About 300,000 disabled people are stuck on housing
waiting lists across the UK, forced to make do in accommodation that does not
meet their needs, according to a report.
In No Place Like Home Leonard Cheshire Disability accused the
government and housing developers of failing disabled people. The charity wants
the government to make housing developers build all new homes so they are easy
to adapt (so-called “lifetime homes”) if a resident was to become disabled, and
for 10% of large developments to be fully wheelchair accessible so that
disabled people can live independently and pursue job opportunities across the
country. Download the report from the Leonard Cheshire Disability website.
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