Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old German aerospace and mechatronics engineer at the European Space Agency, just became the first wheelchair user ever to travel past the Kármán Line — a common ...

Michaela 'Michi' Benthaus is an aerospace and mechatronics engineer at the ESA. Blue Origin will make history when it sends the first person who uses a wheelchair past the Kármán line, an ...

Benthaus is among six passengers selected to ride on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, scheduled to get off the ground from West Texas on its 37th spaceflight. The passengers of NS-37 would join 80 ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said on Monday that it will not enforce key provisions of a rule issued in December by former President Joe Biden's administration ...

Plane passengers who use wheelchairs will soon have to take one more step before boarding. Southwest Airlines announced that anyone using a lithium-powered mobility device will have to remove the ...

A group of protesters, some in wheelchairs, were arrested and zip-tied on Capitol Hill and dragged out by police officers as they demonstrated against proposed cuts to Medicaid in Republicans' massive ...

Washington County's Department of Housing Services has ushered in a new era of financial oversight with the appointment of Ryan Bansbach as its deputy chief financial officer, a move announced after ...

The nation's largest airlines are looking to rescind new consumer protection rules for travelers with disabilities, arguing in court filings that the U.S. Department of Transportation had exceeded its ...

Medicare Part B generally covers 80% of wheelchair or scooter costs if a doctor or healthcare professional deems it medically necessary. Individuals are responsible for the remaining 20% coinsurance ...

A 35-year-old woman bound for Newark was arrested in Chicago on Saturday night after authorities said they found 31 pounds of cocaine hidden in her wheelchair’s seat cushions. Elaine Perez-Pena was ...

Big changes are coming to airline accessibility. On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced new protections for passengers with disabilities traveling on commercial airlines.

The U.S. Department of Transportation finalized a new rule to better protect the rights of airline passengers who use mobility devices. The rule mandates improved training for airline staff, sets ...