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Handicapped Renters Face Access Barriers in Marion
Cathy A. Monroe reports on a Marion case where Jim and Nancy Hammers, both with cerebral palsy, were denied a four bedroom rental after the landlord claimed wheelchair customers would affect insurance. The piece surveys state law, local accessibility efforts, and landlord attitudes toward renting to handicapped tenants.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Jim
Nancy Hammers
Marion
Rose Logan Blake
Hammers
Mary Maris
She
Morris McDaniel
Carbondale
Barrett Rockman
Bill Bracy
Herrin
Bracy Insurance and
Bracy