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Accessing Federal Funds to Address Housing Needs: What Are These Programs and How to Organize Local Efforts to Serve Persons with Disabilities and their Families.

About the Presenter

Barbara Chandler is the Housing Program Director for Adaptive Environments. She manages the Fair Housing Accessibility First Design and Construction Resource Center (DCRC) a nationwide service that provides technical assistance on compliance with the federal Fair Housing Act requirements. Ms. Chandler has advocated for persons with disabilities, elders, victims of domestic violence and low-income families for twenty-five years. She was formerly the Policy Analyst for the City of Boston Office of Civil Rights, where she dealt with fair housing, disability and civil rights issues. She was the past Director of the Coordinated Aging, Rehabilitation and Disability Services Project (CARDS) for the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and as well as a Planner with the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council. She has served on the Massachusetts Architectural Access Board and sits on the Board of Director for the Citizens Housing and Affordable Planning Association (CHAPA). She has been recognized for her housing advocacy work for persons with disabilities by CHAPA, receiving their 1994 Community Service Award, and the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from the University of Mass: Dartmouth. She did her graduate studies in the field of sociology at Indiana State University.