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 ...

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I've been in a wheelchair on and off for about 20 years, and now I'm a full-time user. I'm also interested in staying healthy so I can live long enough to become a burden on my kids. Like many folks, ...

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 ...

Eileen Schoch traveled to her mother's funeral in Asheville, N.C. and found the hotel room — the one she'd called about in advance — wasn't accessible as promised. Schoch, who uses a wheelchair after ...

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 ...

There are a few disabilities where heat is just a killer and people don’t always realize it until it’s too late. 'People don’t die from heat just because it’s hot. They die because they have no way to ...

Traveling in a wheelchair inevitably has its difficulties — but what happens when you get to your destination and check into your hotel or lodging? At NPR, we've written about problems traveling on ...

VENICE BEACH, LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Venice Beach is about to become more accessible to visitors, especially those who have difficulty crossing the sand. Next Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Department ...

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 ...