[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 4, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1756]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAXIMUM ACCESSIBLE HOUSING OF 
                                  OHIO

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 4, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 30th 
anniversary of Maximum Accessible Housing of Ohio, a non-profit 
organization that is committed to developing/facilitating options in 
housing for persons with physical disabilities.
  Maximum Independent Living (MIL) was created in 1981 by Lutheran 
Metropolitan Ministry and Services to address the needs of people with 
physical disabilities for accessible and affordable housing. During the 
organization's first seventeen years it focused on its Vistas Apartment 
Communities in Cleveland, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Avon Lake, Parma and 
Sheffield Township. Each of the communities is fully accessible and 
houses more than 150 residents.
  After establishing their five living communities, MIL turned its 
attention to advocacy and education on accessible housing. In 1998, it 
launched the Accessible Housing Research Center initiative, which 
provides information and referrals on accessibility and housing, 
provides educational programs, and advocates with government and 
community groups to increase accessibility in housing. MIL also played 
a key role in creating housingcleveland.org, a searchable online 
database for affordable housing.
  Maximum Independent Living changed its name to Maximum Accessible 
Housing of Ohio (MAHO) in 2007 to draw attention to its work on 
accessibility and housing. More recently, after securing federal 
funding, MAHO set its plan of building a new Vistas Apartment Community 
in Cleveland's University Circle neighborhood in motion. The new Circle 
Vistas will replace the current Vista community on Euclid Avenue.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in congratulating Maximum 
Accessible Housing of Ohio as they celebrate 30 years of dedicated 
service to the Cleveland area's disabled community.

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