Lack of accessible housing left woman showering at work for months
Wheelchair-user Erin Gough looked at hundreds of rental property listings and spent months showering at work, before she was able to secure a house she could really live in.
When she first moved to Wellington, she lived in a semi-accessible apartment. While it provided flat entry, the bathroom was difficult to use. She also worried about access if the lifts stopped working.
That meant it was workable, but far from ideal, Gough says.
Yet it was only when her landlord decided to sell up, that…
