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Matt Scott: Wheelchair Basketball Player Who Says Just Do It!

Matt Scott's friends refused to let him use his wheelchair as an excuse on the court when he was growing up. The result? This "no excuses" athlete and wheelchair user landed a Nike commercial and earned the right to compete in the 2008 Paralympics.

Disability Advocates Fight for Community-Based Care

Learn more about community-based care and disability benefits for people with disabilities, The Community Choice Act, the MiCASA bill and how the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is getting involved.

Disability Advocacy Group Memorializes Murder Victim with Cognitive Disabilities

The disability advocacy group, Feminist Response in Disability Activism (FRIDA), took to the streets of Alton, Ill. to protest the murder of a woman with cognitive disabilities by her housemates and caretakers.

How to Pick out a Sports Wheelchair?

Sports wheelchairs are now more common than ever. From hand cycling and basketball models to tennis and rugby, there are a wide-variety of sports wheelchairs available to athletes with disabilities.

Five Emerging Wheelchair Sports

Wheelchair sports have been around for over a half-century, but in the last decade the athletic opportunities for those in wheelchairs have exploded.