The Cottage Foundation

Designing Communities for Adults with Disabilities What’s more...They often cannot choose their roommates. They are captive to rent increases.

The Problem
The movement away from institutional housing created new problems in the long-term care of adults with disabilities. Now, government-supported group homes and individually-designed living arrangements tend to isolate people within a larger community. They are dependent on the competence and goodwill of facility owners and third party service providers. Quality housing is scarce and wai  ...