Abstract
Housing security is vital for the health, wellbeing, and community integration of people with—and without—disabilities. Secure housing allows people to focus on strengthening their relationships, maintaining their health and recuperating from illness, and participating in the community, rather than focusing on mitigating the ill-effects that inadequate housing can exert on them. These include financial stress, disrupted routines, the risk of contracting new illnesses or exacerbating existing ones, and other stressors that can be reduced or eliminated by improving the quality of their housing. Unfortunately, people with disabilities are less likely to have secure housing than their nondisabled counterparts.