When a broken elevator in supportive housing is a “death sentence”: Disabled tenants say their supportive-housing provider’s failures had serious health consequences. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. 

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/08/Broken-Elevator-Supportive-Housing-Death-Sentence/

When a broken elevator in supportive housing is a “death sentence”: Disabled tenants say their supportive-housing provider’s failures had serious health consequences. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/08/Broken-Elevator-Supportive-Housing-Death-Sentence/

When a Broken Elevator in Supportive Housing Is a ‘Death Sentence’

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