Housing crisis

I want to draw attention to the plight of many disabled people, who face the misery of living in Victorian conditions.
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Sep 2014, 11:00 BST
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Leonard Cheshire Disability has recently found that thousands of people across the country are being forced to wash at their kitchen sinks, sleep in their living rooms, or use commodes because their homes are not disabled-friendly. This is simply unacceptable.

There is a severe lack of disabled-friendly housing in the UK. One in ten people has a mobility problem, yet only five per cent of homes are built so that disabled people can visit with any degree of comfort, let alone live in them.

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As more and more of us become disabled and we live longer, this hidden housing crisis is a time bomb for the future.

I urge readers to sign our petition for more disabled-friendly homes and share their own experiences at leonardcheshire.org/hometruths.

Thank you for your support.

Andy Cole, director of corporate affairs

Leonard Cheshire Disability

South Lambeth Road

London

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