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Sheron Carter's response to the General Election 2019 result: The new government must now deliver on their accessible homes election promise
Read The new government must now deliver on their accessible homes election promise…Habinteg launch 50th anniversary essay competition on the future design of accessible homes and neighbourhoods.
Read Habinteg launch 50th anniversary essay competition on the future design of accessible homes and neighbourhoods.…Today is the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Amy Francis-Smith, member of Habinteg's Insight Group and Architectural Designer shares her thoughts on how we can reform legislation to improve accessibility in the built environment. .
Read Amy Francis-Smith: "The future has to be accessible, there is no other option."…Yesterday, at the annual Homes UK exhibition, Sheron took part in a panel discussion titled: Housing an ageing population: At crisis point?. The expert panel was convened to explore how we can increase the supply of decent, affordable and accessible housing for an ageing population.
Read Sheron Carter highlights the accessible housing crisis at Homes UK: Future of Living…Ten organisations from across the housing and charity sectors are today warning of a crisis in the provision of suitable housing for older and disabled people as they launch a new coalition to campaign for accessible homes.
Read New coalition to tackle ‘timebomb’ in lack of suitable housing…Earlier this month, we celebrated several members of Habinteg’s Insight Group amazing achievement of joining the Disability Power 100 list – an annual publication containing the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK.
Read Habinteg’s Insight Group members make the Disability Power 100 list…When planning improvements and community initiatives, we believe the tenant voice is powerful and we put the tenants’ needs at the heart of everything we do.
Read Tenant led improvement is the best way to better our communities…The number of people in need of accessible housing is growing and our housing stock needs to change to accommodate them, writes Sheron Carter
According to a YouGov poll commissioned by Habinteg, most people in Britain are not able to welcome wheelchair users into their homes due to poor access.
Read Over two thirds of Brits say their homes are no-go zones for wheelchair users…