Australian housing needs mandatory accessibility standards to create homes, not just accommodation , advocates say
By national disability affairs reporter Nas Campanella and the Specialist Reporting Team s Celina Edmonds
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Karen Fankhauser had to remain in a nursing home until modifications were made to her home.
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More than 30 organisations have written an open letter to the Prime Minister and state and territory leaders urging them to futureproof Australian housing through mandatory accessibility standards as part of the national construction code.
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Many people who live with disability are forced to fund expensive new modifications just to get out of nursing homes
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