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1. www150.statcan.gc.ca › n1 › pubHousing experiences in Canada: Persons with disabilities

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   Jun 10, 2022 · More specifically, 21.2% of persons with mental health-related disabilities and 20.8% of those with cognitive disabilities lived in core housing need. Rates were lower for those with sensory (16.8%), physical (18.1%) and pain-related (17.0%) disabilities.

2. www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca › en › resourcesWhat we learned: Housing for people with disabilities

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   There should be accessible housing for single people, couples, and families. Encourage landlords and builders to improve accessibility. For example, lower their taxes if they make their buildings more accessible for people with disabilities. Give people with disabilities more money to adapt their homes.

3. journals.sagepub.com › doi › 10Evaluating the impact of social housing policies: Measuring ...

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   Nov 28, 2023 · This literature review has two parts: section 2.1. provides a global overview of the relationship between social housing policies and accessibility; section 2.2. offers insights into how the MCMV housing policy, the case study, addressed accessibility issues.

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5. www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca › en › resourcesMonitoring the right to housing for people with disabilities ...

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   Mar 28, 2024 · Do people with disabilities have housing that meets their accessibility needs? Universal design can help make housing more accessible for everyone. Adaptable housing can easily be modified to meet a person's specific accessibility needs.

6. www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca › en › resourcesThe right to housing for people with disabilities: Accessibility

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   We are monitoring the right to adequate housing for people with disabilities in Canada. We are looking at the accessibility of housing. Do people with disabilities have housing that meets their accessibility needs? 27% of Canadians have a disability.

7. inclusioncanada.ca › wp-content › uploadsMeeting!Canada’s!Obligations! to!Affordable!Housing!and ...

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   We urge the Special Rapporteur to recommend that Canada take the following steps to address the gaps in legislation, policy and programs that result in systemic housing discrimination and disadvantage for people with disabilities in Canada.

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   Do people with disabilities have housing that meets their accessibility needs?

   • Goal: People with disabilities have housing that meets their accessibility needs. Description: This looks at people who feel their housing meets their accessibility needs. Note: These surveys focus on the accessibility needs of people with physical (mobility) disabilities.

   Monitoring the right to housing for people with disabilities

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   How can we improve housing for people with disabilities?

   • Some want to live with family or friends. There should be accessible housing for single people, couples, and families. Encourage landlords and builders to improve accessibility. For example, lower their taxes if they make their buildings more accessible for people with disabilities. Give people with disabilities more money to adapt their homes.

   What we learned: Housing for people with disabilities

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   Should people with disabilities be able to choose their housing?

   • Allow people with disabilities to choose their housing. People should be able to choose: Protect the rights of people who live in institutions. This includes people with disabilities who live in prisons. Make sure these people are treated fairly. Make sure they have the supports they need.

   What we learned: Housing for people with disabilities

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   How does housing affect people with disabilities?

   • Consequently, many people with disabilities live in housing that does not meet their needs and those who do could face barriers in building relationships with those in their surrounding community (e.g., they may be unable to visit the inaccessible homes of neighbors, friends and family).

   Accessible independent housing for people with disabilities: A ... - PLOS

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   What is accessible housing?

   • Accessible housing is inclusive of everyone’s needs. Adaptable housing can easily be changed to meet a person’s specific accessibility needs. Build different types and sizes of accessible housing. People with disabilities have different needs. Some people want to live alone. Some want to live with family or friends.

   What we learned: Housing for people with disabilities

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   Do people with disabilities have a right to housing?

   • Specifically, people with disabilities have the right “to choose their place of residence and where and with whom they live on an equal basis with others” . The severe lack of appropriate accessible housing is worrying because it can lead to several poor health and social outcomes .

   Accessible independent housing for people with disabilities: A ... - PLOS

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9. journals.plos.org › plosone › articleAccessible independent housing for people with disabilities ...

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   Jan 25, 2024 · Our review highlighted the following key trends: (1) removing barriers to obtaining accessible housing (e.g., advocacy, builders enhancing housing supply, subsidies and financial incentives); (2) policies influencing accessible housing; (3) interventions to enhance accessible housing (i.e., home modifications, smart homes, mobile applications ...