Kershaw Commons is the East Coast’s first accessible, affordable rental residences for people needing specialized services coordinated by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Developed in partnership with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Kershaw Commons provides people with disabilities with the state-of-the-art, fully accessible lifestyle they deserve. The 32-unit, garden-style housing has spacious new barrier-free apartments full of accessibility features and activity-based community space, including a library, technology center, accessible garden, community rooms and other programming space. Kershaw Commons is convenient to shopping, restaurants and entertainment. It is less than a mile from the CentraState Medical Center’s Multiple Sclerosis Center and the MS Wellness Center. The building meets or exceeds the Americans with Disabilities Act standards, including 42-inch-wide doors throughout the apartment, automated door openers on apartment entry doors, hardwood and ceramic tile floors for ease of living, custom horizontal sliding energy efficient windows for easy opening, linen closets with slide out shelving, accessible light and thermostat controls. Bathrooms come with some roll-in shower units and accessible transfer shower units for remaining apartments, accessible mirrors and additional grab bars in bathrooms. Kitchens come with accessible kitchen cabinets with roll-under access, slide-out shelving and lazy Susan set up, side-by-side accessible refrigerator/freezer with automatic ice maker, front control range/oven, dishwasher and countertop microwave. All common areas come with automated door openers, hardwood and ceramic tile floors for more effortless movement, railings in all public hallways, automatic light sensors in the common areas and automated openers for trash chutes.