The Paralympic Games remind the world of fascinating tales of perseverance, advocacy and inclusion. These events provide a new lens on disability every four years. But the juxtaposition of the ...

The Paralympics, like its able-bodied sibling, is supposedly an apolitical event. But that’s strongly at odds with the fact that being disabled, having that identity, can be seen as an inherently ...

BEIJING - SEPTEMBER 15: A general view of action during the bronze medal Wheelchair Basketball match between Australia and Japan at the National Indoor Stadium during day nine of the 2008 Paralympic ...

Sophie Butler, Gymshark’s first disabled athlete, shares her journey from overcoming physical challenges to becoming a disability rights advocate. In this inspiring video, she discusses her transition ...

The increased media coverage of the Paralympic Games makes Paralympic sport seem "inclusive." But, the continued reliance on segregated sport and narrowly defined classification categories suggests ...

A first-of-its-kind network of biking trails in Maryland provides a new way to experience the outdoors for disabled athletes. There's something to be said about the healing quality of Mother Nature — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Delmace Mayo’s been in a wheelchair for as long as he can remember. But that hasn’t stopped the high school senior from competing ...

John O’Connell walks from his home to the local bus stop with his hockey bag and stick in tow and sunglasses on. O’Connell, who is 62 years old, takes the bus from his hometown of Toms River, New ...

Janet Wu played basketball, softball and ice hockey in college, but admits she let athletics fall to the wayside as she settled into a career as a computer programmer. Yet her competitive instinct ...

THERE’S SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT THE HEALING QUALITIES OF MOTHER NATURE. AMONGST THE TREES IN THE WOODS, GOING AS FAST AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN DOWNHILL FOR THESE MOUNTAIN BIKERS, THE HEALING IS BOTH ...

A disabled Thai athlete gave birth to a baby girl two days after winning a gold medal in the discus event at the Asean ParaGames in Manila, officials said on Wednesday. Wanna Ladee (22) said she ...