ATP Housing Solutions

Solutions for housing needs are available for consumers who are renting, relocating or thinking about purchasing their own home. We work with a number of organizations in order to find accessible and affordable housing that suit individual needs.

Nebraska Visitability Design Standards

A visitable design provides that new single-family homes, duplexes, and triplexes are more accessible and usable to persons with physical disabilities. Homes built to visitable standards have these features that allow a person using a wheelchair or other mobility device to visit without any special assistance, and are more easily modified should a resident need adaptations in the future. The requirements include having at least one no-step / zero grade entrance with a 36” door into the home’s main floor, minimum 32” clear space opening in interior doorways, minimum 36” wide hallways, a first floor bathroom which allows for wheelchair access (while maintaining privacy), reinforcement in bathroom walls to permit future installation of grab bars, and modification in the locations of light switches, electrical outlets and environmental controls.

For more information on visitability design standards, please email Lilly or call (toll free) 888.806.6287.

Rental

• Locate Affordable and Accessible Units
  
  The Assistive Technology Partnership is pleased to introduce Housing.NE.gov , a new Online listing and locating service that will provide easy access to information about housing opportunities throughout Nebraska.
  This service will allow Nebraskans to locate available housing that best fits their needs. Individuals will be able to easily search for housing using a wide variety of search criteria, and will also provide information on supportive services throughout the State, especially those services linked to housing needs.
  
  
• Identification of Rental Assistance Resources
• Renter Education
• Landlord and Tenant Rights Information

Ownership

It can take anywhere from a few weeks to many months to become a homeowner; however, the following is available to help you reach your goals:

• credit counseling
• budgeting and self-sufficiency education
• counseling on financing assistance and the home-buying process
• funding for down payment assistance, closing costs, and rehabilitation

Home Modifications

Structural alterations for entrances and bathrooms may be needed to make your home more accessible. Exapmles of entrance and bathroom home modifications include:

• automatic door openers ramps
• lifts
• doorway widening
• half steps
• railings
• grab bars
• roll-in showers
• roll-under sinks
• higher toilets
• hand-held shower wands
• lowered mirrors and medicine cabinets

Assistive devices are also available to help increase independence and safety in the home, which include but are not limited to the following:

• grab bars
• toilet raisers
• reachers
• voice activated phones
• desk raisers
• tub transfer seats
• flashing smoke detectors
• super pole
• ceiling track lifts
• jar openers
• rolling carts
• other kitchen solutions

For more information and general housing questions e-mail Lauren or call (toll free) 888.806.6287.