Connecticut’s cities and towns are supposed to provide equal access to public buildings for disabled citizens, however wheelchair-bound Seymour resident Joseph Luciano says his hometown is still missing crucial basics. Just to get to town hall, Luciano says he puts … Continue reading
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What’s it like “street-riding” a motorized wheelcahir or “powerchair”? Short answer in five words: terrifying, scary, nerve-wracking, tense, daunting. I would have added nail-biting, but a stroke left me with use of only one leg and one hand. The latter … Continue reading
One minute, Renata Glasner is watching the waves crash on Leblon beach from her wheelchair. The next, she’s plowing through the turbulent waters, riding the choppy waves on a specially adapted surfboard. Glasner, a 35-year-old graphic designer who was diagnosed … Continue reading
He uses a wheelchair and has the use of just one arm and one leg, yet 74-year-old Joseph Luciano can play jazz piano, author online cookbooks and pen newspaper columns advocating for the rights of people with disabilities. What can’t … Continue reading
Some young disabled athletes are having their own Oscar Pistorius moments — not by breaking barriers in the Olympics, but by battling sports officials over whether and how they should be accommodated in competitions with able-bodied athletes. During his ascent … Continue reading
By Henry Chisholm New Haven — New Hampshire natives Steven Riley and Dick Lane were never into tennis prior to car accidents that landed both in wheelchairs. Now they participate in tournaments across the country and are part of the … Continue reading
Connecticut Audubon has refurbished two of its special-access trails in Fairfield for wheelchair use with financial help from the Wheels in the Woods Foundation. The improvements were made to the mile-long Edna Strube Chiboucas Special Use Trail at Audubon’s Larsen … Continue reading