Thursday, August 28, 2025

HOUSING RESILIENCE

CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES


Alex Ghenis, a quadriplegic who uses a wheelchair for mobility, is an Oakland-based climate and disability justice advocate and disability rights consultant.

He says public/private partnerships also must create accessible, affordable and attainable housing.

When Ghenis was the chair of the city of Berkeley’s Commission on Disability, he saw how opposition to density reduced the opportunity for affordable/accessible housing at a pair of sites by BART and Caltrain transit stations located near vital services.

One was adjacent to the Ed Roberts Campus, a Universal Design award-winning complex for independent living and other disability-positive nonprofits.

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