Disabled woman may lose internship due to shortage of suitable homes | Money | guardian.co.uk

Disabled woman may lose internship due to shortage of suitable homes | Money | guardian.co.uk

A woman faces losing a dream internship at the Department of Health after spending almost two months struggling to find wheelchair accessible rental accommodation in London.
Judith Merry, who suffers from congenital muscular dystrophy and lives with her parents in Aylesbury, was thrilled when she was offered the placement in August. "It would be a great opportunity to gain experience, and really stretch myself," she says. "It meant moving to London, which I was very willing to do."
However, her search for somewhere to move to has so far led only to frustration. "My mum and I are both making calls and we must have spoken to more that 50 agents so far – we spend the whole time either on the phone or waiting to hear back from people," she says.