Air travel can be stressful and uncomfortable for everyone, but for those with mobility issues, it can be downright dangerous. Since wheelchairs are currently not allowed on planes, wheelchair users ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Flight attendants are calling attention to a very real problem involving "disabled" passengers who fake injury in order to get special priority when boarding. Miraculously, these same passengers have ...

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 ...

An online program to prevent falls in older adults who rely on wheelchairs or scooters for mobility significantly reduced their concerns about falling, according to preliminary results presented this ...

Hotels have accessible rooms for wheelchair users. If you or someone you know has experienced problems with those rooms, we'd like to hear about it. Traveling in a wheelchair inevitably has its ...