February EQUITY: Building an Inclusive Ownership Society

EQUITY e-newsletter: February 2005
Disability and Asset Building Communities Working Together
http://www.wid.org/equity

In the February EQUITY:

Building an Inclusive Ownership Society
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity

FEATURE ARTICLE:

Finding Common Ground: Supported Living Principles and Asset-Based Community Development
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200502&topic=fa
Looming cuts for numerous poverty-reduction programs promises tough times for both the Asset Building and Disability communities. Megan O'Neil, Access to Assets Project Coordinator, provides timely insight on creative financing methods being used to ensure that people with disabilities are included in the American Dream of homeownership.

SPECIAL SECTION:

2005 NCIL Statement of Values On Social Security and Private Accounts
'Social Insurance and My House on Fire'
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200502&topic=ss
Bryon MacDonald, California Work Incentives Initiative, and the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) encourage thorough analysis of potential changes to Social Security- including disability insurance in the discussion.

PROGRAM OF THE MONTH:

Planning for a Better Life: Enhanced Life Options
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200502&topic=pm
Nina Hamberger, Enhanced Life Options- New Hampshire, operates a national Special Needs Center providing expert technical assistance on different types of trusts for people with disabilities. ELO manages trusts for individuals with disabilities in New Hampshire, whose financial situations require knowledgeable, trustworthy and caring support.

PROFILE OF THE MONTH:

A Second Chance: Peter Badenhausen
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200502&topic=profile
After living in the State Mental Hospital, Peter is now clean and sober and has a renewed sense of purpose to his life. With the support of Community Enterprises Corporation and Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey's IDA program, Peter is about to buy a home of his own.

TIP OF THE MONTH:

Asset-Based Community Development
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200502&topic=tm
A simple concept that may help Community-Based Organizations weather the tough year ahead. The ABCD Institute offers a useful 'Capacity Inventory' tool to help map local resources.

EQUITY RESPONDS: WID Answers Your Questions

What is 'Supported Living'?
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200502&topic=responds

LEARNING & NETWORKING RESOURCES:

Informative websites of interest to both communities
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity-resource#current

CONFERENCES & EVENTS:

http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=conf

World Institute on Disability (WID) is a non-profit public policy center dedicated to the promotion of independence and full inclusion in society of people with disabilities.

WID's Access to Assets (ATA) program provides training and technical assistance to asset building and disability organizations seeking to improve the inclusion of people with disabilities in poverty reduction programs. In addition, ATA provides information and referral services to individuals with disabilities and conducts federal and state policy analysis on related issues.

NEW! Toll-Free Technical Assistance Hotline: 1-866-723-1201

Do you have questions about asset building strategies or serving people with disabilities?

Please contact:
Megan O'Neil
World Institute on Disability
Access to Assets Project Coordinator
megan@wid.org

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EQUITY is a publication of World Institute on Disability's Access to Assets Program and is supported by the Asset Accumulation and Tax Policy Project. The Asset Accumulation and Tax Policy Project (AATPP) is a partnership of The Law, Health Policy, and Disability Center at the University of Iowa College of Law, in collaboration with Southern New Hampshire University School of Community Economic Development, the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions, the World Institute on Disability, and the National Cooperative Bank Development Corporation. AATPP is 100 percent funded by U.S. Department of Education grant #H133A031732. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NIDRR or University of Iowa.

EQUITY is also generously funded by the J.W. and Ida M. Jameson Foundation and the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation.

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