Chicago area teen, shot and paralyzed years ago, finds new passion with wheelchair basketball
Mekhi McGruder, who was shot and paralyzed at the age of 8, has found success and happiness on a wheelchair basketball team ...
Local musical non-profit aims to perform at every Veterans Home across US | 7 Salutes
More than 160 Veterans Homes across America are filled with aging heroes who sacrificed so much for our freedoms. A special ...
Ralph Munro, longtime WA secretary of state and champion of disability rights, dies
He served 20 years as secretary of state, ushering in seismic changes to Washington elections. But he is defined as much by ...
A boy’s pure joy over a Target ad highlights what’s lost when companies roll back DEI
In response to Ezra’s excited reaction at ‘feeling seen’ in Target, TikTok user @blissfullybex commented that, as an adult, ...
Terrifying final moments of teen who died in water park prank horror as 'bodies fell from sky'
A fun school day out in California ended in unimaginable tragedy after a group of teenagers decided to break the water park ...
'I'm not asking for a gold-plated carriage': Tanni Grey-Thompson on transport for disabled people
A report by the Committee found "far too great a burden" is placed on individual disabled people to hold operators and authorities to account. | ITV National News ...
The Canary14h
The state of accessible transport has been exposed – just as the DWP is hammering disabled people
The state of accessible transport has been exposed - just as the DWP is hammering disabled people from Canary on 20 March ...
The Body Optimist on MSN14h
She creates a Miss pageant dedicated to women in wheelchairs
It's not heels that will be ringing down the catwalk, but wheels! Next June, the city of Toulouse will inaugurate the first beauty pageant for women in wheelchairs. A competition similar to the "Miss" ...
Defying gravity: Broadway actor makes history as first wheelchair user cast in ‘Wicked’
Actor Jenna Bainbridge has made history as the first wheelchair user to join the cast of the hit Broadway musical “Wicked.” ...
Staffordshire County Council14h
Council funding helps charity get people out and about
Staffordshire County Council’s Local Community Fund gives all county councillors an allocation of up to £2,500 to spend on community projects in their area. This current fund has now closed and ...
WUWF15h
Death of homeless man sparks debate over anti-camping laws
Friends of August Bucki attend a vigil on March 16 at Seville Square, in downtown Pensacola. Bucki, 41, was experiencing ...
The Sault Star16h
Universal washrooms with adult change tables priority for new accessibility plan
A new multi-year accessibility plan is in the early conceptual stages. It will provide a blueprint to improve the city’s inclusive environment for all citizens by setting new achievable goals through ...