The playground includes intellectually stimulating puzzles, an accessible merry-go-round and a smooth rubber surface around the play equipment.

The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, the new home of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago is now open. The state-of the-art facility is a rehabilitation ho

Finding Dory, the long-awaited Disney/Pixar sequel to Finding Nemo (2003), is swimming its way to the top of the box office.

Being a parent is tough. Being a mother who can’t move her arms and legs seems insurmountable.

A spinal cord injury can change friendships — in some cases making them stronger, and in other cases, causing them to end abruptly.

Spinal cord injuries are now occurring later in life. The average age at injury is now 42.6 years. Here's how one senior couple is coping.

Everybody loves Halloween and the idea of trick-or-treating – adults included. Children with spinal cord injuries can join in the fun.

Children with SCI need specialized care throughout their childhood and teenage years. This is an important new resource for pediatricians.

An important summary of the advances brought by the Americans with Disabilities Act by disability rights leader, Marca Bristo.

The desire to be a mother is an impulse that begins in childhood for most women. But after spinal cord injury, many women assume it's impossible.

“Diving is simply not worth the risk.” It is the fourth leading cause of spinal cord injury for men and the fifth for women

A thoughtful, provocative and honest reflection on his father by Jeff Shannon, a veteran writer and frequent contributor to FacingDisability.com