David Newburger

In an age of crumbling infrastructure across the U.S., sidewalks have been no exception to the pattern of decay. The city of St. Louis alone is home to…

People with disabilities can and are making significant contributions to the St. Louis workforce, but there’s still a lot of room for improvement.“Forty…

Saturday is the 24th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The law requires public accommodations be made for people with disabilities…

For Colleen Starkloff and her husband Max, advocating for people with disabilities has always been about helping them gain independence. When they founded…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 10, 2012 - “You shouldn’t be here,” she said.The woman probably meant well. She saw a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 1, 2012 - According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 56 million Americans live with a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon Sept. 16, 2009 - Six years after a motorcycle accident rendered Steve Foelsch a quadriplegic, the…