MISCELLANY: What "Fair Housing" Means for People With Disabilities: A Guide for Consumers, Advocates, and Landlords Miscellany

The Bazelon Center offers a plain-language guide, intended for consumers and others, to how federal law bans housing discrimination because of physical or mental disability. Based on provisions of the Fair Housing Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act, the guide is organized by such topics as discrimination when applying for housing, discrimination during tenancy, requesting a reasonable accommodation, and what to do if the request is not granted. Also included is information on how to challenge discrimination, plus detailed notes for legal advocates. The booklet is available for $4 plus $2 shipping from the Bazelon Center's publications desk, 1101 15th Street, N.W., Suite 1212, Washington, D.C., 20005; fax, 202-223-0409; e-mail, [email protected].