Every community is touched by limb difference in some way. That makes local media a great vehicle for spreading the word about Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month.
But there’s an art to pitching stories to your hometown TV, radio, and print outlets. The secret sauce? Kids. Stories about youngsters recovering from limb loss, advocating for amputees, building prosthetics in shop class, and so forth are like catnip to Main Street editors.
Something along these lines is probably happening right in your neighborhood. Make sure the local assignment desk hears about it during April.
Here are a few real-world examples to illustrate the idea. If you succeed in getting some coverage,send us a link—we’ll share it in Amplitude’s newsletter and socials.
Students at Doral Academy create 3D printed prosthetic arm for their classmate
KOLO, Reno NV
When middle schoolers solve problems that adults can’t figure out, that’s a story.
Family raises funds for daughter’s prosthetic arm, another child after insurance denial
KUTV, Salt Lake City UT
Heartless insurers putting profits over patients? Slam dunk.
Clover volleyball player Kaden Odoms not slowed by prosthetic leg
The Herald, Rock Hill SC
Everybody loves an underdog story, especially when the underdog is 16.
3-legged bearded dragon gets prosthetic limb thanks to STEM students
Clarksville Now, Clarksville TN
Precocious kids and a picturesque animal? Irresistible.
Oceanside School Three sponsors Limb Kind Foundation Model
Long Island Herald, Garden City NY
When students do community service, reporters can’t be far behind.
In 10 years of ‘arming’ kids, bionic prosthetics have come a long way
Central Florida Public Media
Publicly funded university helps disabledchildren? Pure gold.
