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Family of six share a one-bed flat while new house is made accessible
The Verala family thought life was about to get better when they were offered a three-bedroom council house which would be suitable for their seven-year-old son, Joel, a wheelchair-user with quadraplegic cerebral palsy.
But the family quickly decided they couldn't stay - there were no ramps into the property, the doors weren't wide enough for Joel's wheelchair and there were no hoists to help him around. Instead, the Verala's moved into Grandma's one-bed flat with her while the adaptations take place.
The council has told the family it could be another 12 months before the work is completed.
Paralympic skier Millie Knight tells us about her new sporting venture - making the England team in karate. She explains how she tackles both sports with 5% vision.
And Nikki goes to the blue badge queue where disabled people are queuing to see the Queen lying in state.
Most of this programme was recorded before the sad news of the Queen's passing.
Producers: Beth Rose, Amy Elizabeth and Emma Tracey
Sound recording / mixing: Dave O'Neill
Editors: Damon Rose and Jonathan Aspinwall
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The Verala family thought life was about to get better when they were offered a three-bedroom council house which would be suitable for their seven-year-old son, Joel, a wheelchair-user with quadraplegic cerebral palsy.
But the family quickly decided they couldn't stay - there were no ramps into the property, the doors weren't wide enough for Joel's wheelchair and there were no hoists to help him around. Instead, the Verala's moved into Grandma's one-bed flat with her while the adaptations take place.
The council has told the family it could be another 12 months before the work is completed.
Paralympic skier Millie Knight tells us about her new sporting venture - making the England team in karate. She explains how she tackles both sports with 5% vision.
And Nikki goes to the blue badge queue where disabled people are queuing to see the Queen lying in state.
Most of this programme was recorded before the sad news of the Queen's passing.
Producers: Beth Rose, Amy Elizabeth and Emma Tracey
Sound recording / mixing: Dave O'Neill
Editors: Damon Rose and Jonathan Aspinwall
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