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Young disabled people failed by estate agents and property websites

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Wednesday, 4 July 2012 (on July 4, 2012)
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Charity report blames failure to understand needs of wheelchair-users and what makes an accessible property

Estate agents and housing websites are preventing young, disabled people from moving home..


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