Chronic Housing Insecurity: Lack of Disability Access, VOC-Free Housing

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Initially I thought I could just move to a new apartment. I reached out to others in the MCS community and tried all the remedial tricks (I could afford) to keep air flow from other apartments from reaching mine. After having to continually flee the new apartment (homeless with a home) I became diagnosed with encephalopathy to inhaled atmospheric toxins. I have stabilized since then by practicing avoidance and living in safe housing. However, I can no longer live in apartment buildings or share public laundry facilities due to inability to avoid others use of scented products. Despite being continually displaced due to gentrification, I am currently stable living in a safe house, but concerned about the future as a renter without the same housing access as people who can live anywhere. Disabled people who need wheelchair access housing have far more housing choices than those severely affected by MCS. I am posting in the hope that others will reach out to me so we can get organized to make sure there is at least one housing project in our area that is accessible to low income folks who have severe multiple chemical sensitivities and cannot live in apartment buildings or near auto exhaust. I am open to a move along the WA or OR coast.