Human bodies come in all shapes and sizes, especially where disability is involved. But for the most part, wheelchairs are a one-size-fits-all affair. It’s absurd, says British designer Benjamin ...

A laboratory in Pittsburgh’s Bakery Square is poised to make the next breakthrough in wheelchairs, a mostly stagnant industry ...

Master P partnered with New Orleans nonprofit Make Good Nola to help make wheelchairs for kids a little more fun and ...

Wheelchairs have existed since the invention of the wheel. But technological advances have revolutionized the way that people use them. This wood-and-wicker wheelchair—photographed in a hospital room ...

A grad student from the University of Illinois is working on a prototype for the first continuous transmission wheelchair. Scott Daigle, a first-year grad student in mechanical engineering, said he ...

Update 21 November 2017: UK Disability History Month runs from 22 November – 22 December, so we are looking back at a project that aims to make wheelchair use easier and more stylish. Fiona Jarvis’ ...

Innovation in design can be as simple as revamping an accepted concept. Take the kitchen, for example. Other than a few tweaks, usually due to space and product, kitchen design is rarely seen as a new ...

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 ...