People with mobility impairments have selected ranch style condominiums, and made them fully accessible. Many have found homes near their jobs, friends, and recreational activities. With home ownership as an option, individuals and their families can plan a place to live permanently and not be dependent on renting the rest of their lives. No one can give someone a home but homeownership can become a reality. Members of the HERO Alliance provide homeownership counseling and help coordinate individualized financing plans.
Banking institutions are willing to look at re sources in non-traditional ways.
Families can consider selling their home to a person with disabilities. They could leave their residence in a will or transfer title to the home while family members are living. Together, families can purchase a home for up to three disabled persons and thereby pool support resources to provide needed care. Payments can be structured so they require about the same monthly allotment as subsidized rent, but at the end of 30 years the home is owned-free and clear. As a homeowner an individual becomes a tax paying, stable citizen of the community.