By Dawn Frasieur ALBANY - The new stairs at Albany Pool make entering and exiting more convenient for any swimmer who uses the facility. But for someone with a limiting physical handicap, they're almost a necessity. It was that type of person that Dr. Alan Ling had in...

By Gerri Kobren The Baltimore Sun Faced with a choice, Pat Butz decided 21 months ago not to take life sitting down. "It was extraordinarily difficult for me to walk," says the 47year-old Monkton, Md., resident, whose multiple sclerosis had progressed to the point...