The Rights of People with Disabilities in Housing - LIVE WEBINAR

The Rights of People with Disabilities in Housing

Presented by Kathy Gips

Several laws provide rights for people with disabilities in housing: the federal Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and many state laws. We will untangle what applies when, the requirements to provide reasonable accommodations and reasonable modifications, what questions may be asked people with disabilities and what documentation may be required. We’ll touch on difficulty subjects such as whether a monkey or snake can be an assistance animal, who needs to pay for access changes in a unit, whether housing providers can require funds in escrow. We’ll address these issues through lecture, scenarios and discussion. There will be plenty of time for your questions.

This is a 1.5-hour training session that will be hosted on Thursday, November 17, 2022.

Session Times: 11:00am-12:30pm EST

Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Track: Older Adults/Persons with Disabilities

Format: Lecture, Q&A

HUD Category: Fair Housing and Reasonable Accommodation (Required Ongoing Training Area)

Cost: $35 fee, $5 off for members, 1.5 CEUs

Payment, Cancellation & Refunds:  All webinars require payment via credit card at the time of registration. You will receive a confirmation and receipt via email.  If needed, you may request a copy of your invoice and provide documentation to your organization for reimbursement. Live Webinars are offered on a specific date at a specific time.  Registration closes at 5pm the day before the scheduled webinar.  You will receive an email confirmation.  Attendees can cancel their webinar registration up to 48 hours prior to the session for a full refund.

Certificate Notice: NERSC will issue certificates following completion of the feedback form which will be sent to you following the webinar via email. Note - this is a NERSC CEU.  We have also applied for MA-NASW CEUs.

Zoom Notice:Most of our live webinars are hosted using Zoom. We use both the meeting and webinar features, so depending on which one we use, you may or may not be able to see other attendees and verbally participate. As always, you have the option to not show your video on all live webinars. Zoom information is sent the day before each scheduled webinar.

Recording Waiver: Many of the NERSC webinars will be recorded and used for an on-demand library to provide training to other housing professionals.  NERSC applies for NASW CEUs for all live webinars. In order to receive a NERSC Certificate of Attendance and/or NASW CEU Certificate, you must take a short test following the session and select the correct code within 24 hours.

NERSC Webinars supported by CHFA, VHFA, Maine Housing, MassHousing, RIHousing and New Hampshire Housing.