Disabled homeless people see few shelter options in Little Rock

Aaron Reddin, founder of The Van, carries clothes and backpacks to a homeless man in North Little Rock in this Jan. 27, 2023 file photo. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)
Aaron Reddin, founder of The Van, carries clothes and backpacks to a homeless man in North Little Rock in this Jan. 27, 2023 file photo. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)


Being a wheelchair user has made finding emergency shelter next to impossible for Steven Earl, a homeless double amputee, because area shelters don’t accept people with certain disabilities.

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