【BBC】'I'm a disabled homeowner - can I afford to be ill?'

Buying your first home is a major life milestone, albeit one which comes with its fair share of challenges.

For access consultant and dance teacher Katie Anna McConnell, her disability means that process has been even harder.

After buying her first home, she was rejected by the major providers for life insurance, critical illness cover and mortgage protection insurance.

"Disabled people are not being given the support that non-disabled people get, and to me that is the definition of discrimination and ableism," she said.

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