People With Disabilities Are Losing Homes and Caregivers

Housing for Minnesotans with disabilities has long been a pressing need. Demand for accessible housing exceeds supply. The Minnesota Housing Partnership cites a shortage of approximately 97,500 homes that are both affordable and available for extremely low-income renters. That demographic includes many disabled people. One longstanding goal of the disability rights movement is for disabled people to fully participate in their communities, through independent and assisted living options.

But while brick-and mortar-needs are top of …