At the bottom of the dozens of stairs leading to their apartment, Karima struggles to catch her breath when she puts Rayane on her wheelchair.
“I'm very tired and my back is destroyed,” she says.
And for good reason, since he was four and a half years old, Karima has been carrying his son to go out, to go to school or around the house for the shower or the toilet.
“The apartment is not big enough to accommodate my wheelchair,” explains Rayane.
It's dangerous for me and my mum, I'm afraid she will tip over when she carries me”.
"I'm not Wonder Woman, soon I won't be able to wear it at all, worries the mother.
His illness prevents him from moving his legs, but suitable housing could help him gain autonomy”.
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Faced with his growing difficulties Karima did ask to change accommodation, but the social housing is saturated in Essonne.
“In recent years, there has been an allocation of social housing for 8 applicants”, illustrates the prefecture.
“How do we do for the disabled, do we throw them out?
Karima lets out her anger at this ongoing situation.
“These are our children, we are fighting for them, for their future.
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