Amputee Skydiving 101
“I think every amputee should try skydiving,” says Tyler Turner. Easy for him to say. A veteran of hundreds of ...
Amputee Coalition Conference: 6 Don’t-Miss Sessions
The Amputee Coalition has released the preliminary schedule for 2020 National Conference, and we’re pleased to find a number of ...
Disability Film Challenge: Amputee Filmmakers
Finalists from this year's Easter Seals Disability Film Challenge are due to be announced on Saturday, August 8, and the ...
LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
Good and Bad News on the Film Front
How little—and how—people with disabilities are portrayed in films has long been criticized. This year, however, the See Jane 2020 ...
Single and The Retreat
If you’d like to see more amputees portrayed by amputees in film, you might be interested in the 15-minute film ...
Navigating the Confusing World of Amputee Acronyms
Ever been reading an amputee-related magazine, blog, or social media post and seen DBKA, RAEA, O&P, CPO, PT, OT, BBKA, ...
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Team Amplitude Takes the Bronze
A huge thank you to everyone who supported Team Amplitude in the Range of Motion Project's "We Still Climb" fundraiser ...
Amputee Basketball Player Troy Druppal Stands Tall and Flies High
As the National Basketball Association prepares to resume its season tomorrow night after a 20-week pandemic pause, we can’t think ...
US Olympic and Paralympic Museum: First Impressions
The US Olympic and Paralympic Museum was originally supposed to open back in May, about a month before the Olympic ...
Ready to Wear: Amputee Fashion Tips
"In the grand scheme of all the struggles that come along with losing a limb," writes Alexandra Boutté at Limbitless ...
Amputee Coalition: National Conference and Legislative Update
It's a busy week over at the Amputee Coalition. Two big pieces of news have come out, and both require ...
Phantom Pain Follow-up: Five Things to Know About PNS
On the heels of our article earlier this month about peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS), we had the opportunity to talk ...
First Person: Amputee Hiking, One Step at a Time
It took our friend and frequent contributor Angie Heuser slightly more than a year post-amputation to get back out on ...
Amputation, Trauma, Healing: Shark Edition
Emotional healing from amputation can be as hard as physical recovery. That's true for all amputees—especially those who lose their ...