Past Seminars

Seminar 15: Reasonable Accommodations in Housing for People with Psychiatric and/or Developmental Disabilities

This seminar addressed fair housing laws, reasonable accommodations and eviction defense for people with psychiatric and/or developmental disabilities in various housing settings.

Segment 1 – Intro & Legal Framework: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI4FeNBUo3s

Segment 2 – Common Disorders & Reasonable Accommodation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3oF-Zmhrxw

Segment 3 – Landlord Tenant Issues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPK6M85mWUc

 This Seminar was held on October 6, 2015 at the Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library, San Francisco, California.

Speakers:

Tara Collins, MD, MPH, Psychiatrist, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Thomas E. Drohan, Esq., Tenant Attorney, Legal Assistance to the Elderly, San Francisco, CA
Michael Rossoff, Esq., Landlord Attorney, San Francisco, CA
Colleen Janatpour, Consultant III Specialist

Lilian Miwa Maher, Esq., Consultant II, State of California Department of Fair Employment & Housing
Victoria Tedder, Housing Advocate, Independent Living Resource Center, San Francisco, CA
Joe Femino, Director of Housing & Residential Services, The Arc, San Francisco, CA
Tenants with lived experience
Moderated by People With Disabilities Foundation (PWDF