Welcome to Accessible Housing Matters!

In today's episode, I welcome Barry Long.

Barry is a Luxury Residential & Accessible Home Specialist and Co-Founder of Able Environments. He is a Real Estate broker for Marketplace Sotheby's International Realty and a voting member of the Washington Building Code Council representing people with disabilities. He offers his clients in Washington State the distinct capability to find and market Accessible, Age-in-Place, and Universal Design properties.

Listen to find out more about:

[00:01 - 05:21] Opening Segment

• I welcome Barry Long to the Show
  • Bio
  • Barry talks about able environments and accessibility

[05:22 - 12:12] Creating Awareness About Accessibility in Residential Real Estate

• Where real estate went wrong with accessible housing
• Organizing the data for accessible housing
• The different criteria for every type of housing
• The Biggest Challenge in Accessible Housing

[12:13 - 20:46] True Accessible Housing

• The Same Luxurious Quality for All
• Accessible and adaptable housing
• "It's been an educational process for the realtors."
• Barry talks about disability, accessibility, and the Fair Housing Act
• Accessible Rentals
• Looking for accessible housing and properties with MLS

[20:47 - 30:25] Accessible Housing is Beautiful

• Bringing something special for others
• Barry shares a story of finding a wonderful accessible home
• Going National: A Vision for the Future of Accessible Housing
• "It's not out of reach for anybody."

[30:26 - 32:46] Closing Segment

• See links below to know more about Barry Long and Able Environments
• Final words

Tweetable Quote/s:

"I had to learn what real estate really was and then also take my advocacy experience and figure out what accessibility really meant, because for me it means manual wheelchair. But now I'm looking at accessibility as a generalized whole of all the people who have different types of needs." - Barry Long

"It's not just about disability, it's about accessibility which we're trying to blow that old stereotype." - Barry Long

"Accessibility is for everybody." - Barry Long

You can connect with Barry through his website https://www.ablenvironments.com to learn more about the beauty and value of accessible housing.

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