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Advocates tell committee Oregon has a severe shortage of accessible housing units
Summary
Speakers and data presented to the Senate committee showed Oregon may have only 6,000–9,500 accessible units (0.3–0.5% of housing), leaving large gaps for people with mobility limitations. Advocates urged stronger requirements and better tracking of accessible units.
Cassie Wilson, legislative manager at 1000 Friends of Oregon and a disabled renter, told the Senate Interim Committee on Housing and Development that finding genuinely accessible housing in Oregon is extremely difficult and that the shortage is systemic rather than anecdotal.
"Type B units are not good enough housing for disabled people," Wilson said, distinguishing Type A (structurally wheelchair accessible, required turning radii, accessible appliances and counters) from Type B (adaptable but not structurally accessible). She described repeated examples of landlords and leasing managers who lack inventories of…
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