Rick Busacca: The NCAA’s First Amputee Football Player
Hardly anyone remembers the name of the first person who ever played college football in NCAA Division I on a ...
Amputee Yoga Brings Liberation, Says Arpita Roy
"The real meaning of yoga," writes Arpita Roy, "is deliverance from contact with pain and sorrow." Roy embodies that definition ...
Amplitude on the Airwaves
We've been fans of Aristotle Domingo's AmpuTO podcast since he launched it last year. So we were thrilled to land ...
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September / October 2021
Brian Bishop Finds Peace in the Seagull Sky
It’s 228 steps to the top of Absecon Lighthouse, the third-highest seaside beacon in the United States. Brian Bishop starts ...
Ariel Rigney Chases Higher Purposes
“There are a lot of things I can’t change,” says Ariel Rigney. “There’s nothing I can do on a personal ...
Bionics for Everyone: Prosthetics and Purchasing Power
When you’re looking for an electrician or plumber who won’t rip you off, you can read the customer reviews at ...
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NBC Paralympics Coverage Sets New TV Ratings Records
Last week we sifted some tea leaves in an effort to gauge the size of NBC's television audience for the ...
5 Amputee Models in Runway of Dreams’ NYFW Show
New York Fashion Week is back after an 18-month pandemic pause, and Runway of Dreams will be right in the ...
How Parenting Increased My Confidence as an Amputee
by ShaTavia Godbolt A few years ago I read an article in Amplitude that said: "For people who lose their ...
Amputee Newsmakers: September 2-8, 2021
The first time he got wounded in combat, Marine Sgt. John Peck sustained acute memory loss. He spent two years ...
5 Best Paralympic Events to Watch Again
Now that the Paralympics have gotten the sort of coverage they always deserved, does anybody still doubt whether these events ...
Team USA’s Amputee Medal-winners at the Paralympics
Team USA's final medal Paralympic medal count ended up at 104, with 37 golds. Both figures rank as the second-highest ...
How Many Americans Watched the Paralympics on NBC?
When we spoke with Gary Zenkel, the president of NBC Olympics, back in May, he told us he didn't have ...
2022 Winter Paralympics: Amputee FAQ
Through 1992, the Winter and Summer Olympic/Paralympics were always held in the same calendar year. It was only in 1994 ...