Building a Better Rehab Hospital

Not too long ago, rehab hospitals were dark, uninviting facilities that looked and felt stuck in the ’70s — but times are finally changing. Aaron Broverman reports on a promising new trend of rehabs that incorporate wheelchair users’ input to build a better brand of facilities where accessibility is a feature and not an afterthought.

Service Dog Contest Winners

We put out a call for our readers’ best pooch pictures, and now it’s time to present the prize pup.

An Incomplete Dance

Living with an incomplete injury that sometimes lets you stand or even walk is like having a wild affair with a beautiful yet cruel seductress, writes Richard Holicky.

Isolation to Empowerment

As the executive director of Magic Wheelchair, Christine Getman enjoys being creative and helping children with disabilities. But a hellish hospital stay last spring showed she is not to be trifled with. Carole Zoom reports.

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