Disability

The Paralympics are underway in Paris. And among the thousands of competitors, several call Arizona home. Today, Jill Ryan closes out a series of special Voices of Arizona segments featuring two homegrown Paralympians.

Born and raised in Arizona, Eric Bennett comes from a family of hunters. And he joined his dad in bow hunting at around just 7 or 8 years old.

The Paralympics begin Wednesday, Aug. 28, in Paris. And among the thousands of competitors, several call Arizona home. Josh Wheeler has played through broken bones and other injuries in his tough sport.

The Paralympics begin Wednesday, Aug. 28, in Paris. And among the thousands of competitors, several call Arizona home. Today is Allysa Seely, the first-ever gold medalist in Paratriathlon.

The Olympics are nearly halfway over, but later this month, another set of athletes will compete at the Parisian arenas and venues — at the Paralympics.

Some disability advocates are critical of the Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act. The Show sat down with Syren Nagakyrie, founder and director of the nonprofit Disabled Hikers, to talk about why.

Glendale has launched a one-year program aimed at giving disabled people more transportation options.

Phoenix-based movement Vote the Spectrum hosted a mock election Tuesday in Phoenix. The event was part of an effort to register 10,000 Arizonans with disabilities before election day.

Sunaura Taylor's new book talks about disability and its connection to our environment through the lens of her experiences growing up in Tucson near an aquifer contaminated by a Superfund site.

Last year was the first time the NCAA hosted 100-meter wheelchair races. But it was done separately from the rest of the annual Track and Field championships. This year is different.