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Website assists disabled with housing
When Michael Costello was a carpenter, he and his crew could renovate a Manhattan apartment in two to three weeks. But when a neuromuscular disease forced him to start using a wheelchair, he couldn't find an accessible apartment, renovated or not, anywhere in town.
Costello, 55, ended up in a nursing home, where he spent 2 1/2 years. After much fighting and frustration, he eventually found...
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