There are a number of misconceptions about people with disabilities (PWDs) and their desire for travel, and even their wherewithal to do so. Their value as a target market group is vastly underappreciated, despite the fact that people with disabilities – there are over 60 million individuals – are the largest minority group in the US alone.

People with disabilities are calling for equality and greater independence. Around 300 members of the community will meet today to plan how they can participate more in their own futures.

On Monday, September 25, the Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on the Graham-Cassidy bill. Passage of this bill would be a devastating blow to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families who have worked so hard this year to prevent block grants and per capita caps from destroying the Medicaid program.

A disabled man who struggles to get up the stairs has been crowned the World’s Strongest Disabled Man because of his incredible ability to pull a van with his bare hands.

TOM:Alberta, a subsidiary of Kadima Dynamics, just concluded their third annual makeathon event. Local engineers and designers worked with people living with disabilities to create open-source solutions for everyday challenges.

THE National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program’s ICanConnect is providing free technology to people with hearing and vision loss so they can reconnect to the world.

The range of aids and technology now available to help students with a disability learn and boost their self-esteem has flourished, and is making a difference in schools in New Zealand.

Paralympian Siti Noor Iasah Mohamed Ariffin is a 400m runner. As such, there was no high expectations on her when she decided to compete in the women’s 800m T20 (learning disability) event at the Kuala Lumpur Asean Para Games. But yesterday, the 28-year-old mother of a five-year-old girl sprang a huge surprise when she won the gold in 2:34.12 at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

Eleven years ago S. Jeyaraj’s life changed completely. From an able-bodied person, he became wheelchair-bound. This was after an eight-tonne metal object fell onto him while he was working on a heavy-duty vehicle.

With the support of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Disability Network Partners recently sponsored — for the very first time — a seating and wheeled mobility services training workshop. OVR Executive Director Arlene Yamagata, M.S., CRC shared that training included a combination of lecture, hands-on experience, client demonstrations, case examples, and opportunities for group discussion.