It’s here! Accessible Online Wisconsin Homebuyer Education
June is National Homeownership Month. Join us in celebrating with the launch of our new accessible online Homebuyer Education Program.
Homeownership leads to better health, greater educational achievements, increased security and safety, and helps generate wealth building and a pathway out of poverty, according to research from HUD and other national organizations.
Homebuyer education can help you navigate the challenges of purchasing your first home. And completing homebuyer education that meets the National Industry Standards for Homeownership Education and Counseling is required to qualify for many down payment assistance programs. We are thrilled to share our new fully accessible online homebuyer education course that meets these standards.
Movin’ Out Homebuyer Education is designed specifically to meet the needs of low-income first time homebuyers in Madison, Milwaukee, and all across Wisconsin who are people with disabilities. The Program is affordably priced at just $60, plus you can choose to purchase one unit at a time, which breaks the low cost into four even easier-to-afford payments of $15 each.
The course design is based on Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) so the content is accessible to people with disabilities including blindness and low vision, deafness and hearing loss, cognitive disabilities, photosensitivity, and combinations of these. For example, participants can choose to learn from audiovisual and/or text-based content. All documents are designed for use with screen readers, and all audiovisual materials include closed captions. In addition, our course can be completed on a phone, tablet, or computer.