Southwest Airlines announced new restrictions on wheelchair lithium batteries in an attempt to reduce the risk of fires onboard.

The U.S. is making progress away from the limitations of proprietary repair services and towards fairer laws that not only make third-party repair easier but also acceptable. Adding to this progress, ...

Electric wheelchairs are responsible for giving back independence to a great many people the world over. They do have their limitations, however, including long recharge times and a general aversion ...

Southwest Airlines has announced a new policy impacting customers using motorized mobility devices. Passengers will be required to take out their removable lithium batteries before boarding.

Angela Haupt has been a health writer and editor for more than a decade. She was previously the managing editor of health at U.S. News & World Report, where she spent 11 years covering and editing ...

A solar-powered wheelchair designed by students at the University of Virginia has won first prize in a competition, Change My Life in One Minute, to mark World Cerebral Palsy Day. Entrants to the ...

DENVER — When Pat Abernathey was running his non-medical home care business, he noticed a problem. "There's a big need for repairs in the elderly community especially, but also in the disabled ...

DENVER (CBS4) - Kenny Maestas told Colorado state lawmakers he shouldn't have to wait two months to get a new battery for his powered wheelchair. If a bill making its way through the legislature ...

The Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) address the confusion around billing certain power wheelchair electronic codes in a joint publication on Oct. 2 ...

Dublin, June 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Wheelchairs (Powered and Manual) - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Amid the COVID-19 ...

United Arab Emirates (UAE) inventor Haidar Taleb has today set out from Fujairah on a journey that will take him across all seven of the emirates that make up the UAE. The journey is expected to ...

The family turned to Whizz Kidz when they were told Wren is not eligible for a powered wheelchair through the NHS. Whizz Kidz provided her with a chair to use at school, but her family is worried that ...