Man still waiting for wheel chair friendly state house

A man paralysed after a fall, who has been in emergency housing for three years, waiting for a wheel chair friendly state house, is still waiting for a property to be modified. The New Plymouth man, Shane Emeny became a paraplegic 3 and a half years ago after falling from a 5 metre concrete ledge and severing his spinal cord. He's been staying in a modified emergency housing motel room since, but it's difficult to have his 10 year old son to stay in the cramped studio space and fit the gear he also needs - like his standing frame. Shane said there's virtually no suitable accomodation for people with disabilities, with landlords unwilling to make modifications. He's accepted a home offered by Kainga Ora eight months ago but is still waiting for modificaitons to be made through ACC. Shane Emeny spoke to Lisa Owen.