Affordable Wheelchair Accessible Housing

AFO will build several apartment buildings throughout Massachusetts. Each building will consist of 56 affordable, wheelchair accessible apartments that will meet or exceed all state and federal accessibility laws for people with disabilities. Our first building will be situated on the North Shore of Massachusetts. While we are focused on the picturesque suburb of Salisbury, we are open to other regional locations as well. We hope to take the idea national in the future.

Safe, Affordable, Adaptable Housing

We know, firsthand, that there is a tremendous, nationwide need for safe, affordable, wheelchair accessible housing for people who live with disabilities.
Without access, many are forced to live their lives in nursing homes or in other unsafe and unsanitary conditions. They are often faced with difficulty accessing modified bathrooms and kitchens and challenged with exiting these buildings independently in the case of fire or other emergency.
Built with tenant safety, comfort and security in mind, AFO will implement specific engineering and design work in the construction of the building to ensure fire prevention, ease of evacuation in the event of an emergency, power backup generators and more.

Building Specifics

The building construction will consist of high strength and highly energy-efficient ICF Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) for all exterior walls, and will utilize high efficient (93% or better) Energy Star heating and cooling systems. Each apartment will be outfitted with Energy Star certified energy-efficient appliances and low wattage energy-efficient LED lighting as well as utilize both passive and active solar gain.

Apartment Specifics

Apartments will be oversized and outfitted with accessibility features that should be found in any wheelchair accessible apartment, including:

Roll-in showers
Full size bathtubs
Mail delivery service
Daily garbage removal
Extra wide cement sidewalks
Automatic doors
Wide hallways
Covered parking

View Proposed Apartment Floor Plans

Building Amenities

– A complete wheelchair accessible gym with gym equipment
– Raised-bed flower and vegetable gardening
– Basketball court
– Tennis court
– Solarium
– Visiting barber & hair salon services

– Outdoor areas for sitting, eating and barbecue cooking
– Mailboxes modified for ease of access
– Amazon Echo for each apartment,
– Cable TV
– Central air-conditioning
– Radiant floor heating

Going Above and Beyond

When asked what sets us apart, we answer – we really care.

While there are many buildings that are built to code for the disabled community, the codes are often implemented as a compromise and don’t necessarily mean that people with disabilities have success living in and navigating those spaces. The truth is that more often than not, once code is met, the caring stops.
Levels of disability and wheelchair use differs from person to person, and housing accommodations should as well. Your home should be a warm, comfortable space that lifts you up and helps you achieve success and accomplish your goals — not a place of frustration and limitation, designed to keep you from doing the things you could and should be doing for yourself.
At Access for Opportunity we are committed to going ABOVE & BEYOND to make your new home part of the level playing field that will ultimately help you excel in life. Additionally, we have included the addition of several redundant safety features to the building that go far beyond building code — fire prevention and structural primarily.
Access for Opportunity will not compromise the safety of our residents. Our team is committed to making sure our building is as safe, accessible and comfortable as possible.

“Code” is not our finishing line – it’s our starting point.
Your days of struggle, frustration and fear are over at Access Opportunity.

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AFO is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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Our Mission

Our mission at Access for Opportunity is to create a modern, dynamic, accessible housing development that will successfully remove many of the physical, social, cultural and financial barriers that limit people living with a disability.

Our goal is to provide all of the necessary elements that they need to live happier, healthier, more productive lives leading to independence and financial success.

Our desire is to provide people living with disabilities with opportunity – an even playing field where they can compete in a competitive world.

We are determined to remove the circumstances that seem out of a person’s control and instead create success in independent living and provide ACCESS FOR OPPORTUNITY.