23 sites listedAlpha Onehttp://www.alpha-one.org/A Maine non-profit organization run by and for people with disabilities, the Alpha One site provides disability information, programs, services and resources.Rating: RecommendedLocation: South Portland, Maine, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Maine, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Assisted Living Alpha One’s Accessible Housing Informationhttp://www.alpha-one.org/housing.htmA part of the primary Alpha One site, this page provides a wealth of information about The Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, accessible design, low cost solutions, and Fair Housing.Rating: ExcellentLocation: South Portland, Maine, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Maine, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Assisted Living American Planning Association Policy Guide on Community Residenceshttp://www.planning.org/govt/commres.htmThis page identifies and defines APA’s resolution about community residences for people with disabilities, stating that they are residential uses that should be rightfully allowed in all zoning districts where other residences are permitted uses. Other issues related to community residences are also discussed.Rating: RecommendedLocation: Chicago, Illinois, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Illinois, National, Index / Periodical, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Neighborhood / Community, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare Bethesda Projecthttp://www.netaxs.com/people/bethesda/This site highlights Bethesda’s mission to “nurture the possibilities of common life in small communities of disabled, homeless, single people, so that they can serve themselves, care for one another, and support one another’s needs, ambitions, and hopes.” Information provided includes their goals, services, various shelters (with location and contact information provided), and their volunteer needs.Rating: InformativeLocation: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Pennsylvania, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Assisted Living, Cohousing / Cooperative, Shelter / Homeless, Single Room Occupancy, Transitional Chartered Institute of Housing — London Chapterhttp://www.focusnet.co.uk/cih/The online newsletter meant to keep branch members informed of events, this site maintains a library of past presentations related to elderly and disabled housing, as well as general housing issues and discussions. Unfortunately, it is not well updated or maintained, which makes it rather frustrating to use.Rating: InformativeLocation: London, England, UKRelated pages: UK, UK, England, State / Regional / Local, Membership Group, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Neighborhood / Community, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare Commonwealth Home and Community Care Act 1985http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/hacca1985221/The entire Act online, this site provides information about Australia’s commitment to financial assistance for the provision of home and community care services.Rating: InformativeLocation: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaRelated pages: Australia, Australia, Australian Capital Territory, National, Legal / Policy, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare Commonwealth Home Nursing Subsidy Act 1956http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/hnsa1956245/longtitle.htmlThe entire Act online, this site provides information about Australia’s commitment to “provide for the Grant of Subsidies to Home Nursing Organizations.”Rating: InformativeLocation: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaRelated pages: Australia, Australia, Australian Capital Territory, National, Legal / Policy, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare Community Services Planning Councilhttp://www.sacramento.org/cspc/The CSPC and its site coordinate programs serving children, seniors, medically underserved, hungry and homeless people and nonprofit organizations in the Sacramento area. Information included on this site: provided services, ongoing programs and projects, contact and assistance information, and research and resource links.Rating: RecommendedLocation: Sacramento, California, USARelated pages: USA, USA, California, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Special Interest / Minority, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Department of Health and Human Serviceshttp://www.hhs.gov/This site it the main locale for the DHHS online, and includes information from the Administration on Aging and several health-related agencies with related Fair and affordable housing issues.Rating: RecommendedLocation: Washington, District of Columbia, USARelated pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Fair housing, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare disABILITY Information and Resourceshttp://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin/disabled.htmlThis searchable site provides links to information about all types of resources, products, guidelines and policy for disabled persons.Rating: ExcellentLocation: Kenmore, Washington, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Washington, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare Disability.comhttp://disability.com/This site provides information to “link persons with disabilities and chronic health conditions to resources, products and services that promote active, healthy independent living.” It also has a wonderful page of links to a huge variety of disability related issues and topics including housing, products, and services.Rating: RecommendedLocation: Capital Heights, Maryland, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Maryland, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare Encyclopedia of Housinghttp://www.sagepub.com/sagepage/encyclopedia_of_housing.htmAn excellent site detailing the newly released master reference book, this site includes the master list of entries, excerpts, and the introduction. Entries include brief definitions, historical background, descriptive statistics, policy analysis, critical assessment, and