A disabled woman whose wheelchair was pushed down a flight of stairs by Mercyhurst University men’s hockey center Carson Briere blasted his “insincere” apology after the incident.

A star student has issued a grovelling apology after he was caught throwing a disabled woman's wheelchair down a flight of stairs in a nightclub. Carson Briere, who plays for the Mercyhurst ...

Most powered wheelchairs have at least two problems: they can't climb stairs, and the user has to remain in a single seated position. An experimental new robotic wheelchair, however, addresses ...

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By creating a compliant wheel that conforms to the terrain around it, these engineers have created an early version of a wheelchair that can climb stairs and traverse rocky terrain. The wheels use ...

Briere is shown pushing the wheelchair down the stairs shortly before 11:40 p.m. on March 11, a Saturday, at a crowded Sullivan's bar. According to the criminal complaint: "The defendant (Briere ...

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A wheelchair user who had to crawl up and down the stairs of his rented home for the last four years has finally been placed in a ground floor apartment suited to his needs. “The housing ...