Harlem woman takes a nasty spill on her ‘life-risking’ wheelchair

Susan King is 66 and relies on a wheelchair to get around. She took a nasty spill Saturday on the icy pavement in a chair she ...

Lift repair ends veteran's six months stuck in flat

Tony Swift had been unable to leave his flat in Whitby since August due to a broken lift.

Moraine Valley’s Reggie Strong, told he would never walk again, returns to basketball as 24-year-old freshman

Reggie Strong returns to basketball as 24-year-old freshman at Moraine Valley, where he’s the team’s leading scorer.
The Harvard Crimson

Lawsuit Alleges Graham and Parks Principal Barred Volunteer From Teaching After Referencing Wheelchair Use

Graham and Parks Elementary School Principal Kathleen Smith allegedly barred a longtime volunteer from working at the school ...
Mother Jones

Snowstorms Are Hell for Wheelchair Users—But They Don’t Have to Be

Living in Arkansas, Bailey Hunter, a wheelchair user, is less used to dealing with the snow. Hunter has not always used a ...
The New York Times

In a First, a Wheelchair User Joins a Short Flight to Space

A paraplegic engineer was part of a crew that made a suborbital journey on a spacecraft operated by Jeff Bezos’ private company, Blue Origin. By Adeel Hassan A paraplegic engineer from Germany became ...
USA Today

Iowa Rep. Josh Turek vows to put 'country over party' in US Senate race

A Democratic state representative and Paralympian is making his bid for Iowa's U.S. Senate seat, promising to put "country over party." Turek spoke to the Tribune when he was in Ames on Dec. 5 for the ...
The Indianapolis Star

Iowa Rep. Josh Turek vows to put 'country over party' in US Senate race

A Democratic state representative and Paralympian is making his bid for Iowa's U.S. Senate seat, promising to put "country over party." Josh Turek, a state representative from Council Bluffs, is one ...