A Jacksonville mother says it took a federal lawsuit for her two disabled daughters to finally gain access to their own apartment.
Makeeda Ismael says she spent months pleading with the Jacksonville Housing Authority to build a wheelchair-accessible ramp at her Southwind Villas apartment. Her daughters, both of whom have cerebral palsy and use wheelchairs, had to be carried up and down stairs to leave their home.
“As you can see, there’s two of them, they’re almost adult size — them, their wheelchairs — and it’s a lot of work as it is,” Ismael said. “My back was not only hurting, I just felt so exhausted. I was honestly just ready to give up.”…