Bias against disabled renters

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From Times Wire Report 07 31 05

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released a study

that shows people withh disabilities are often discriminated against

when they try to rent apartments. The Chicago based study found that

people with disabilities are frequently denied their requests for

reasonable modification and reasonable accommodation necessary to make

the available housing fully accessible. Nearly 20% of housing providers

with on-site parking refused to provide a designated accessible parking

space for a wheelchair user.