Communities Build Ramps for Disabled
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By Janelle Frost, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 6--Out of about 400 public beach access sites along the coastal Carolinas, at least 70 are handicapped-accessible, according to officials from seven communities surveyed by The Sun News.
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The one-story house Amer Abu Diab built on a steep east Jerusalem hillside last year had a low fence, two bedrooms, a living room and an asphalt driveway, so the paraplegic 40-year-old could easily drive up to the door. The house had everything he needed &#151; except a building permit.
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By MARGARET STAFFORD     KANSAS CITY, Mo.  -- At a growing number of health clubs, gyms and YMCAs across the country, the treadmills and barbells aren't just for adults anymore...
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An art project's platform curb kickers give streetwalkers high-tech tools to make the world's oldest profession a little less dangerous.
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Among the promoters of electronic voting machines are advocates for disabled voters. But critics say money connections between disability groups and voting-machine companies suggest the groups may be concerned with more than independent access for the disabled. By Kim Zetter.
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By Connie Skipitares and Leslie Griffy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 17--People who flock to the Los Gatos Creek Trail jog, cycle, pull dog leashes and push strollers. Now, there's something new in the mix: gliding.   As in high-tech Segways.
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Doctors hope to use the body's own nerves to bridge the gap in the spinal cord left by paralysing injuries.
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A Paralympic basketball gold medalist who has campaigned to improve access for the disabled in the developing world and a scientist-turned-political philosopher who worked on ways to control
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More than 3,800 disabled athletes gathered Friday in Athens, Greece, for the opening ceremony of the largest Paralympics in the games&#39; 44-year history.
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Everyone has a "why" for what they do. Here is my "why" for doing TOPSoccer.  I had a friend named Jerry who used a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy. Still, he could get out of his chair and play goal keeper when we played a pick-up soccer game in our neighborhood.
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Researchers use bypass technique to restore movement in paralysed rats
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Pounding the pavement is getting a little easier on people's knees in many cities around the country. For reasons of safety and ease of maintenance, Washington and dozens of other communities are installing rubber sidewalks made of ground-up tires.
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With a 6-month-old at the controls, researchers at the University of Delaware are encouraging underage driving. Their ultimate goal is to help immobile, disabled children move and explore.
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A growing number of communities are adopting a venture capital-style approach to aiding and investing in local businesses.
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By JANET FRANKSTON, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  The next generation of physical rehabilitation, brewing in computer engineering labs, uses technology found in virtual reality games.
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Disaboom.com, a new Web site for the 50 million Americans with a disability, combines social-networking with medical news, career advice, dating resources and travel tips.
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A new campaign aimed at helping disabled people in Scotland to find jobs is being launched.