1. Housing access

• State housing summits in '03 and '04 produced the Iowa Housing for People with Disabilities Action Plan, and have resulted in the development of more than 750 new, accessible housing opportunities, with a goal of creating a total of 1,000 in 3 years. This number does not include more than 150 accessible homes that were built new or remodeled by members of the Iowa Contractor Network. A third Iowa Housing Summit will be held in the fall of 2006.
• The Iowa Contractor Network has trained over 150 contractors statewide in accessible and universal design homes.
• Iowa's 2005 Real Choices Systems Transformation grant will fund a housing registry, counseling, and a state housing summit.

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2. Access to home ownership

• IowaAble provides loans to fund making homes accessible; housing counseling will improve access.
• The Iowa Finance Authority supports home ownership through Section 8 and through the FNMA "Home of Your Own" program. Fannie May has a loan program that specifically assists individuals with disabilities to own their own homes.

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3. Coordination of accessibility resources

• The 2005 Real Choices Systems Transformation grant housing registry will track all accessible housing statewide.
• The Iowa Program for Assistive Technology/Iowa COMPASS provides comprehensive assistive technology information and referral services.

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4. Fair housing; enforcement accessibility laws

• Through funding from HUD, the Iowa Civil Rights Commission and other partners developed consumer and landlord booklets and other information about Fair Housing laws.

• The Iowa Building Code, Iowa's default code in the absence of city or county codes, is now compliant with ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG), and continues to monitor the Department of Justice updates to ADAAG rules with an eye toward keeping Iowa’s accessibility rules consistent with federal rules.
• The Iowa Department of Civil Rights, the Governor's DD Council, the Iowa Program for Assistive Technology, the UI Legal Aid Clinic, and Legal Aid of Iowa have provided training about the Fair Housing Act to landlords and consumers over a 2-year period throughout the state.

• The Consumer Choices Option in the HCBS waivers allows participants to save for larger purchases.

• The Iowa Finance Authority aggressively promotes supportive housing.
• HF 617 calls for adding assisted living to Medicaid HCBS Elderly Waiver as an alternative to nursing home services.

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