A new airplane seat concept that allows wheelchair users to stay in their own chair throughout a flight was revealed this week by a subsidiary of US airline Delta, a move welcomed as a "huge step ...

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The collapsible manual wheelchair was invented in 1933 by Harry Jennings, a mechanical engineer from the United States. Today, there is a vast number of models, for those powered by arm strength as ...

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants to keep wheelchair users in their own chairs when they fly. But the chairs and docks must meet federal air crashworthiness standards first. Wheelchair ...

Delta Air Lines is debuting a prototype of an airplane seat with a wheelchair restraint this week, saying it plans to work on testing and certification to allow passengers in certain powered ...

Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company backed by General Motors, revealed a wheelchair-accessible robotaxi that it says could ...

Transport wheelchairs are compact, lightweight and foldable, which makes them easy to take from place to place. When you buy a transport wheelchair, it’s essential to find a model that offers ...

A group representing people with disabilities is investigating allegations that drivers of Universal Design (UD) taxis often refuse to pick up passengers in wheelchairs. It aims to improve the ...

People who use wheelchairs will be able to make online reservations for seats on Shinkansen bullet trains, including same-day bookings, the transport ministry said. Under the current system for ...

Cruise has unveiled its wheelchair accessible Origin autonomous vehicle, which could start testing on public streets next ...

Wheelchair-bound Aussies share their horror stories of flights gone wrong as they plead with the airlines to make travelling ...