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Housing through an Autism lens (HAL) was a project to address the difficulties many Autistic adults face in finding and keeping the homes they want and need, especially as young adults and seniors.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

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The goal was to develop relevant and immediately usable pathways to secure housing options for Autistic adults that include supports, services and resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The project was active from October 2020 \u2013 May 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This project was funded by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation\u2019s (CMHC) National Housing Strategy. The HAL team was a group that represented the whole system around an Autistic adult and the topic of housing. This included Autistic adults, family members, service providers, housing providers, researchers, professionals and subject matter experts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Solutions Lab is a space that enables diverse groups of people to come together to develop solutions to a problem that no one person or group could solve alone.\u00a0 These challenges are typically complex and systemic \u2013 and are not easy to deal with.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A Solutions Lab:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 explores a challenge from the beginning to the end
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<\/span>\u2022 experiments with those ideas or solutions to see what works
<\/span>\u2022 works on a people-centred problem over time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The HAL project released several resources and reports. Many continue to influence the work being done today and ongoing efforts to improve housing outcomes for Autistic Canadians. Click on the below resources to read more.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This infographic explains two housing pressure points faced by Autistic adults along their life course \u2013 early adulthood and transition into seniorhood.<\/p>\n

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This 1-page document defines the eight elements of neuroinclusivity in housing. They can be used as a guide to planning for positive outcomes in housing.<\/p>\n

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A challenge brief is a narrative document that summarizes a project. This document captures the patterns and insights of housing through an autism lens.<\/p>\n

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