Providing Accessible Housing for People with Disabilities, with Darin Lounds

Welcome to Accessible Housing Matters!

 

In today’s episode, I welcome Darin Lounds, President of Lanterman Housing Alliance and Executive Director of The Housing Consortium of the East Bay.  Darin has been a long time disability advocate and has 25 years of experience in accessible housing.  He has a mission of creating inclusive communities through affordable housing for people with special needs.  Darin will share with us how he works to create more opportunities for accessible housing. 

Listen to find out more about:

 

[00:01 - 03:23] Opening Segment

I welcome Darin Lounds to the Show Bio Overview on providing housing for people with developmental disabilities Housing Consortium of the Eastbay Lanterman Housing Alliance

 

[03:24 - 19:49] Providing Accessible Housing for People with Disabilities

Partnerships for Accessible Housing The importance of partnerships Affordable housing developers Creating more opportunities for housing Supports in Housing Independent Living Services Health Support Living Services

 

[19:50 - 27:24] What Should be Done for Accessible Housing

What Darin would change in the accessible housing culture Major finance agencies should set aside markers Use federal money Darin talks about grand openings as his biggest achievement What keeps Darin going in working with accessible housing The effort The people

 

[27:25 - 30:02] Closing Segment

See links below to know more about Darin Lounds  Final word

Tweetable Quote/s:

“I don’t want our folks who have developmental disabilities to have to become homeless to get help.” - Darin Lounds

 

“Everyone deserves a quality and independent life.” - Darin Lounds

 

Resources Mentioned:

https://www.arcaopeningdoors.org/

 

You can connect with Darin through LinkedIn, or you can visit https://hceb.org/ or  http://www.lantermanhousingalliance.org/.

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