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» Flying gives man freedom

Published 10/2/2006 | Travel , October 2006 | Rating:

Growing up, he observed others flying and wanted to reach those heights.

“I have just always been interested in flying. When I was growing up I would just watch crop dusters and airplanes flying over the farm. I built model airplanes. ... It was always a dream,” he said. “I just always thought a pilot was one of the finest things you could ever be.”

But when Bonczynski was younger his adventurous nature resulted in a life altering injury. At the age of 23, he was involved in a stock car racing accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury paralyzing him from the waist down.

» Author Candy Harrington Breaks Down Barriers on the Fifteenth Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Published 06/21/2005 | June 2005 , Travel | Unrated

This July, the United States is proud to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Since being signed into law in 1990, this landmark federal legislation has proved a remarkable success and has profoundly changed how society views and accommodates its citizens with disabilities.

» Barrier-Free Travel - Book

Published 06/12/2005 | Information , Travel | Unrated

Barrier-Free Travel: A Nuts And Bolts Guide For Wheelers And Slow Walkers, 2nd Edition Candy Harrington

Authored by the editor of the leading travel magazine for people with disabilities, Emerging Horizons, this second edition of Barrier Free Travel continues to be the definitive guide to accessible travel for those who use a wheelchair, walker, or cane or have any physical ailment that may slow down their gait.

» Reeve deals with New Orleans' humidity

Published 07/14/2004 | July 2004 , Travel | Rating:

NEW ORLEANS -- Christopher Reeve and scores of actors are fighting New Orleans' soggy heat in different ways.

Reeve, directing a TV movie about a paralyzed girl's successful fight to return to school, has to spend as much time as possible in an air-conditioned trailer he calls his "Bat Cave," watching monitors.

» Stem cell quest takes family to Bahamas

Published 06/28/2004 | June 2004 , Travel | Rating:

FENTON TWP. - Giving Karly Pollack a second chance at a normal life may come from an experimental stem cell transplant not performed in the United States.

Her family left Sunday for the Bahamas where a California doctor will perform the treatment using cells harvested from umbilical cord blood.

The Pollacks have taken a second mortgage on their home to pay for the trip and procedure that may repair her spinal cord and allow Karly, 5, to walk on her own.

"I don't care if we end up living in a cardboard box. I feel strongly that this is the answer for Karly," said her mother Karen Pollack, 42, a former social worker who gave up her career to care for Karly, her youngest of four children.

» Redevelopment Plans for Lower Manhattan to be Recognized for Accessibility

Published 04/14/2004 | April 2004 , Travel | Rating:

WASHINGTON, Apr 14, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), a national veterans' service and disability rights organization, in recognizing the accessibility of the redevelopment plans for Lower Manhattan, is proud to announce that Fredric Bell, FAIA, will be the recipient of the 2004 Barrier-Free America Award. PVA introduced the Barrier-Free America Award in 2001 to recognize individual leadership in making America more accessible for all Americans.