Office of Disability Concerns - Housing - Housing for People with Disabilities in Oklahoma

Housing for People with Disabilities in Oklahoma

Oklahomans with disabilities are covered by state laws prohibiting discrimination against minorities in employment, public accommodations and housing. These laws are found in Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes. A violation of this law is a misdemeanor. The Oklahoma Human Rights Commission (OHRC) investigates alleged violations of these laws. For information call:

Oklahoma Human Rights Commission
Room 480, Jim Thorpe Memorial Office Bldg.
2101 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4906
(405) 521-2360
1-888-456-2558 Oklahoma City area
1-888-456-2006 Tulsa area

Oklahoma law also specifically provides that people using service animals have the right to take such animals with them into public places. This law is found in Title 7 of the Oklahoma Statutes. A violation of this law is a misdemeanor. Complaints should be filed with the district attorney in the county where the alleged violation occurred.

Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA)
100 NW 63, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73116
P.O. Box 26720
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0720
(405) 848-1144
1-800-256-1489
(405) 848-7471 TTY
Website: www.ohfa.org
Rental Assistance: (405) 419-8100
Single Family Home Loans: (405) 419-8207
HOME program: (405) 419-8133
Housing Tax Credits: (405) 419-8269
Housing Trust Fund: (405) 419-8133
HOPWA (housing for people with AIDS): (405) 419-8275

Transitional Housing Pilot Program

The following shelters or community action agencies participate in OHFA's transitional housing pilot program. More information is available at: Homeless Program: (405) 419-8273 or online at: www.ohfa.org

Central Oklahoma Community Action Agency
429 N Union
Shawnee, OK 74801
(405) 275-6060

Community Action Agency of Oklahoma City and Oklahoma/Canadian Counties
1900 NW 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
(405) 232-0199 x3220

Food & Shelter for Friends
104 W. Comanche
Norman, OK 73069
(405) 360-4954

Ki Bois Community Action Foundation, Inc.
P. O. Box 727
Stigler, OK 74462
(918) 967-9050

Latino Community Development Agency
420 SW 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73109
(405) 236-0701

Little Dixie Community Action Agency, Inc.
502 W Duke
Hugo, OK 74743
(580) 326-5165

Muskogee County Community Action Foundation
1313 North Main Street, P. O. Box 647
Muskogee, OK 74402-0647
(918) 683-7637

Neighborhood Services Organization
431 SW 11th
Oklahoma City, OK 73109
(405) 236-0413

Red Rock Behavioral Health Services
4400 North Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 425-0317

Traveler's Aid Society of Oklahoma
1033 N Walker
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(405) 232-6561

www.travelersaidok.org

Women In Safe Home, Inc.
P. O. Box 487
Muskogee, OK 74402
(918) 682-7879

CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (CILs)

Funded Under Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended Through 1998. There are five of these organizations in Oklahoma that focus on assisting people with disabilities to remain or regain their ability to live how they choose.

Green Country Independent Living Resource Center
4100 SE Adams Road, Suite C-105 Bartlesville, OK 74006
(918) 335-1314
(918) 333-1814 FAX

Sandra Beasly Independent Living Center
705 S. Oakwood Road, Suite B-1

Enid, OK 73703
(405) 237-8508
(405) 233- 6403 FAX

Oklahomans for Independent Living (OIL)321 S. 3rd St., Suite 2
McAlester, OK 74501
(918) 426-6220
(918) 426-3245 FAX

Progressive Independence
121 N. Porter
Norman, OK 73071
(405) 321-3203
(405) 321-7601 FAX

Ability Resources
110 S. Hartford, Suite 115
Tulsa, OK 74120
(918) 592-1235
(918) 592 - 5651 FAX