"Discrimination" in FAVOR of People with Disabilities?

[Lindsay Wilcox]

I know "disability status" is often a protected category, but does it work the other way?

For example, if I wanted to acquire homes that needed to be gutted anyway, rehab them to be handicapped accessible, and work out lease option agreements to help people buy homes, could I limit people I'd sell/rent to in FAVOR of people with disabilities?

What if I did this under the auspices of a nonprofit? My state (Indiana) just made it easier for city and town officials to give property to nonprofits when it has been listed as part of a tax lien sale and did not get sufficient bids. Could I set up a nonprofit specfically for this purpose and sell the properties for only as much as the cost of the rehab and the overhead for the project?

Or is "discrimination" always discrimination, no matter which side you're on?