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by Tania Gomez (Author)
Wondering how to build housing that truly changes lives?
SDA is more than bricks and mortar. To get it right, providers and investors need more than good intentions. They need smart design, aligned partnerships, and a deep understanding of what participants actually need to live well.
This practical, participant-first guide is for SDA providers, investors, developers, and partners who want to create housing that delivers dignity, choice, and real independence.
Built around three essential pillars of design, delivery, and demand, in this book you'll discover:
- What truly good disability housing looks like, beyond compliance checklists
- How to navigate standards, council approvals, and the practical hurdles that turn designs into real homes
- Strategies for building strong SDA and SIL partnerships that put participants first
- Data-driven insights to shape smarter investment and prevent mismatched supply
- How the SDA ecosystem must evolve to meet future demand
Written by providers, designers, people with lived experience, developers, investors, and people with real lived and hands-on experience, this guide is your companion for building homes, not just houses.
Whether you're entering the SDA market or growing an existing portfolio, this book is your blueprint for getting it right. It's time to design with dignity, invest with intention, and build disability housing that helps people live the lives they choose.
SDA done properly changes lives. Let's build a sector that lasts.
