For Big Issue man Jason Sallis, the wait for an accessible home has gone on for so long that it has affected his health and left him feeling discriminated against. All he wants is a home to fit his needs.
Amputee Sallis, who sells Big Issue at London’s Moorgate tube station, is wheelchair-bound and suffers from ischaemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Housing association Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) has been his landlord since 2014, and during that time he has pleaded with them to provide him with an accessible home. Sallis was housed in a second-floor flat until 2022 which left him “crawling up the stairs” when a lift broke.
He was moved to a ground-floor property in 2022 but it’s not accessible for his wheelchair, limiting his mobility and causing damage as he moves around it.
Salis has been waiting 21 years for an accessible home. There are millions just like him. In this week’s Big Issue, we dive into the accessible homes crisis.
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