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Building Opportunity Through Inclusivity

Advancing disability-forward housing solutions that open doors to homes and opportunities for everyone.

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“I can’t tell you how much better a community member I can be when where I live I’m being accepted by my neighbors, my neighborhood, my whole community.”

Debra, The Kelsey Ayer Station Resident
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Kelsey’s Story

What started with Kelsey has become a movement co-led by people with and without disabilities to build a disability-forward housing future. 

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Advancing New Solutions Together

We center on the perspectives of people with disabilities to foster inclusive communities and inform better housing policies, design standards, development strategies, and resident services. We’re proud to do this work in partnership with advocates, disability organizations, families, housing providers, and municipalities across the country.

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Three people are gathered outdoors near The Kelsey Ayer Station entrance decorated with a column of colorful balloons. They are smiling at the camera while holding plates of food. The person on the left, wearing a white blouse and green pants, holds a bowl and a gift bag. The person in the middle sits on a low wall, holding a plate of food, and a person on the right leans in beside them with their own plate. Trees, a sidewalk, and a person walking in the background are visible.
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660 homes developed and supported
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$187M Unlocked to Support Disability-Forward Housing
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10,000+ Community Leaders Engaged
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The Kelsey Ayer Station featured in The New York Times

Through the stories of residents and the Inclusion Concierge, readers get an inside look into life at The Kelsey Ayer Station – from the deep relationships built between neighbors to the specific inclusive design features that support residents with and without disabilities.

The Kelsey communities are only the beginning. Our mission to make disability-forward housing the norm is powered by a community of people who believe a better housing future is possible. Stories like these highlight the cross-section of people that drive this movement. 

Read about The Kelsey in The New York Times

There are over four million adults with disabilities whose sole source of income is Supplemental Security Income (SSI). They are priced out of every housing market in the country and would have to spend 145% of their entire income to afford basic housing.

Resident Stories

Our communities demonstrate what becomes possible when accessibility, affordability, and inclusion are central to every choice we make. The Kelsey residents – people with and without disabilities, representing a wide range of backgrounds and lived experiences – are the most powerful voices in showing the impact of disability-forward housing. We’re honored that they’ve shared their experiences with us.

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Four illustrated portraits of The Kelsey residents. From left to right, Jonta, a Black woman with long brown hair, is smiling and wearing a black t-shirt. Jake, a white man with brown hair pulled into a ponytail, wears a plaid shirt and sits in his wheelchair, smiling. Barry, a man with short black hair and glasses, is softly smiling and wearing a red t-shirt. Darcy, a white woman with short blonde hair, is wearing a purple patterned shirt and sitting in her wheelchair, smiling.

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