Customers with Disabilities Resources

WRA fair housing news on Facebook

Stay up to date on fair housing-related information by visiting the WRA Cultural Diversity in Housing Program Facebook page: click here. 

Articles for assisting customers with disabilities

• "Better Service for Clients With Disabilities," in the March 2018 REALTOR^® Magazine   
• "Down Payment Assistance Programs," in the August 2017 Wisconsin Real Estate Magazine 
• "Providing Good Customer Service," in the April 2007 Wisconsin Real Estate Magazine 
• "4 Tips for Buying a Home If You're Disabled," from April 2014 on realtor.com
• "Point — Counterpoint: Looking at Support Animals From Different Viewpoints," in the August 2017 Wisconsin Real Estate Magazine 
• "Assistance Animals in Housing: Sorting through the myths and misunderstandings," in the April 2013 Wisconsin Real Estate Magazine 

Wisconsin disability statutes

• Discrimination in Housing (Section 106.50)

Federal resources

• HUD's Disability Rights in Housing 
• Federal Fair Housing Act
• HUD's Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act 
• Joint Statement of The Department of Housing and Urban Development and The Department of Justice — Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act 
• Joint Statement of The Department of Housing and Urban Development and The Department of Justice — Reasonable Modifications Under The Fair Housing Act 
• HUD's Housing Discrimination
• HUD's Housing Complaint
• ADA.gov Website
• Americans with Disabilities Act Questions and Answers

Funding and other home purchase resources

• Movin' Out
• Veteran's Administration Housing Grant for Disabled Veterans
• Down Payment Assistance Programs
• USDA Housing Assistance
• Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)
• HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies
• Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development
• Best Programs for Getting a Mortgage with a Disability in 2019 (The Mortgage Reports)

WRA legal resources

• Legal Updates — Persons with Disabilities
• Legal Hottips — Americans with Disabilities 
• Legal Hottips — Persons with Disabilities (AIDS) Protected Class

Accessibility features report

The Accessibility Features Reports (AFR) are property condition reports designed by the WRA Cultural Diversity in Housing Committee to identify features that may be desirable to a homebuyer with disabilities. The WRA Basic Sellers' Accessibility Features Report is two pages long and focuses on physical features or attributes of the seller’s home that would tend to be of the greatest interest to a buyer with mobility concerns. The WRA Sellers' Accessibility Features Report is five pages long, is in slightly larger font, and includes more property features that persons with vision and hearing disabilities may desire as well as those with mobility challenges. These forms are also available in zipForm.

• Basic Sellers' Accessibility Features Report 
• Updated Sellers' Accessibility Features Report