Electric wheelchairs are responsible for giving back independence to a great many people the world over. They do have their limitations, however, including long recharge times and a general aversion ...

The U.S. is making progress away from the limitations of proprietary repair services and towards fairer laws that not only make third-party repair easier but also acceptable. Adding to this progress, ...

SURPRISE HER TODAY. GIANNA CASERTA JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO AS A DESERVING YOUNG WOMAN GETS A BRAND NEW WHEELCHAIR. GIANNA? GIANNA: WHAT A SPECIAL DAY FOR THIS YOUNG WOMAN, AND THE SMILE ON HER ...

Angela Haupt has been a health writer and editor for more than a decade. She was previously the managing editor of health at U.S. News & World Report, where she spent 11 years covering and editing ...

Sofia Rambow, a five-year-old Emmett girl living with acute flaccid myelitis, recently received both life-changing pieces of ...

DENVER (CBS4) - Kenny Maestas told Colorado state lawmakers he shouldn't have to wait two months to get a new battery for his powered wheelchair. If a bill making its way through the legislature ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1384 on Sept. 28 which will grant power-wheelchair users the right to have their equipment repaired. SB 1384 was sponsored by Sen. Bill Dodd, D, 3rd District, and ...

Imagine a new type of powered wheelchair that’s totally waterproof, weighs just one-third of a regular powered wheelchair, and doesn’t need its batteries to be replaced at great cost every couple of ...

A 10th grader at Bixby High School is giving a child at the Little Light House a way to get around school that’s much easier. He built a powered wheelchair for the boy as his Eagle Scout project.

In a world where over 200 million adults suffer from reduced mobility, only 1 million power wheelchairs and 1 million three- and four-wheel scooters were produced last year. This has created a ...

People who use powered wheelchairs have complained for years that manufacturers won't let them do minor repairs themselves. A new Colorado law gives them the right to repair. Advances in tech have ...