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Design and Construction Resource Center
Call Toll-Free: (888) 341-7781 (V/TTY)
Email: FairHousingFirst@hud.gov
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Contact your Local HUD Office
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Fair Housing Instruction, Resources, Support, and Technical Guidance
Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST is an initiative designed to promote compliance with the Fair Housing Act design and construction requirements. The program offers comprehensive and detailed instruction programs, useful online web resources, and a toll-free information line for technical guidance and support.
Live Training Webinars
Join virtual training events for real-time learning and a live question-and-answer session with accessibility experts prepared to answer your Fair Housing Act and accessibility questions. Attendees receive a certificate of training and can access a final test that provides an additional certificate.
Self-Paced Training
Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST offers on-demand training on the Fair Housing Act, the Fair Housing Act Design Manual, safe harbors, accessibility requirements and best practices, and more. Watch training videos at your convenience and download workbooks and training materials.
Resources and Information
Access resources and information about the Fair Housing Act, safe harbors, building codes, the Fair Housing Design Manual, legal issues surrounding accessibility requirements and standards, design and construction court cases, common violations of the Fair Housing Act, and more.
Live Accessibility Help
Contact Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST’s Design and Construction Resource Center by phone or by email to get answers to your accessible design and construction questions. Live operators are available Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time, and emails are accepted 24 hours a day.
Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST has been contracted by HUD to provide information, materials, and technical assistance to all relevant stakeholders about the accessibility design and construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act as amended in 1988. However, Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST is not responsible for enforcement of the Fair Housing Act. The information, materials, and technical assistance are intended solely as informal guidance and are neither a determination of legal responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act nor binding on any agency with enforcement responsibility under the Fair Housing Act.
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