VisitAble Housing: From Concept to Reality - Join the Social Development Centre Waterloo Region and the Kitchener-Waterloo VisitAble Housing Task Force in a panel presentation and/or breakaway group discussion on VisitAble housing as necessary to an inclusive community.    

The VisitAble Housing Concept & What We Know: Panel Presentation (10am-12pm)     

• VisitAble Housing in Canada – Allen Mankewich, Canadian Centre on Disability Studies    

• Housing Needs and Challenges – Jamie Shipley, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation     

• VisitAble Housing and Accessibility Features in MLS – Charlotte Zawada, Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS®     

• A Municipal Planner's Perspective – Tanja Curic, City of Waterloo     

• Builders Experience & What’s Possible – speaker TBD     

• VisitAble Housing Policy Change Directions – Kitchener-Waterloo VisitAble Housing Task Force 

Lunch (12-1pm)

Knowledge into Action: Workshop (1-4pm)     

For those who want to take steps to make VisitAble housing a standard, this workshop is an opportunity to discuss how to make it happen     

Please register for morning, afternoon, or both sessions by March 21st.