Fight against 'disgraceful' accessible housing standard

Disability advocate Julie Charlton is calling for the government to update housing standards. Footage by AAP/Belad Al-karkhey

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00:00We're talking about bathrooms that don't even have accessible railing on there, but could

00:15have it in the future because it's reinforced.

00:16We're talking about having at least one level access to the building.

00:17We're talking about having a bathroom on the ground floor.

00:18This is not hard.

00:19I want to be able to move out of the room one day and live and go to work and be able

00:38to use the bathroom or even just get around my own home independently.

00:42I want that opportunity just like everybody else.

00:44And so I truly implore the government to sign up to the silver standard for housing accessibility

00:45because that will open up so many avenues for people with disabilities, older Australians,

00:46any person who needs accessibility measures to live true, long-term lives.