Amputee Clothing Gets a Lift from Uniteable
Big-name brands brought inclusive clothing to the mall. But companies like Uniteable may represent the future of adaptive fashion, one ...
Road to Tokyo: Brian Bell Chases His Hoop Dreams
Although he had the misfortune to lose his right leg in a childhood accident, Brian Bell had the good luck ...
The Future Is Now: Next Steps for Bionic Legs
Bionic legs already provide amputees with extraordinary function, but two new innovations are on the way: proactive user control and ...
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March / April 2021
Sonomyography Flies Under the Radar
A new prothesis control technology called sonomyography might give arm amputees easier, more intuitive control over their prosthetic devices ...
Limb Loss Awareness Month Turns Ten
Limb Loss Awareness Month marks its 10th anniversary in 2021. Here are some milestones in the first decade of this ...
A Pandemic Within a Pandemic
Multiple investigations have shown sharp increases in diabetes-related amputations since the pandemic began, as individuals either are unable or reluctant ...
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Road to Tokyo: Ezra Frech Feels the Love
He won't turn 16 until May, but Ezra Frech already has a higher profile than most Paralympic athletes. As the ...
2021: An Amputee Space Odyssey
Elon Musk will soon be sending tourists into space—and a quadruple amputee might be among the earliest passengers. Back in ...
Adaptista Wants to Raise the Bar on Inclusive Fashion
Maria Abeyratne is both a designer of adaptive fashion, and a consumer of it. That puts her in a unique ...
A Potent New Pairing for Team Amputee
When Nicole Ver Kuilen takes on a challenge, she doesn’t think small. A below-knee amputee since age 10, Ver Kuilen ...
1st Person: Love Is Greater Than Limb Loss
I had no interest in a relationship until Victor came along. We were crazy happy, and life was like a ...
Highlight Reel: March/April 2021 Amplitude
Here's what to expect in the March/April 2021 issue of Amplitude ...
Poll Results: Greatest Amputee Super Bowl Ad of All Time
Wow. We were really pleased with the response to last week's post about Super Bowl commercials starring amputees. Our final ...
Amputees in Super Bowl Ads: G.O.A.T.?
One of the most discussed Super Bowl commercials from this past weekend was Toyota's ad featuring Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long ...