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Fall 2018

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[image caption] Photo by Tom Olin

ADAPT spent the day discussing housing issues. By noon, ADAPT heard from around the nation about filing complaints and accessible homes. In the afternoon, many people testified about lack of accessible housing and how it perpetuated institutionalization.

Eleanor Smith of Atlanta testified that 60% of nursing home residents were discharged from a hospital and many of those discharged go to an institution because they have no access at home.

ADAPT is in Chicago all week to send a clear message to HUD, the Governor, the nation's medical community, and Congress that denying affordable, accessible housing to people with disabilities will not be tolerated. Darrell Price of Chicago ADAPT said, "They don't hear our words, so they force us to speak with action."

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Tuesday 23 July 2013

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Friday 18 December 2020

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