Graham Umbulgurri has to crawl to get around his home. He's among numerous people living with disability in unsuitable housing.
Graham Umbulgurri has to crawl around his house because the corridors are too narrow for his wheelchair. Graham Umbulgurri lives in a government-owned home where he has to crawl to get around because corridors are too narrow for him to manoeuvre his wheelchair independently.What's next?
To go anywhere in his Department of Communities home without crawling, Mr Umbulgurri relies on his partner or relatives. WA-based access consultant Jordan Busher says people with disabilities should be in houses that suit their needs.Mr Busher said someone like Mr Umbulgurri should not be living in a regular house but in a class 3 home at a minimum.
"What realistically happens is that might be the only house available within X amount of kilometres, otherwise the person could quite realistically be facing life on the streets."The 'national' construction code
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