Judy Heumann was the first person I called when, in 1987, I reported my first story on disability rights. Judy, who contracted polio when she was 18 months old, gave me the quote that perfectly summed up that little-known civil rights movement. "Disability only becomes a tragedy when society fails t

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OCEAN BEACH, Calif. (KGTV) - Speaking from his hospital bed an Ocean Beach teen pleading for tips after he was nearly killed in a hit-and-run crash while on his electric bike.“I'm supposed to start college. He took everything from me,” said Alex Ash, choking back tears.Alex, 17, spoke to ABC 10N

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A woman on a motorized scooter was spotted Sunday along a portion of busy Interstate 4 in downtown Orlando, according to the police department.Police said an elderly woman was on the motorized scooter and, thankfully, she was not hurt, but the situation could have been much w

Laurie Truesdell’s first community attendant quit after two days on the job, leaving her stranded at work without a ride. Truesdell had to call her parents to pick her up from work. Truesdell, who uses a wheelchair to get around, was fortunate that she wasn’t stranded at home alone or in a more

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Cloudy. High 49F. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 mph.. A few clouds from time to time. Low 32F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.Madison Middle School students partake in a game of wheelchair basketball as part of a special assembly from Skool Aid. Skool Aid Director of Programming J

The billionaire had implied that the disability accommodations requested by the worker, who has muscular dystrophy, weren’t credible.A day after Elon Musk commenced a war against a disabled former Twitter employee, in which he suggested that the staffer had asked for physical work accommodations h

A specially-adapted wheelchair is allowing a man in County Tyrone to pursue his passion for farming.Jonathan Turtle, who has cerebral palsy, uses a customised electric wheelchair with tow attachments to pull small farming machinery, transport hay bales and traverse uneven farmland.Jonathan, who is n

By Megan Quinn — Written on Feb 10, 2023When most of us order UberEats food deliveries, we imagine our orders being dropped off by delivery drivers in their cars.However, what about deliveries made via motorized wheelchairs?One customer was surprised after placing an order on UberEats and his “d