Update: The New Shepard rocket launched on Saturday. Blue Origin said it scrubbed Thursday's launch after it "observed an issue with our built-in checks prior to the flight." Michaela “Michi” Benthaus ...

Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old woman from Germany, became the first wheelchair user to go to space, after launching off ...

Saturday's launch marked Blue Origin's 16th New Shepard flight with passengers aboard since Bezos, his brother and two others ...

A paraplegic engineer has become the first wheelchair user in space, blasting off with Blue Origin from Texas.

A step at the entrance may seem small; until it becomes a wall. Across Nigeria, the built environment still too often assumes an able body. Steps into shops, narrow doorways, missing ramps, ...

Dan Darkow, director of the Miller Center for Student Disability Services, credited with advocating for universal design ...

A wheelchair user who has conquered Mount Kilimanjaro and supported pop icon Demi Lovato on tour has opened up about why disabled people might not always want help. Canadian Spencer West, who lost ...

Michi Benthaus is about to make history. Benthaus, an aerospace engineer at the European Space Agency, is one of the six passengers on Blue Origin's next space tourism launch, the company announced ...

A disability influencer said visiting Liverpool's Christmas market is a "nightmare" for wheelchair users as the cobblestones are uneven and difficult to navigate. Lisa McCann, 44, said the uneven ...

A wheelchair user who has reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and supported pop superstar Demi Lovato on tour has spoken out about why disabled people might not always want help. Canadian Spencer ...