Disabilities

Adaptive Sports Day was a chance for people with disabilities to try out various athletic activities.

While Florida takes pride in its beaches, some beachgoers with disabilities find enjoying the sandy spaces difficult.Enter the EcoRover. The powered track chair debuted Thursday at Lido Beach in Sarasota County.

We The People is a new advocacy group founded by a woman in Collier County. She and other parents want to do a better job at getting services for loved ones with disabilities. State lawmakers are the audience the parents want to reach.

Southwest Floridians got to experience visual impairment during the recent White Cane Day. Lighthouse of Southwest Florida sponsored the event at Bell Tower Shopping Center in South Fort Myers.

During Hurricane Ian a North Fort Myers riverfront dwelling that was home to adults with developmental disabilities for more than 25 years was destroyed and five adults were displaced and forced into temporary rental housing.

An investigation began in February 2023, when the Liberty County Tax Collector's Office contacted the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles after learning that a large number of disabled parking placards were applied for and issued to one individual within their county on behalf of multiple persons residing in South Florida.

The company is continuing the tradition of designs inspired by fictional characters. The latest is based on Keanu Reeves' character in the video game "Cyberpunk 2077."

Gov. Ron DeSantis says his administration has made a top priority of protecting frail and elderly people in long-term care facilities from COVID-19,...

Advocates for the deaf say there need to be more ASL interpreters and resources to help convey life-saving health information to the deaf community...

Until just a few years ago, individuals with disabilities and their families could not have more than $2,000 in cash or investments in the disabled…