IACC Working Group on Housing
Mission Statement
In the autism community we face a mounting housing crisis, with a growing population of autistic adults with diverse needs lacking appropriate living situations. The goal of this working group is to examine a wide variety of housing options and service models for people with autism, focusing on strategies to achieve a broad array of supported housing options throughout all of our communities that enable autistic individuals to achieve person-centered outcomes.
Workshops and Conference Calls
IACC Workshop: Addressing the Housing Needs of People on the Autism Spectrum Tuesday, July 23, 2019
IACC Housing Working Group Planning Call Thursday, June 20, 2019
Working Group Roster
Chair
- Alison Tepper Singer, M.B.A. Founder and President Autism Science Foundation Scarsdale, NY
IACC and Federal Agency Members
- Samantha Crane, J.D. Legal Director and Director of Public Policy Autistic Self Advocacy Network Washington, DC
- Daniel Davis Health Policy Analyst Office of Policy Analysis and Development Center for Policy and Evaluation Administration for Community Living Washington, DC
- Veronica Helms Garrison, M.P.H. Social Science Analyst Office of Policy Development and Research Office of Research, Evaluation and Monitoring U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, DC
- Melissa L. Harris Acting Deputy Director Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Baltimore, MD
- Kevin Pelphrey, Ph.D. Harrison-Wood Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professor of Neurology & Professor Curry School of Education University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA
- Scott Robertson, Ph.D. Policy Advisor Youth Policy Team Office of Disability Employment Policy U.S. Department of Labor Washington, DC
- Emily Rosenoff Acting Director Division of Long-Term Care Policy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Washington, DC
- Debra Tidwell-Peters Social Insurance Specialist Office of Research, Demonstration and Employment Support Social Security Administration Baltimore, MD
External Participants
- Max Barrows Outreach Director Green Mountain Self-Advocates Montpelier, VT
- Jill Escher, J.D., M.A. Claradon Properties, LLC San Fransisco, CA
- Lori Ireland, M.B.A. President Ireland Family Foundation Co-Founder, Board Member, Extraordinary Ventures Chapel Hill, NC
- Ben Kaufman, M.S.W. Senior Manager, MCH Technical Assistance Association of University Centers on Disabilities Silver Spring, MD
- Kim Musheno Vice President of Public Policy Autism Society Washington, DC
- Desiree Kameka. M.T.S. Director of Community Education & Advocacy Madison House Autism Foundation Gaithersburg, MD
- Arun Karpur, M.D., M.P.H. Director Data Science and Evaluation Research Autism Speaks New York, NY
- Amy Lutz, M.A., M.F.A President EASI Foundation Philadelphia, PA
- Denise Resnik CEO and Co-Founder DRA Collective Phoenix, AZ
- Jay Shukert Parent, Advocate San Francisco, CA
- Ivanova Smith Activist Advocate AtWork! Tacoma, WA
- Stephen Whitlow, J.D. Executive Director Merakey Gateway Transition Services Baton Rouge, LA
