Opinion: We’re creating integrated communities through supportive housing
Written by Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, original found here: https://events.in.gov/event/creating-integrated-communities-through-supportive-housing "Scarcity of housing is one of the most acute problems facing our state and nation. Individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD) are not immune to housing struggles; indeed, many face a severe shortage of safe, affordable and accessible housing. Even where housing is available to people with I/DD, there is a significant lack of community integration and these individuals can be isolated and face housing discrimination. This presents not only a problem for the individuals themselves but also for their families and caregivers. In many cases, families with an I/DD child – including adult children - have been forced to place their loved one in an institution or a group home, and if none is available, to provide them with a place at home without support or services. One of the agencies in my office’s family of busines
