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Lifting Jersey Shore Houses Creates Problems For Elderly, Disabled

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Along the Jersey Shore, many people are elevating their Sandy-damaged homes to lift them out of reach from future storms.

But lifting homes presents unique problems for elderly or disabled residents who call the Shore home.

From the Here & NowContributors Network, Tracey Samuelson of WHYY explains.

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