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Ashley Eakin on the Opportunities and Challenges Facing Disabled Filmmakers
In a 30-minute interview, hear filmmaker Ashley Eakin explain why stories about disability are garnering so much attention these days—and why it’s so hard to tell them well.

To Create a New World, Let Go of What Tethers You to the Old One
Doctors did all they could to save my leg. But when I shifted my thinking from “limb salvage” to “quality-of-life salvage,” I gained all sorts of freedom.

Amputee Models Are Front and Center in Campaign for Inclusion
The Runway of Dreams’ Campaign for Inclusion unites six of the fashion industry’s biggest brands with some amazing amputee models and influencers.

EVAC Act Aims to Boost Safety for Amputee Air Travelers
A new Senate bill would require the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure that people with disabilities can safely evacuate an airplane in an emergency.

Ashley Eakin on the Opportunities and Challenges Facing Disabled Filmmakers
In a 30-minute interview, hear filmmaker Ashley Eakin explain why stories about disability are garnering so much attention these days—and why it’s so hard to tell them well.

To Create a New World, Let Go of What Tethers You to the Old One
Doctors did all they could to save my leg. But when I shifted my thinking from “limb salvage” to “quality-of-life salvage,” I gained all sorts of freedom.

Amputee Models Are Front and Center in Campaign for Inclusion
The Runway of Dreams’ Campaign for Inclusion unites six of the fashion industry’s biggest brands with some amazing amputee models and influencers.

EVAC Act Aims to Boost Safety for Amputee Air Travelers
A new Senate bill would require the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure that people with disabilities can safely evacuate an airplane in an emergency.
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These True Amputee Companions Will Never Walk Alone
Brianna Jones and Armeda Batchler met through an amputee support group. Now the two inseparable friends are finding ways to help others move forward after limb loss.

New Research Aims to Unite Trio of Bionic Innovations
Combine osseointegration with targeted muscle reinnervation and powered bionic technology, and you end up with a prosthetic leg like no other.

New Prosthesis Supports Yoga for Upper-Limb Amputees
The Nicole Pro, one of a suite of flexible prosthetic arms from Koalaa, is specifically designed to help upper-limb amputees participate in high-level yoga.

Four Ways AI Is Making Prosthetic Tech Smarter
Artificial intelligence is all over the news lately. We did a quick survey of the scientific literature to identify the hottest current frontiers in AI-enhanced prosthetic tech.

New Prosthesis Supports Yoga for Upper-Limb Amputees
The Nicole Pro, one of a suite of flexible prosthetic arms from Koalaa, is specifically designed to help upper-limb amputees participate in high-level yoga.

Sam’s Story: A Transformational Perspective on Limb Loss
For Sam Beveridge, the greatest benefit of connecting to the Limb Preservation Foundation was the feeling of getting connected to a new community.

These True Amputee Companions Will Never Walk Alone
Brianna Jones and Armeda Batchler met through an amputee support group. Now the two inseparable friends are finding ways to help others move forward after limb loss.

New Research Aims to Unite Trio of Bionic Innovations
Combine osseointegration with targeted muscle reinnervation and powered bionic technology, and you end up with a prosthetic leg like no other.

New Prosthesis Supports Yoga for Upper-Limb Amputees
The Nicole Pro, one of a suite of flexible prosthetic arms from Koalaa, is specifically designed to help upper-limb amputees participate in high-level yoga.

Four Ways AI Is Making Prosthetic Tech Smarter
Artificial intelligence is all over the news lately. We did a quick survey of the scientific literature to identify the hottest current frontiers in AI-enhanced

New Prosthesis Supports Yoga for Upper-Limb Amputees
The Nicole Pro, one of a suite of flexible prosthetic arms from Koalaa, is specifically designed to help upper-limb amputees participate in high-level yoga.

Four Ways AI Is Making Prosthetic Tech Smarter
Artificial intelligence is all over the news lately. We did a quick survey of the scientific literature to identify the hottest current frontiers in AI-enhanced

Sam’s Story: A Transformational Perspective on Limb Loss
For Sam Beveridge, the greatest benefit of connecting to the Limb Preservation Foundation was the feeling of getting connected to a new community.

Sam’s Story: A Transformational Perspective on Limb Loss
For Sam Beveridge, the greatest benefit of connecting to the Limb Preservation Foundation was the feeling of getting connected to a new community.