The New York Times | Disabilities
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The New York Times | Disabilities
3d ago
Yannick Benjamin has been training for the wheelchair race at the New York City Half Marathon, meditating and taking breaks to enjoy (but not critique) wine with his wife ..read more
The New York Times | Disabilities
3d ago
A 108-block sidewalk restoration project led by the Central Park Conservancy balances historical aesthetics with modern needs ..read more
The New York Times | Disabilities
3d ago
In this film, the artist Alison O’Daniel uses the theft of tubas from Southern California high schools as a central hub in a wheel with many spokes ..read more
The New York Times | Disabilities
1w ago
A Missouri hospital said the amputations involved mostly fingers and toes after a game in January when temperatures were below zero ..read more
The New York Times | Disabilities
1w ago
Roy Nachum designed the spectacle-filled Mercer Labs, which he touts as inclusive. But some advocates for blind people say his use of Braille can feel exploitative ..read more
The New York Times | Disabilities
2w ago
Now that federal pandemic-era funds are shrinking, states like Indiana are ending or curtailing programs that finance home care by relatives of seriously ill children and adults ..read more
The New York Times | Disabilities
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The Transportation Department said the proposed regulations would make it easier to hold airlines accountable for mishandling passengers’ wheelchairs ..read more
The New York Times | Disabilities
2w ago
Put off by pitying displays of concern for her son’s paralysis, a reader wonders how to handle a well-meaning friend whose support misses the mark ..read more
The New York Times | Disabilities
3w ago
The F.D.A. recently approved the first therapy for patients in danger of losing their toes, fingers and other exposed parts of the body ..read more
The New York Times | Disabilities
3w ago
Danni Liu and David Choi, who was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy as a child, quickly embraced the joys and challenges in their relationship together ..read more