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The goal of the Disability Policy Collaboration is to impact national public policy for people with developmental disabilities, including those with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability, and their friends, families and loved ones.

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Housing

Housing for People with Disabilities in U.S. is in Crisis, Claims a Study by the Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities

There is a huge gap between housing costs and the incomes of the poorest Americans with disabilities, with 2002 being the first year when the average national rent was greater than the amount of income received by Americans with disabilities from the deferral Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, reveals a study conducted by the Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) and the Technical Assistance Initiative. The report also finds that of the nation's 2,702 market areas, there was not a single area where modestly priced rents for efficiency or one-bedroom units were affordable for people with disabilities on SSI. Read Priced Out in 2002 now.

Source: AAMR F.Y.I., August 2003