Tag: Wheelchairs

We Need Elevators, Not Soldiers, in New York Subways

A few months before Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered some 1,000 members of the state police and National Guard to patrol New York City’s subway system in response to a string of violent attacks, some of them deadly, I had an unsafe subway experience of my own. It didn’t involve crime — unless you’d call the […]

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How the Rollettes Dance Team Created a Sisterhood for Women with Disabilities

“Transforming Spaces” is a series about women driving change in sometimes unexpected places. When Chelsie Hill dances in her wheelchair, her face tells you everything. She is absorbed in the moment beyond the stage, in the emotions she’s conveying, in her power to hold the audience. Her wheelchair is an intrinsic part of her silhouette, […]

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Marcel Hug, Catherine Debrunner of Switzerland Win Men’s, Women’s Wheelchair Races

Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner, both from Switzerland, won the men’s and women’s wheelchair races in the New York City Marathon on Sunday. Hug won a record sixth victory on New York’s course, while Debrunner set a course record in her debut in the race. Hug, whose nickname is the Silver Bullet, won his third […]

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Disabled New Yorkers Face Extra Costs in Finding Housing

As a wheelchair user, I have always had to pay a premium to live in an apartment independently. In my nine years living in New York City, I have spent more than $18,500 on automatic door openers, amenities just to make the places I’ve lived in accessible. I shouldn’t have had to do this; in […]

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When He Missed a Beyoncé Concert, the Hive Went to Work

Jon Hetherington was ready for Beyoncé. He had been ready for 25 years. He had his outfit — black pants and a gray T-shirt with an image of the superstar and a cobalt-blue graphic for her song “Heated” emblazoned on the back. He arranged a ride to take him to the airport in Eugene, Ore. […]

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