In June 2023, a tire on Michelle Duprey’s power wheelchair stopped working, causing her to jolt to the side every time she would brake. After she contacted her wheelchair provider to request a repair, ...

A right to repair bill requiring wheelchair manufacturers give customers tools to fix their chairs faces the Colorado state senate. Stakeholders speak to the House Public & Behavioral Health & Human ...

After he got his new powered wheelchair last year, Bruce Goguen found he needed to make some adjustments. The tweaks were small — things like fine-tuning the travel speed in the device’s various modes ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Wheelchair users are calling long wait times for wheelchair repairs an enduring “crisis of equity” as lawmakers ponder whether to take up bills designed to make wheelchairs more ...

Raquella Freeman couldn't bear dealing with another broken mobility device. Her food delivery had just arrived, and she was crawling down the hallway of her apartment with menstrual pads duct-taped to ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Wheelchair users tell the I-Team, a law meant to lower wheelchair repair wait times has no teeth, giving them no way to hold companies accountable if they don’t follow the law ...

Veronica Morris told USA TODAY it’s a good thing her wheelchair was “obviously destroyed” during her recent American Airlines flight. Because of the extent of the damage to her chair, Morris was able ...

Pamela Daly was on vacation in New York City, when she paused to look up and admire the skyline. Suddenly, the whole world started tilting to the left. “I actually thought maybe we were having an ...

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Create more of it with a tax-deductible donation today. In June 2023, a tire on Michelle Duprey’s power wheelchair stopped ...