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Accessible, Affordable, Integrated Housing in Austin, Texas

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Accessibility tour of the home of Renee Lopez, AHA! Board Member

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This is the first video in our series highlighting accessibility features, and accessibility needs, of Austinites with disabilities. This is the home of Renee Lopez, a longtime AHA! supporter and current board member. She worked for years to make her home accessible, which is why she wanted to join the board of AHA! and make a difference to other Austinites who need accessibility modifications. … [Read more...]

Accessible Housing Austin! Public Service Announcement

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Accessible Housing Austin! Public Service Announcement filmed February 2020.https://youtu.be/2jnMUpr8K54 This is a request for our supporters to donate to AHA! at Briarcliff, and information on how to contact us if you or someone you know needs affordable housing.Much thanks to Austin Public for donating their time to film. … [Read more...]

Accessible Housing Austin!

Accessible Housing Austin! was founded in 2005 by disability rights advocates who recognized that the scarcity of housing was a critical issue for people with disabilities.

Accessible Housing Austin! serves a diverse range of Austinites with disabilities, including adults and children with mobility impairments, visual impairment, chronic illness, and other physical and emotional disabilities.

AHA! is the only housing non-profit in Austin led by members of the disability community. 

Our mission is to provide affordable, accessible, integrated housing for low-income people with disabilities.

click images for a larger view AHA! at Briarcliff

AHA!’s scattered-site model allows our tenants be part of a neighborhood. Living in higher opportunity neighborhoods, they have access to shopping and public transportation; adults are close to community college, and children are close to good schools.

Our tenants actively participate in the life of the community: their children make friends with other children and their families enjoy neighborhood block parties.

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MISSION STATEMENT

AHA! (Accessible Housing Austin) believes that we all deserve to live in homes that are not only safe and decent, but that allow us to exercise our rights to independence and dignity, that we can afford, and that allow our families to participate in our neighborhoods. For AHA!, the home is supported by three pillars: Accessibility, Affordability, and Integration.

Affordability

Affordability = Security and Stability

Our tenants are primarily people with disabilities who would otherwise be priced out of the current housing market or forced to live in institutions. Our housing alleviates the negative effects of poverty and removes uncertainty; our tenants pay rent that is proportional to their incomes, and AHA! accepts rental assistance vouchers (Housing Choice, Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, etc).

AHA! at Briarcliff is Underway!

Thirty-six percent of renters in Austin are cost-burdened by increasing rents. The median rent in Austin is $1,434 for a two-bedroom apartment. AHA! at Briarcliff seeks to address this by offering affordable, one and two-bedroom units for low-income families. Expected rents range from $430 – $1,121 per month.