91Èȱ¬less and disabled in Los Angeles
| 14:38 UK time, Tuesday, 5 July 2011
This morning, on 5 live's Up All Night, the 91Èȱ¬'s Los Angeles correspondent, Peter Bowes, reported on the plight of the city's homeless veterans.
According to the Veterans Association, six to eight thousand live on the streets of LA, many with mental health problems and other disabilities. In this very detailed look at the situation, Peter Speaks to homeless vets of all ages from 23 to 67, based in the Skid Row area of LA, and to representatives from the organisations set up to help them.
Click to listen, the report is just over 20 minutes in length.
Comment number 1.
At 8th Jul 2011, HeartSinger wrote:Where is the transcript for deaf people? It seems a bit ironic for a disability board to not consider the accessibility needs of people who can't just "click to listen."
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Comment number 2.
At 8th Jul 2011, Lisy wrote:The number of wheelchair users you see on the streets in America (not just LA. I think San Francisco and Las Vegas have the most visible disabled & homeless populations of the cities I've visited) is horrific. Many of them are war veterans who've lost limbs in action.
I used to feel so blessed that we had a decent welfare state to prevent disabled people ending up in that position. Not for much longer though...
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Comment number 3.
At 14th Jul 2011, Christos wrote:It seem mentally ill people make up alot of the homeless there and over here.
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