Emmanuel Gilligan eyed the incline in front of him and the sand just beyond with determination. Nearly two years ago, he would have charged those few feet without a second thought. These days, it ...

With the Paralympics coming up in September, athletes the world over are training hard right now. Engineers at BAE Systems have come up with an indoor, computerized training system that will allow ...

AN innovative training scheme is helping young wheelchair users to become more independent. Hartlepool Borough Council's road safety team has joined forces with Whizz-Kidz, a Newcastle-based charity, ...

A mind-controlled wheelchair can help a paralyzed person gain new mobility by translating users' thoughts into mechanical commands. Researchers now demonstrate that tetraplegic users can operate ...

“That was so neat for me, because, it was really during my last semester at college that my training and my experience in design and drafting came full circle and started to merge with my interest ...

Meet the kids who’ve just qualified to tackle any barriers Irish streets may throw at them. They are among the first to complete the first wheelchair skills and training course of its kind, run at the ...

A FREE wheelchair skills workshop that inspired a young disabled man to become a top wheelchair basketball star is being run in Hampshire. Held at Applemore Technology College, in Dibden Purlieu on ...