ABOUT
Inclusive Housing Solutions (IHS), supported by the Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities (CCDD), is dedicated to helping individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities secure and maintain safe, affordable, and accessible homes.
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Our goal is to empower individuals with disabilities to lead autonomous lives by ensuring they have control over their living arrangements.
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Research shows that only a small percentage of adults with disabilities live in their own home or apartment—and even fewer have their names on leases or mortgages. Clearly there is much work to be done!
KY HOUSING TRENDS FOR DISABLED ADULTS
The Human Development Institute's National Core Indicators report (2021-22) found that only 11% of *adults with disabilities live in a home or apartment of their own.
*The study surveys adults with disabilities 18 years or older receiving Medicaid waiver services in the state of KY.
Type of residence
Percentage of adults with disabilities who live in a parent/relative's home
37%
Percentage of adults with disabilities who live in foster care/host's home
26%
Percentage of adults with disabilities who live in a group living setting.
25%
Percentage of adults with disabilities who live in a home/apartment of their own.
11%
HOUSING & SUPPORT SERVICES
Historically, funding has flowed to residential service providers that own segregated and congregated housing, rather than to individuals with disabilities themselves. The dominion of the home, therefore, belongs to the organization and not to the individual with a disability.
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This kind of living arrangement can often have a negative impact on an individual's privacy and autonomy. In Kentucky, residential service providers manage both the residence and the support needs of their tenants. This is a clear conflict of interest in itself which creates a significant imbalance of power. The result: People with disabilities in residential services often have little control over where they live, who they live with, or who supports them. When housing and support services are bundled, the person being supported runs the risk of losing both in the event either fails to meet the person's needs.
CHoice in HOUSEmate
Percentage of adults with disabilities who chose or had input in choosing their housemate
CHOSE
42%
NO CHOICE
58%
choice in staff
Percentage of adults with disabilities who chose their staff or were aware they could request a change of staff
CHOSE
33%
NO CHOICE
67%
When people privately own their home or have their name on a lease, however, the balance of power shifts so that they are the ones in control of the place they call home.
Individuals who live in their own home in integrated spaces are able to come and go freely, choose who visits, and have access to privacy, comfort, convenience, personal expression, and community.
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Inclusive Housing Solutions supports individuals with disabilities to access the many benefits of living in typical, valued, and integrated housing. To learn more about how we can help you find the housing situation that's right for you, contact us today!