Resources

Customers with Disabilities Resources

This information regarding customers with disabilities is intended to promote awareness of persons with disabilities and facilitate interaction and business dealings. Do not assume that all described characteristics apply to all individuals of a disability group.

WRA Legal Resources

• Legal Updates that are related to this topic
• Legal Hottips - Americans with Disabilities 
• Legal Hottips - Persons with Disabilities (AIDS) Protected Class

Wisconsin Disability Statutes

• Discrimination in Housing (Section 106)

Federal Resources

• HUD's People with Disabilities resource page
• Federal Statutes and Regulations regarding Fair Housing
• U.S. Department of Justice -- Americans with Disabilities Act Home Page
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission -- U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division: Americans with Disabilities Act -- Questions and Answers
• Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) the federal agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

Funding and Other Home Purchase Resources

• Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Housing Task Force
• Rural Development (formerly Farmers Home Administration, Rural Housing Service)
• Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)
• Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
• Wisconsin Community Action Program Association (WISCAP)
• Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development
• Refinance & Mortgage Guide for People with Disabilities  

Forms

• REALTOR® guide to completing the Sellers’ Accessibility Features Report (2011)
• Sellers’ Accessibility Features Report (2011)
  The Sellers’ Accessibility Features Report is a disclosure report for sellers’ to complete, to whatever extent they are comfortable, in order to provide some basic information for persons seeking homes suitable for persons with disabilities. It is a shorter, simpler version of the comprehensive 2001 report.
• REALTOR® Guide to Buyer's Accessibility Features Report
• Buyer's Accessibility Features Report (2001) 
  Buyer's Accessibility Features Report (AFR) is a property condition report designed by an architect to identify features that may be desirable to a person with disabilities. This report may be used by buyers and renters with disabilities to identify and prioritize the architectural features they find desirable in a residential property. A free copy of this report is available, which may be copied without permission if it is reproduced in its entirety.
• Consent for Interpretation/Translation ServicesThe Accessibility Features Report (AFR) is a property condition report designed to identify features that may be desirable to a homebuyer with disabilities. It was designed to provide specific information about various features in a home that might make it suitable for a person with disabilities. A free copy of this report is available, which may be copied without permission if it is reproduced in it's entirety.