An estimated 16% of people worldwide live with a significant disability that impacts their daily life. Of this population, only about 40% engage in aerobic activity. Due to this lack of exercise, ...
When it comes to the Paralympics, the Paris 2024 edition of which drew to a close this past Sunday – the word legacy never seems too far from the conversation. At its heart the Paralympics is a ...
People with MS who engage in more physical activity tend to have less severe physical and cognitive disability, a study demonstrated.
Children and youth with mobility disabilities face a tremendous challenge in preventive health, including a lack of accessible aerobic exercise options. Dr. Byron Lai, assistant professor in the UAB ...
“There are other places that are offering programs to people with disabilities, but there’s nobody else focusing 100% on group exercise with disabilities,” Holden said. “With our Parkinson’s disease ...
Slippery Rock University alumna Gina Novario is part of a research team at the University of Pittsburgh’s Accessible Smart Tech Lab. It provides technological solutions for people living with ...
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol (A/RES/61/106) was adopted on 13 December 2006 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and was opened for ...