{"id":3613,"date":"2015-03-20T15:58:13","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T15:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=3613"},"modified":"2018-02-21T12:49:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T12:49:56","slug":"rubys-home-truth-campaign-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/rubys-home-truth-campaign-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby&#8217;s Home Truth Campaign Video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p>Here is Cody, a 6 year old boy who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. His mother Ruby tells the world their story and struggle with accessible <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"House\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >housing<\/a>. At the age of 6 he struggles to get up <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"step\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/stairs\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/stairs;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01lynh;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Stairs\" >stairs<\/a> and doctors predict that by the age of 12 he will permanently depend on the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Use (law)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/use-law\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/use_law;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05r4j5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Use_(law)\" >use<\/a> of a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B14N-8O1Dz8\" width=\"532\" height=\"323\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Their local <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"councils\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/council-house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/council_house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01llhc;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Council_house;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Council_house\" >council<\/a> has ruled that their existing <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"homes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01l0mw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home\" >home<\/a> is not fit to be adapted as it is too old and would not be safe. The council followed this by informing them of <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Plan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/plan\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/plan;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.018jrr;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Plan\" >plans<\/a> to develop 10-15 new accessible homes in the area, however Ruby and Cody are number 17 on the waiting list.<\/p>\n<p>Their struggle is one that many families face across the country with 300,000 people on waiting lists for accessible housing.<\/p>\n<p>There is a clear need for more disabled-friendly housing to be constructed and adapted \u2013 and our aim is to get all political parties to agree to make this dream a reality in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leonardcheshire.org\/campaign-us\/our-campaigns\/home-truths#.VQxEbY6sWFM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To learn more about Ruby&#8217;s story and Leonard Cheshire click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is Cody, a 6 year old boy who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 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