Disabled women whose motorised wheelchairs are repeatedly toppling over on uneven concrete outside their homes say their pleas to get it fixed have been ignored.

Julie Placson and Jo Kileen, of Stonyfields, Edgware, worry about their safety when leaving the house they share in their specially adapted wheelchairs because of broken paving slabs outside.

They have had this problem for the past three years but despite contacting housing association Habinteg nothing has been done.

The women say they feel “helpless and alone”.

Ms Placson, 71, who suffers from cerebral palsy, said: “I feel like I am a nobody. It is like talking to a wall. I have fallen over numerous times now. I am being ignored.

“Last Saturday I toppled over in my motor-chair when I was on my way to Harvester. I was stuck and couldn’t get up. Thankfully one of my kind neighbours lifted me up again.”

There is a large hole between the ground and the entrance to their homes, causing their wheelchairs to spin and lose grip as they struggle to get inside.

The pavement is uneven, and part of the footpath is raised and tiled, making progress on wheelchairs unstable.

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The friends, who have lived together since 1985, feel that they are not being taken seriously because they are disabled.

Ms Placson added: “I feel like if we were “normal” they would listen to us and take us seriously. But we are normal and we are still human beings who should be listened to.

“All I want is someone to fix it and check that we are okay. That’s all.”

Ms Kileen, 62, who can only communicate by using an alphabet board, now fears leaving her house.

Their housing has no warden after 5pm and on weekends, so they are especially worried about falling during those hours.

Habinteg tenant representative Terry Wyse, who is supporting the women, said: “This needs to be sorted out.

“It is humbling to see these women standing up to the way that they are being treated. It is like a 'Blitz spirit'.

“What kind of person would I be if I just watched on and let this carry on happening? These are people we are talking about.

“I care about these people and I am not letting this go.”

A Habinteg spokesman said: "A tenant contacted us to report an uneven pavement surface at The Firs on Tuesday, October 28. This is the first report we have received on this matter and the scheme-based community assistant attended the area, reporting back to our operations team on the same day.

“The health, safety and wellbeing of our tenants is our number one priority. We have already arranged for our surveyor and an external contractor to assess the pavement on Tuesday, November 11. We have informed the tenants and our staff will be available to answer any questions they may have. Repairs to the external paving will be completed within our service guidelines following this full assessment.”

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