Kid gets a new wheelchair - WSFA

Kid gets a new wheelchairWSFAFAIRFIELD, AL (WBRC) - FOX6 first reported about a 3-year- old Fairfield boy who had his wheelchair stolen Thursday. ...and more »

AirTran fined for its handling of passengers in wheelchairs - Dallas Morning News (blog)

AvStop Aviation NewsAirTran fined for its handling of passengers in wheelchairsDallas Morning News (blog)The US Department of Transportation fined AirTran Airways $500000 for violating laws on handling pasengers who must use wheelchairs. * A review of AirTran's ...AirTran fined for treatment of disabled passengersAtlanta Journal ConstitutionDisability issues bring $500K penalty for AirTranThe Associated PressAirTran fined $500000 for violating DOT rules for disabled passengersFort Worth Star Telegram (blog)all 101 news articles »

Chesterfield teen on Jerry Lewis telethon again - Richmond Times Dispatch

Los Angeles TimesChesterfield teen on Jerry Lewis telethon againRichmond Times DispatchLast year was also Caroline's first full school year in a wheelchair. "It was the best year I've ever had in school," she said. ...Local woman a voice for muscular dystrophy patientsDaily CommercialKyla Snelling's Story for MDA TelethonKSFYMDA telethon deserves supportOneonta Daily StarBloomington Pantagraph -TheDay.comall 142 news articles »

Glenn Beck's rally: Attendees witnessed its decency - Plain Dealer (blog)

Glenn Beck's rally: Attendees witnessed its decencyPlain Dealer (blog)We cheered for the memory and the character of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We heard stories of people helping others in wheelchairs and a wallet lost and ...and more »

Bumbershoot preview: Dancing on air and in wheelchairs - Seattle Times

Bumbershoot preview: Dancing on air and in wheelchairsSeattle TimesAXIS Dance, left, features wheelchairs in its performances. For the past several years, Pacific Northwest Ballet has been the big local dance highlight at ...and more »

Wheelchairs stolen in St. Johnsbury

Someone stole two wheelchairs from the porch of a residence on Spring Street in St. Johnsbury between Wednesday evening and Thursday afternoon, St. Johnsbury police Sgt. Clement Houde said.

Accessible buses are good to GO

Niagara's GO buses have started making time for disabled residents. Starting Saturday, the popular transit buses will be able to spend more time at each stop along the routes between Niagara Falls and Burlington, allowing riders with wheelchairs or scooters to get aboard.[...]

In Laos, passion puts wheelchair project on a roll

Noriyasu Okayama has been working in Laos for more than six years, helping out at a factory that manufactures and promotes the use of wheelchairs in that country.

Councillor ramps up concerns at Boronia pool

A KNOX councillor has called on his colleagues to sit in wheelchairs and roll up and down the highly contentious ramp at Boronia's new warm-water pool to prove it is too steep.

Wheelchair design could be Godsend

IT'S been said that necessity is the mother of invention and Bryan Flemming's dream of designing a new wheelchair could be a Godsend for countless others.