cerebral palsy

With most people back from holiday now, we're carrying on with the story about the Hammersmith and Fulham Tory Council's cutting of more than half of the Hammersmith and Fulham Community Law Centre's annual grant. The thousands of people in the borough who can't afford to pay for legal advice and representation will be most affected.

This site has been talking to Law Centre clients this year about the reasons why they sought legal advice and representation from the centre.

Sophia El-Kaddah, a 22-year-old who is severely disabled with cerebral palsy, is one of those people. The Law Centre is helping her take a case against the Acton Housing Association, which refused for a year to carry out promised accessibility modifications to Sophia's Acton Town flat.

Sophia is confined to a wheelchair, is unable to move on her own, and needs 24-hour care. She was studying for a national diploma in health and social care, but left, because her disability and health problems made the attendance requirements difficult for her.