suggestions for further study, listing classic works and key publications.Rating: ExcellentLocation: California, USARelated pages: USA, USA, California, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Assisted Living, Cohousing / Cooperative, Hospice / Healthcare, Manufactured, Shelter / Homeless, Single Room Occupancy, Transitional First Community Villagehttp://www.firstcommunity.org/fc.htmlThe home of a continuing care retirement community in suburban Ohio, this site contains information about the Village’s services, amenities, security, religious offerings, floor plans, fees and contact information.Rating: InformativeLocation: Upper Arlington, Ohio, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Ohio, State / Regional / Local, Private Business, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Special Interest / Minority, Design / Architectural, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare Housing for Seniors: Developing Successful Projectshttp://www.uli.org/presroom/pr950707.htmThis site contains a 1995 press release from the Urban Land Institute about the release of this book regarding elderly housing and related issues. Ordering information is available.Rating: InformativeLocation: Washington, District of Columbia, USARelated pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Neighborhood / Community, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare Jewish Information and Reference Service of Greater Washingtonhttp://www.jirs.org/This site maintains a massive directory for Jewish services and resources in the Washington, DC, region, including a variety of listed housing options and services.Rating: RecommendedLocation: Washington, District of Columbia, USARelated pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, State / Regional / Local, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Special Interest / Minority, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare, Shelter / Homeless Joseph Rowntree Foundationhttp://www.jrf.org.uk/This site “supports programs of research and innovative development in the fields of housing, social care and social policy,” includes its publications, and contains a vast amount of research findings in a fully searchable database.Rating: RecommendedLocation: York, England, UKRelated pages: UK, UK, England, National, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Non-Market Housing in Vancouverhttp://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/housing/sochouse/page1.htmThis site is an inventory of all non-market housing (“housing owned by government, a non-profit or cooperative society”) in Vancouver, British Columbia, organized by neighborhood. Maps and details of each housing development is listed with appropriate contact information, as well as links to the City of Vancouver municipal homepage and other community sites.Rating: InformativeLocation: Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaRelated pages: Canada, Canada, British Columbia, State / Regional / Local, Affordable / Assisted, Assisted Living, Cohousing / Cooperative, Single Room Occupancy North British Housing Associationhttp://www.nbha.co.uk/This is the site of a non-profit organization providing a wide variety of housing developments including hostels, urban renewal projects, shelters, housing for the elderly, and all other types of housing in the United Kingdom. Links to other social housing sites are also listed.Rating: RecommendedLocation: Lancashire, England, UKRelated pages: UK, UK, England, National, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Special Interest / Minority, Assisted Living Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/A division of the Department of Health and Human Services, this searchable site provides information about homelessness, disability and aging, poverty, and specific guidelines, programs, and services for housing people within those categories.Rating: InformativeLocation: Washington, District of Columbia, USARelated pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Special Interest / Minority, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Olive Plazahttp://www.efn.org/~olivepa/Specially designed barrier-free apartments are available for mobility impaired persons of any age at Olive Plaza. Their website gives resident requirements, location map, and other necessary resident information.Rating: InformativeLocation: Eugene, Oregon, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Oregon, State / Regional / Local, Private Business, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Special Interest / Minority, Assisted Living Strutton Housing Associationhttp://www.dircon.co.uk/strutton/”Strutton is the largest non-statutory provider of quality housing for people with HIV disease in the United Kingdom.” Tenant surveys, details of existing accommodations, location maps of units, and information regarding maintenance, rent and services are provided.Rating: InformativeLocation: London, England, UKRelated pages: UK, UK, England, National, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare United Nations Economic and Social Development Divisionhttp://www.un.org/ecosocdev/This site index provides information about every kind of economic, social, housing, personal or environmental program the United Nations maintains.Rating: ExcellentLocation: WorldRelated pages: World, Multi-National, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare, Shelter / Homeless Urban Land Institutehttp://www.uli.org/With a mission to “provide responsible leadership in the use of land in order to enhance the total environment,” ULI and its website strive to provide ample information to members, officials, and the public about urban planning, growth, and development. Information on this site includes conference, meeting and event dates, a continuing education database, research agendas, project reference files (you must be a member to have access to full text files), their online bookstore, and an extensive resource directory.Rating: InformativeLocation: Washington, District of Columbia, USARelated pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare, Manufactured, Shelter / Homeless, Single Room Occupancy, Transitional