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Rethinking Community Gardens for Accessibility
Accessible community gardens create space for people of all abilities to connect and heal. Here’s how inclusive design can make gardening possible—and powerful—for everyone.<!--

Adidas Joins Movement to Sell Single Shoes
Adidas joins a growing movement of brands offering single shoes, improving access for people with limb difference—though the option remains limited to select stores

Defining ‘Reasonable Accommodations’
An upper-limb amputee shares how she defines “reasonable accommodations” in daily life, challenging one-size-fits-all accessibility and advocating for equal access.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above

GaitPulse App Helps Amputees Track Prosthetic Use
The GaitPulse app helps amputees track prosthetic fit, gait, and daily issues in real time—improving care, communication, and insurance approvals.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above

Rethinking Community Gardens for Accessibility
Accessible community gardens create space for people of all abilities to connect and heal. Here’s how inclusive design can make gardening possible—and powerful—for everyone.

Adidas Joins Movement to Sell Single Shoes
Adidas joins a growing movement of brands offering single shoes, improving access for people with limb difference—though the option remains limited to select stores and policies.

Defining ‘Reasonable Accommodations’
An upper-limb amputee shares how she defines “reasonable accommodations” in daily life, challenging one-size-fits-all accessibility and advocating for equal access.

GaitPulse App Helps Amputees Track Prosthetic Use
The GaitPulse app helps amputees track prosthetic fit, gait, and daily issues in real time—improving care, communication, and insurance approvals.
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Lights, Camera, Inclusion
The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge just wrapped, bringing together filmmakers to create bold, inclusive short films in just five days. This year’s theme adds an unexpected

Travel Tips for Amputees: What to Know Before You Fly
Flying after limb loss can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. After a difficult first experience navigating airports, one traveler set out to make

Taxing Matters: What Amputees Should Know for 2025 Filing
The cost of living with limb loss adds up, but some of it could come back to you. Prosthetics, repairs, and

A Chance to Change the Future of Prosthetic Care
Selecting a prosthetic device is one of the most significant choices a person with limb loss

Lights, Camera, Inclusion
The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge just wrapped, bringing together filmmakers to create bold, inclusive short films in just five days. This year’s theme adds an unexpected twist.

Travel Tips for Amputees: What to Know Before You Fly
Flying after limb loss can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. After a difficult first experience navigating airports, one traveler set out to make the journey easier for others.

Taxing Matters: What Amputees Should Know for 2025 Filing
The cost of living with limb loss adds up, but some of it could come back to you. Prosthetics, repairs, and

Taxing Matters: What Amputees Should Know for 2025 Filing
The cost of living with limb loss adds up, but some of it could come back to you. Prosthetics, repairs, and

A Chance to Change the Future of Prosthetic Care
Selecting a prosthetic device is one of the most significant choices a person with limb loss will make. And yet numerous studies suggest that many amputees don’t feel fully involved in that decision.

A Chance to Change the Future of Prosthetic Care
Selecting a prosthetic device is one of the most significant choices a person with limb loss will make. And yet numerous studies suggest that many amputees don’t feel fully involved in that decision.

