A place to belong.
ADAPT believes that everyone deserves a place they can truly call home.
A home that reflects who they are, who they are becoming and grows with them over time, situated in real communities that foster connection, inclusion and a genuine sense of belonging.
A better model for inclusive housing.
We have developed a new housing concept designed to address the challenges faced by people with intellectual disabilities who live in homes that don’t meet their needs and are often isolated from their communities.
Our Neighbourhood Living concept is a model of community-facing, universally-designed homes for life. These homes support independence while providing privacy, so people have the freedom to be alone without being on their own.
Our goal is for Neighbourhood Living to become the standard for creating homes for people with intellectual disability.
We’ve spoken with people with intellectual disabilities around Aotearoa New Zealand about their living situations. What we’ve heard is that they want living environments that create autonomy, inclusion and belonging in a community.
We created the Neighbourhood Living concept for people like Melissa and others who want to have choices about the way they live.
Design that works
for everyone
Work with us
We partner with government, community housing and disability support organisations, developers and builders, and investors to build universal design homes and inclusive neighbourhoods in communities in Aotearoa.
Be part of building a future where everyone has a place to belong.