Disabilities

Kal Sibbel can pinpoint the exact moment his life changed course.

Educators are fighting for more money at the district, state and federal levels for students with disabilities.

Shift Community Cycles, a nonprofit bike resource center, offers a class on modifying and fixing wheelchairs.

Gov. Bob Ferguson signed legislation this week to extend the length of a student’s eligibility to the end of the school year in which they turn 22 or graduate high school, whichever comes sooner. The current age limit is 21.

Eugene’s National Dance Week celebration featured inclusive performances, with DanceAbility International showcasing Kelcie Laube leading a powerful routine shaped around her unique movement and ability.

We hear from a University of Washington robotics researcher and a person with a motor impairment about their efforts to develop a robotic-assisted feeding system for people who depend on caregivers for helping them eat.

The planned facility would more than double the number of clients the nonprofit could serve in Oregon.

We'll hear more about the expansion and what it takes to design a facility with senses other than sight in mind.

We'll hear about SB 538, also known as "Tensy's Law."

The Los Angeles-area wildfires bring a renewed focus on Oregonians with disabilities during major natural disasters. We speak with the advocacy group Disability Rights Oregon.