What’s cooking at Wagtail Close?
Judith Cummins MP joined tenants and staff of Habinteg Housing Association to help celebrate the opening of a brand new community restaurant on Friday 12 October.
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Accessible housing - a key factor to disabled people’s participation in the community
Ginny, a former medal winning Paralympian and first tetraplegic to swim a mile tells us how accessible housing gave her a voice to be a campaigner, teacher, author and more.
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"This is where I want to be" Mr Wheaton's accessible homes story
Mr Wheaton is a 52 year old tenant in Leeds. His new accessible home helps him stay connected to his son and the local community.
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"The days of bashing knuckles on doorframes are over!" Dean's accessible homes story
Read Dean's story of how his accessible home helped him live a more independent life after he became a wheelchair user.
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Accessible Housing in Local Plans 2018
In 2018 Habinteg assessed accessible housing requirements in place in local planning authorities across England. The research was collated and recorded by looking at the accessibility requirements in local plans across 263 out of a possible 365 local planning authorities across England.
The research shows how many local planning authorities across England mention accessible housing, but more importantly how many have committed to providing a proportion of accessible housing within their local plans.
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