accessibility

Barry Culhane is counting the days until he can finally walk unassisted again.“I walked into a herniated disc surgery and woke up paralyzed, never…

Jensen Caraballo has spinal muscular atrophy type 2, and he's used a wheelchair since he was a kid. He's also on a fixed income.Though Rochester, New York…

Outside Michelle Fridley's apartment building, mounds of snow line the perimeter of the parking lot. At least the curb ramp on her sidewalk is clear…

"There aren’t many accessible homes for people with disabilities. And when they are accessible, they’re usually too expensive or segregated,” says…

An estimated 15 percent of people around the world live with some form of disability. Upstate universities are tackling the challenges faced by this…

You might not have heard the term “universal design," but pass through a doorway, walk down a hall, or step into an elevator, and you're surrounded by…

The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is around 50 percent higher than that of people without. A program piloted by Syracuse University aimed…

I was at the University at Buffalo interviewing a gentleman for a completely unrelated story when I stumbled upon an idea. Actually, the IDeA.Primer: IDeA…