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St John's Morning Show | Nov 21, 2012 | 6:14

Special needs frustration

On Tuesday we heard about double-leg amputee Rosemarie Tulk's battle with Eastern Health to get a recliner. Kelly White, executive director with the Coalition of Persons with Disabilities - Newfoundland and Labrador, talks about why the system isn't always friendly to people with special needs.

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