Prompt action is being taken by a housing association to help a disabled Keighley woman get out of her home.

Tracey Ebbage says she regularly falls out of her wheelchair while turning on to the path outside her ground-floor flat.

A wooden ramp running from her front door, provided two years ago by her landlords the North British Housing Association, joins the sloping path at a steep right-angle.

Tracey, 36, of Rosemount Close, suffers from cerebral palsy and has had to use a wheelchair for the past five years.

She told a housing manager that she was finding it very difficult to manoeuvre her wheelchair from the ramp to the footpath.

He asked a technical services officer to visit Tracey a week ago while carrying out a routine site inspection. Tracey showed him the problem and he suggested possible solutions such as erecting a section of fencing or a handrail.

A contractor will carry out an inspection on Monday in advance of the improvement work.

A North British spokesman says Tracey's request was managed promptly and efficiently, and believes Tracy is happy with the proposed work.

The spokesman says: "As a responsible landlord, the health and safety of our residents is one of our key priorities.

"We will do everything within our power to ensure she can manoeuvre her wheelchair safely between the ramp and footpath."