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Managers Inspire Villanova Teams, and also a Film

VILLANOVA, Pa. — The chant started in the student section and spread through the Pavilion before Villanova hosted Pittsburgh in basketball here last month. An ESPNfeature had played on the video boards, and as the building shook with a singsong “Nick and Frank-ie!” Wildcats Coach Jay Wright wiped away tears. Read More.

By Greg Bishop | NYTimes.com | March 8, 2011

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More People Bought Travel Insurance Last Year and for Good Reason

Consider some of the disruptions that knocked travelers off course in the last 12 months. Earthquakes and floods. Ash clouds spewing from a volcano in Iceland last spring that caused the greatest travel disruption in Europe since World War II. Read More.

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New Access Regulations Make Cruising Easier for Wheelchair Passengers

Have you ever tried to reserve a wheelchair-accessible cruise ship cabin, only to be told that none are available for your preferred sailing date? You're not alone, but it's getting better. Read More.

By Candy Harrington | Barrier Free Travels | November 2, 2010

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Executive Profile: Jon Robinson, founder and CEO, Enabled Traveler 

A life-changing car accident in 1996 spurred Jon Robinson to turn his dream into a business. Robinson, the founder and CEO of Enabled Traveler, was “heavily into music” in 1996, with a record label that was “doing pretty well” and working with such big names as Kid Rock and Eminem. Then, a car accident left him with a severe hip injury. Read More.

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Disability Issues Bring AirTran $500K Penalty

(WASHINGTON) — The Transportation Department said Monday that it has issued a $500,000 civil penalty against AirTran Airways for violating rules about accommodating disabled travelers.

The government said the airline had violated rules governing assistance given to passengers during boarding, and that it frequently failed to provide an adequate written response to passenger complaints. The airline also failed to properly categorize disability complaints in reports it filed with the government. Read more:

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Senator Proposes 6 Major GI Bill Fixes

June 2, 2010

By Terry Howell

Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) introduced S. 3447, a bill to improve the Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits program. The bill includes six major changes that will be welcomed by veteran students, school officials, and veterans service organizations. Read More

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Elderly & Disabled Travel Heating Up! It’s Room For Everyone!

OCALA, Fla. — Ilse Telesmanich, 90, sprained her ankle hiking in South Africa last August. She tried to keep going on the three-week trip, she said, hobbled as she was.

Tom Lackey, 89, took up wing-walking as a way past the grief of losing his wife. Here, he is flying across the English Channel.

“I got very good at hopping on one foot the last time I sprained it,” she said.

But the guides had unfortunately failed to bring along any crutches — let alone walkers. So Ms. Telesmanich cut the trip short, but she is planning on leaving her home here in central Florida this summer to complete what she started.

Tom Lackey, 89, also continued to embrace adventure late into life, in his case as a way past the grief of losing his wife to a heart attack 10 years ago.

Mr. Lackey took up wing-walking. Last summer, he strapped his feet to the top of a single-engine biplane, like the daredevils of aviation’s early days, and flew across the English Channel at 160 miles per hour — with nothing between him and the wild blue yonder but goggles and layers of clothing to fight the wind-chill.

“My family thinks I’m mad,” Mr. Lackey said in a telephone interview discussing the flight — his 20th wing-walk. “I probably am.”