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 ...

There’s a quiet tension playing out every day in parking lots across Santa Rosa — and most people don’t even see it. I do.

Plane passengers who use wheelchairs will soon have to take one more step before boarding. Southwest Airlines announced that anyone using a lithium-powered mobility device will have to remove the ...

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, ...

Brian Mattson’s mom is 93. The Agoura Hills, Calif., resident wrote to On the Spot to talk about a less-than-satisfactory experience his mother had with getting special assistance at LAX. She’s mobile ...

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 ...

Our prison has no ADA-compliant showers. So Ralph, like many of the prisoners here who use wheelchairs, has for years washed ...

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 ...

With spring weather in full swing these days, runners can be easily spotted throughout the streets. While running is often ...