“What happens if I get COVID-19? Who would care for my son at home? What if I gave it to my autistic daughter?” The fragility of our everyday lives has been exposed as we all work together to stay safe…
There are 7.37 million adults with I/DD in the United States. 6.14 million do not receive any publicly funded residential supports. Families and loved ones of adults with I/DD know that housing is a complicated piece of the puzzle. It…
Today is April 21st, Autism After 21 Day, and COVID-19 has shaken our world. The fragility of our status quo has been exposed. Discrimination has reared its ugly head as ethicists debate whether people on the autism spectrum may be…
Madison House Autism Foundation's (MHAF) mission is to provide more support, more opportunities, and more hope to adults with autism and their families. We offer assistance and consultations with our Housing Director, Desiree Kameka for finding housing opportunities as well…
Having the opportunity to live independently is an exciting step for individuals with I/DD. This can be scary for them as well as for their families in making sure the individual feels welcome, supported, and safe within their community. A…
Our outreach efforts have been met with great success and each day, more people contact us to request help. While highlighting the value of autistic citizens, it is important to share the isolated life and desperation of people for whom…
By Desiree Kameka, Autism Housing Network This article was previously written for the Special Needs Alliance, posted here, and has been reposted on the Autism Housing Network. As the project leader for the Autism Housing Network, I have visited over 100 residential…
Adults with autism and their families received an early holiday gift from the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation who is helping to underwrite the nation’s only online network connecting adults with special needs and their families with stakeholders and…
Group homes are homes in the community where a disability service provider both maintains and controls a household as well as coordinates the supports for those who live in the home. (Learn more about this and other models by watching…
Bill, a charming 56-year-old Southern gentleman sits proudly under the lifetime’s worth of taekwondo medals and the sashes from being crowned the “Annandale Village [homecoming] King.” Bill has an intellectual disability and lives in a nursing home at Annandale Village,…