GETTING SMART

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GETTING SMART

• About Home Modifications

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Welcome

• HOME MODIFICATIONS WEBINAR SERIES
• Sponsored by the
• Wisconsin Department of Health Services
• Webinar 1
• Getting Smart About Home Modifications
• Howard Mandeville Amy McGrath
• Movin Out, Inc.
• 600 Williamson Street
• Madison WI 53703

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Movin Out, Inc.

• Movin Out partners with people with disabilities
  and their allies to create and sustain inclusive,
  safe, affordable housing solutions.

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Threshold Eligibility

• Income eligible
• Household income within
• low-income limits set by
• funding sources.
• Disability eligible
• At least one member of the household, adult or
  child, has a permanent disability.

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Owner-Occupied Rehab

• More than 300 home owners
• with disabilities have used
• Movin Outs Rehab Program
• Types of modifications and repairs
• Exterior and interior accessibility modifications
• Roofs, windows, foundation repairs
• Furnaces, hot water heaters
• Septic systems, wells

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Rental Rehab

• Movin Out purchases
• used housing, adds
• accessibility features that
• tenants need now or may need
• in the future, and fixes up the housing to meet
  all code requirements.
• Movin Out reserves these rental units for
  low-income tenants with disabilities.
• Movin Out accommodates tenants who rely on
  in-home care givers.

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A housing solution should offer1.
Affordability2. Stability3. Community
membership4. System Savings
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Find out more about Movin Outs Rehab Program
and other agency information at www.movin-out.org
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GETTING SMART

• About Home Modifications

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Home Modifications NOT something you just
dive into

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How to N A PASK ANSWER QUESTIONS
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Features of Your Work applying common
sense assessing thinking finding
expertise attending to costs quality
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Applying Common Sense

• think before doing plan before acting

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Assessment

• The Person the Situation
• What are her/his specific needs that are not
  currently being addressed?
• How will this modification change her/his
  situation?
• Is this a reasonable modification given all of
  the circumstances? (the evicted tenant)

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Thinking Outside the Box

• Developing Options
• What are all of the ways we could address the
  problem with or without a modification?
• What are reasonable but creative ways to solve a
  problem. (not reasonable the home with the hole)

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Finding Support and Identifying Expertise

• Accessing the Knowledge of Others
• Use team members before making final decisions
• Build a team before
• you need them

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Effectiveness Efficiencies

• Costs
• Do you have the money before you approve a
  project start date?
• Will the cost be equal to or less than the value
  of the modification?
• Is it a good long term investment?

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Quality of the Work

• Will the project meet basic housing standards?
• Will the project do what its supposed to do?
  (the ramp to nowhere)
• Will the project last? e.g. a ramp with no
  footings or built without using treated lumber

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From Start to Finish Think Through the PROCESS

• Problem
• Resources
• Options
• Cost
• Effort
• Standards
• Scrutiny

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PROCESS

• PERSON AND PROBLEM
• What is the problem?
• x can no longer get to bedroom
• What is x doing now?
• Dressing and sleeping in the living room
• What would solve the problem?
• x having access to a bedroom
• Define the need and the problem
• In a way that gives you as many options as
  possible.

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PROCESS

• RESOURCE PEOPLE
• KNOW YOUR TEAM
• Suppliers
• Architects
• Contractors
• Lawyers
• Independent Living Center
• Other agencies that do Home Modifications

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PROCESS

• OPTIONS (for accessing a bedroom)
• build an addition
• share a bedroom
• add a lift to another floor
• adapt/alter an existing room
• adjust or replace equipment preventing access

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PROCESS

• COST
• What are the estimated costs for each option?
• What money do I have available?
• What money does the person have available?
• What other resources could be tapped?
• What options need to be eliminated due to cost?

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PROCESS

• EFFORT
• Who will be doing the work?
• Who will be monitoring the work?
• Who will decide when the work is complete?
• Who will pay for the work?

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PROCESS

• STANDARDS
• How have you determined that basic housing
  standards have been met and the project meets
  safety guidelines?
• How have you addressed any problems with the
  quality of the work?
• How have you determined whether the modification
  is a good long term investment?

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PROCESS

• SCRUTINY
• What measures did you take to determine that this
  project passes the public scrutiny test?
• Its needed and reasonable it doesnt look
  garish, absurd or wasteful
• Its a cost efficient accommodation taxpayer
  dollars have been well spent
• Its a good long term solution its not a new
  addition made to substandard property
• It would be fine to see the project written up on
  the front page of tomorrows newspaper.

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Does it meet minimum standards?
Is it a good investment?
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WEBINAR SCHEDULE

• TUESDAYS
• 1000 am 1100 am
• October 20 Laws Regulations
• October 27 Who Will Help
• November 3 Quality Accountability
• November 10 Zoning, Permits, Codes
• November 17 Building a Ramp

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Webinar 2 Oct. 20Accessibility, Laws and
Regulations

• Codes and standards
• 1 2 family dwelling units multi family
  commercial
• Federal fair housing
• Navigating the system
• Permits
• Examples

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Webinar 3 Oct. 27Who Will Help?

• Carrying Out the Project
• Potential Funding sources
• Determining Feasibility
• Identifying the Team
• Role of the design professional
• Role of the contractor

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Webinar 4 Nov. 3Quality, Affordability
Accountability

• Case Studies
• Contracting 101
• Why you have a contract
• Elements of a contract
• Working with a contractor
• Bids
• Pricing
• Interviewing Hiring

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Webinar 5 Nov. 11Zoning, Permits and Codes
Oh My!

• Typical issues and problems
• Purpose of zoning
• Building codes and permits
• What you need to know
• Who to work with
• Process, time and costs

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Webinar 6 Nov. 17Whats So Hard About
Building a Ramp?

• Needs evaluation
• Design
• Contract documents
• Construction
• Closeout