To push a wheelchair, you rely on your upper body. Usually, this is less demanding than "normal" leg-based movements. This ...

IDAHO FALLS — A local 27-year-old will be participating in a Spartan Race this weekend. It not an easy feat — especially in a wheelchair. Trandon Mechling of Idaho Falls will be in the race on ...

AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

On the banks of Lake Geneva in late June, Ben Spencer and Peter Smorthit looked out towards the Alpine peaks. Over the next 18 days, the friends would embark on a 262 mile-journey across one of Europe ...

U.S. Capitol Police detained a group of peaceful protesters on Wednesday, including several people in wheelchairs, during a protest over proposed cuts to Medicaid spending. Scripps News footage shows ...

Positive Ride gives people with disabilities the opportunity to ride in their power wheelchairs called 'Freedom Trax' to beaches and trails. An overcast day in Pismo Beach did not stop John Reid and ...

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 ...

Big changes are coming to airline accessibility. On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced new protections for passengers with disabilities traveling on commercial airlines.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — More than 30 arrests were made after a protest was held inside the Russell Senate Office Building. Video captured showed that elderly individuals and people in wheelchairs ...

Dec. 18, 2011, was the day Jerod Nieder entered an entirely new life as a member of the wheelchair community. On vacation with family, Nieder was excited to get into the turquoise waters of the ...