Another new model of yellow cabs could hit city streets before the much ballyhooed “Taxi of the Future” arrives.

Zoltan Hirsch, a double amputee in a wheelchair, says he’s trying to make New York City more handicapped accessible one lawsuit at a time. But some wonder whether Hirsch — who has filed 87 federal claims in the last year seeking damages and legal fees — is crusader or con man.

Joanne Marszal was born four months premature and suffers from cerebral palsy. She’s been confined to a wheelchair for all of her 23 years.

A 4-year-old girl with cerebral palsy needs a wheelchair lift to get in and out of her home on Staten Island. Her parents have the money to put it in, but they met opposition from the condominium board for Richmond Mews in Bulls Head.

Six years ago, Ned Rogers was a 22-year-old college student in Arizona when he was in a catastrophic car accident that left him a quadriplegic and severely brain damaged.

Unable to use his hands because of a childhood bout with polio, Paul K. Longmore wrote his first book by punching a keyboard with a pen he held in his mouth. It took him 10 years, and when he was done, he burned a copy in front of the Federal Building downtown.

The city of Helena is planning to begin work next year on at least one project aimed at addressing accessibility concerns in the downtown area.

In February 2003, architect Michael Graves came down with what he thought was a cold. After a long and frigid site visit to one of his projects, it got worse. A spinal infection was ravaging his body and left him paralyzed. He now uses a wheelchair.

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today announced the first federal rule to specifically provide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protections to people with disabilities who travel on boats and ships. The action comes as the 20th anniversary of the ADA approaches on July 26.

A Los Angeles man who relies on a wheelchair for mobility has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that his rights were violated at Angel Stadium because he could not access a seat on the stadium’s club level.