Social media users are blasting so-called "Jetway Jesus" and "miracle flight" occurrences, accusing more and more airline passengers of scamming the travel system by using wheelchairs to dodge lines ...

A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high.

Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old German aerospace and mechatronics engineer at the European Space Agency, just became the first wheelchair user ever to travel past the Kármán Line — a common ...

Michaela “Michi” Benthaus celebrates after going to space on Blue Origin’s NS-37 suborbital flight Dec. 20. Credit: Blue Origin webcast WASHINGTON — Blue Origin flew its final New Shepard suborbital ...

Darby Young is a frequent flyer, but heading to the airport isn’t as simply as dropping off her bag and boarding the plane. “I check in the same time you would,” she said, “but that process takes a ...

The nonprofit has given 1.5 million wheelchairs to people in 95 countries. One nonprofit is changing lives worldwide — one wheelchair at a time. On World Kindness Day Thursday, Free Wheelchair Mission ...

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Maintaining core strength and stability is important for wheelchair users. Routine core work may help promote trunk stability, reduce pain, and increase mobility. Your core is the cylinder of muscles ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said on Monday that it will not enforce key provisions of a rule issued in December by former President Joe Biden's administration ...

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Most wheelchair accidents happen from tipping or falling, with older adults at higher risk of serious injury and caregivers prone to strain. Following safety tips can help reduce risk for both groups.