WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said on Monday that it will not enforce key provisions of a rule issued in December by former President Joe Biden's administration ...

Plane passengers who use wheelchairs will soon have to take one more step before boarding. Southwest Airlines announced that anyone using a lithium-powered mobility device will have to remove the ...

Wheelchairs and staircases have never been compatible technologies. That's kept wheelchair users from achieving social inclusion - until now. The Scewo wheelchair can tackle staircases and boost ...

The nation's largest airlines are looking to rescind new consumer protection rules for travelers with disabilities, arguing in court filings that the U.S. Department of Transportation had exceeded its ...

One of the biggest challenges for wheelchair users has always been the staircase, often requiring assistance to go up or down a flight or even multiple. Well, there's an answer, and Bro is its name.

Big changes are coming to airline accessibility. On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced new protections for passengers with disabilities traveling on commercial airlines.

The U.S. Department of Transportation finalized a new rule to better protect the rights of airline passengers who use mobility devices. The rule mandates improved training for airline staff, sets ...

Mark Muhn of Team Cleveland on his way to winning the Functional Electrical Stimulation bike race in the inaugural Cybathlon in 2016. Muhn’s legs are paralyzed; the muscles in them are activated by ...

The Transportation Department issued the fine after an investigation revealed “cases of unsafe physical assistance that at times resulted in injuries and undignified treatment of wheelchair users.” By ...

SEATTLE — Self-driving, electric wheelchairs are being used to take some travelers to their gates at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The new technology is part of a pilot program operated by ...

Self-driving wheelchairs have taken hundreds of passengers to their gates at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, under a new program from Alaska Airlines. A testing period for the Whill autonomous ...