{"id":217797,"date":"2025-02-11T21:05:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T21:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-long-wait-for-homes-to-be-made-accessible-for-disabled-people\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T21:05:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T21:05:28","slug":"the-long-wait-for-homes-to-be-made-accessible-for-disabled-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-long-wait-for-homes-to-be-made-accessible-for-disabled-people\/","title":{"rendered":"The long wait for homes to be made accessible for disabled people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/gOh-mjeq2bE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The long wait for homes to be made accessible for disabled people\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gOh-mjeq2bE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re meant to help people with disabilities to live more independently by funding special adaptations to their homes &#8211; like wheelchair ramps, stairlifts or accessible bathrooms.<\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe) <\/p>\n<p>And Disabled facilities grants are supposed to be available within a few months. But for many people they can mean years of delays. And with local councils increasingly strapped for cash, waiting lists are getting longer.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They&#8217;re meant to help people with disabilities to live more independently by funding special adaptations to their homes &#8211; like wheelchair ramps, stairlifts or accessible bathrooms. (Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe) And Disabled facilities grants are supposed to be available within a few months. But for many people they can mean years of delays. 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