Older wheelchair users are more likely to be seriously injured from tipping or falling than younger people who use wheelchairs. Following safety tips protects both users and caregivers from harm and ...

“Accessible Travel” is a six-part series focusing on the travel industry’s preparedness to welcome travelers with disabilities. If you'd like to contribute to our future reporting and share your ...

Seeing her 24-year-old son dip his feet in the ocean water at the beach fills Mayra Garcia with joy. “There is so much sensory stimulation that happens with the sand, the waves and the water,” she ...

Bonnie Lewkowicz recalls her first time ever trying a motorized beach wheelchair on the sands of Mission Beach down in San Diego — over 15 years ago. “It kind of was like I was riding my chariot. It ...

Plane passengers who use wheelchairs will soon have to take one more step before boarding. Southwest Airlines announced that anyone using a lithium-powered mobility device will have to remove the ...

For Caroline Laubach, being a Wandercraft test pilot is about more than just trying out new technology. It's about reclaiming a sense of freedom and connection that many wheelchair users miss. Laubach ...

Growing up in the Zimbabwean community of Riverside, on the outskirts of Harare, Mukudzei Seremani ’28 was accustomed to navigating uneven sidewalks and unpaved roads on foot. But after being struck ...

Airlines filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation, claiming parts of a 2024 rule to protect wheelchair ...