-housing
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16. Regional Center Supports: I.L.S. and S.L.S.
• Independent Living Services (I.L.S.)
o Assessment to determine need
o Up to 35 hours a month of support living in own home
o Functional skills training: cooking, medication, financial
o Recent law: I.L.S. allowed in parent’s home
• Supported Living Services (S.L.S.)
o Up to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
o Cannot be provided while living in parent’s home
o Assistance with daily living, including hiring attendants
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17. Family Home Ownership
• If parent owns the home
• Rent to child
• Home in a trust
• Individual owns home
• Legacy Home Program
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Subsidized Housing
Lanterman
Housing
Alliance
Housing
Options
Subsidized
Housing
S.S.I.,
ABLE Act
Statewide
Housing
Plan
Who Can
Help and
Advocacy

19. Subsidized Housing
1. Housing Authorities
a) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher
b) Public housing
2. State Programs
a) HUD 811 (Housing and Urban Development)
b) Tax credit and bond housing
3. Other
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20. More Subsidized Housing Resources
• Housing and Urban Development
website www.HUD.gov
• Local housing authorities
• Non-profit housing developers
• U.S.A. Properties
www.usapropfund.com
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S.S.I. Benefits and the ABLE Act
Lanterman
Housing
Alliance
Housing
Options
Subsidized
Housing
S.S.I.,
ABLE Act
Statewide
Housing
Plan
Who Can
Help and
Advocacy

22. Supplementary Security Income Benefits
• www.SSA.gov Social Security website
• S.S.I./S.S.P.
(Supplemental Security Income/
State Supplemental Payment)
• S.S.D.I. (Social Security Disability Insurance)
• Parents’ retirement and death benefits for child
with disability
• Maximum savings $2,000, married couple $3,000
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23. The ABLE Act
• www.treasurer.ca.gov/able/ CalABLE site
• Save up to $100,000
• Deposit $10,000 a year
• Use on rent
• Federal law and states choose to enact the program
• California ABLE Act ready in summer 2017
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Statewide Housing Plan
Lanterman
Housing
Alliance
Housing
Options
Subsidized
Housing
S.S.I.,
ABLE Act
Statewide
Housing
Plan
Who Can
Help and
Advocacy

25. Statewide Housing Plan
• Statewide Housing Assessment draft document from Housing
and Community Development (H.C.D.)
• Provide feedback to H.C.D. until March 4, 2017
– http://www.hcd.ca.gov/housing-policy-
development/statewide-housing-assessment/
• L.H.A. is working on a Statewide Housing Plan specifically for
people with I/D.D.
• Need support from D.D.S. and ARCA and State Council
• Regional Centers should have a goal in I.P.P. addressing future
housing
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Lanterman
Housing
Alliance
Housing
Options
Subsidized
Housing
S.S.I.,
ABLE Act
Statewide
Housing
Plan
Who Can
Help and
Advocacy
Who Can Help? and
Ways to Advocate for Housing

27. Who Can Help Me?
• Regional Center case worker
• Housing developers
• Lanterman Housing Alliance
• Autism organizations
• Local housing authorities
• Other parents
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28. Ways to Advocate for Housing
• Housing California website: www.housingca.org
• Speak up!
• Educate local politicians like City Council Members and
County Board of Supervisors
• Educate Assembly Members and Senators
• Educate Federal Senators and Congress people
• Organize as parents
• State Council and Regional Advisory Committees
• Building Industry Association (B.I.A.)
• Regional Center Advisory Groups
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29. Resources
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• Lanterman Housing Alliance
www.lantermanhousingalliance.org
• California Department of Developmental Services
www.dds.ca.gov
• ABLE Act information
www.calable.treasurer.ca.gov
• Achieving Independence for people with disabilities
www.achievingindependence.com
• Technical Assistance Collaborative for housing information
www.tacinc.org

30. More Resources
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• Housing California
www.housingca.org
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
www.HUD.gov
• Golden State Pooled Trust
www.GSPT.org
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
www.cms.gov

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