Welcome to Shelterforce’s newest Under the Lens series, Not Just Ramps—Disability and Housing Justice. Shelterforce's Miriam Axel-Lute lays out why the connection between disability and affordable housing is so strong, and why it’s so important for housers to understand.

Disability Justice and Equity in Housing

Schools affect their neighborhoods—if community developers don’t harness that connection for equitable change, someone else will. Ryan Good reads, "To Make Schools Better for Everyone, Connect Them to Community Development," an op-ed he wrote for Shelterforce.

Read the full op-ed at: https://shelterforce.org/2024/11/14/to-make-school-improvement-serve-all-residents-connect-it-to-community-development/

This piece is part of the Under the Lens series, "Street Blocks to Alphabet Blocks: The Housing-Education Connection." Check out the series here: https://shelterforce.org/series/street-blocks-to-alphabet-blocks-the-housing-education-connection/

To Make Schools Better for Everyone, Connect Them to Community Development

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To Make Schools Better for Everyone, Connect Them to Community Development

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