SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) -- One Savannah mom is speaking out after facing several challenges with navigating the city with her daughter who uses a wheelchair.

Twenty-three-year-old Nykiah Connelly was born with cerebral palsy, a movement disorder caused by brain damage. Her mother, Paula, said navigating Savannah in a wheelchair has become a constant challenge.

“My accessible van is a side entry van. So, and we all know that when you go downtown to Savannah, you're parking on the street,” she said. “They do have a handicap accessible spot on the side of the street. But, if I were to pop to release the ramp, it wouldn't.”

She said it is not just the parking; it is shopping entrances and sidewalks pose risks.

“They had the little cut-ins, but they were out the road was all broken up,” Connel

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