Roughly 1,000 amputees are awaiting treatment at a government hospital in Kyiv—and only three prosthetists are on duty. US prosthetists have begun mobilizing to render aid, but it takes more than good intentions to make an impact.
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The National Limb Loss Registry Goes Live
The National Limb Loss and Preservation Registry is now live. It is meant to fill the chronic gap in reliable information about the US amputee population.
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Virginia’s New Insurance Law Could Be a Big Win for Amputees
Virginia lawmakers unanimously passed a law that strengthens insurance protections for amputees. It could have big national implications for the limb-loss community.
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A New Look at the Black Amputation Epidemic
Why are so many people losing limbs in one South Carolina zip code? Race and poverty play a big part.
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How Will Russia’s Attack on Ukraine Affect the Limb-loss Community?
War inevitably leaves amputees in its wake. But Russia’s invasion may also affect people with limb loss who are nowhere near the fighting in Ukraine.
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Amputee Survey Swag: Uniteable Inclusive Fashion
Uniteable’s giving away free clothes for amputees. To become eligible for the prize, all you have to do is complete the 2022 Amputee Community Survey.
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Amputee Photo of the Year: Feel-Good Update
What happened to the two amputees in Mehmet Aslan’s award-winning photo, which won Photo of the Year in 2021? There's good news.
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Amputee Survey Swag: No Limbits Jeans
Complete the 2022 Amputee Community Survey and put yourself in the running for some free amputee-friendly jeans from No Limbits.
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Amputee Survey Swag: Levitate Running Blade
If we haven't convinced you yet to complete the 2022 Amputee Community Survey, here's another reason: You can win a free running blade from Levitate.
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Share Your Amputee Story, Get Some Swag
The limb-loss community's resource network is constantly getting stronger, but there's always room for improvement. The 2022 Amputee Community Survey is designed to make things better.
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5 Reasons to Complete the 2022 Amputee Community Survey
Amplitude and The Liner Wand are co-sponsoring the 2022 Amputee Community Survey to sharpen our picture of who amputees are, and identify resources that can improve your lives.
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These Were Your Favorite Amplitude Articles in 2021
The growth in Amplitude’s audience is a sure sign of strength and vigor in the broader limb-loss community. Here are the articles that drew the most attention in 2021.
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Next Year’s Top Amputee News Stories
Our review of the most popular Amplitude articles of 2021 taught us a lot about our readers’ likes and dislikes. With your help, we’d like to get a head start on determining your preferences for 2022. Use the form below to rank the subjects that interest you most. Reorder the list by clicking and dragging—place...
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Five Amputees Who Made a Difference in 2021
Lots of amputees made a big impact in 2021, but these five went above and beyond in making a positive difference in the limb-loss community.
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Help Us Write the Best Amputee Survey Ever
We're writing questions for the 2022 Amputee Community Survey with The Liner Wand, and we want your ideas. Here's how to make sure your voice is heard.
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Bipartisan Senate Group Urges Medicare Changes
Tammy Duckworth, one of the Senate’s strongest advocates for disability rights and the only amputee currently serving in the chamber, is pushing for Medicare changes that would offer greater insurance coverage for wheelchair-using amputees, and might eventually impact the way Medicare covers prosthetic technology. “We write to request that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and...
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Amputee Newsmakers: October 14-20, 2021
When Colin Powell passed away a couple of days ago, we decided to do a bit of research about his advocacy on behalf of wounded warriors, including men and women who lost limbs while serving the nation. In the course of that reading, we came across a fairly recent (2019) article describing Powell’s chance encounter...
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Amputee Newsmakers: October 7-13, 2021
Last year, the pandemic kept the Range of Motion Project from sending a team to the top of Cotopaxi. So to make up for lost time, they sent up two expeditions this year. Both units reached the summit at 19,347 feet, while raising well over $100K for amputees in South America, Guatemala, and the USA....
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Amputee Newsmakers: September 2-8, 2021
The first time he got wounded in combat, Marine Sgt. John Peck sustained acute memory loss. He spent two years getting himself back to deployable status—”I had to relearn how to be a Marine,” he says—only to suffer devastating injuries when he stepped on an IED just one month into his second tour of duty....
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Amputee Newsmakers: August 19-25, 2021
Researchers ask if dogs get phantom pain after limb loss, a quad amputee golfer whacks a hole-in-one, amputee daredevils rappel off a tall building, and more headlines.
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Amputee Newsmakers: August 12-18, 2021
This week in amputee news: A dude shears a soda can in half with his machete-tipped prosthesis, MIT unveils an inflatable bionic hand, and a Harley-riding amputee poet rolls into Sturgis.
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Amputee Newsmakers: August 5-11, 2021
A state Supreme Court rules in an amputee’s favor, a financial guru examines the disability wealth gap, the Russians leap into the bionic arms race, and other headlines.
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Amputee Newsmakers: July 29-August 4, 2021
An amputee warrior gets named Disabled Vet of the Year, a paragliding amputee swoops down to warn beachgoers, a blues musician loses a limb to COVID, and more headlines.
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Amputee Newsmakers: July 15-21, 2021
The National Limb Loss Resource Center gets $200K richer, an African artist makes amazingly life-like prostheses, a Nintendo-friendly prosthetic hand debuts, and the rest of this week’s news.
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Amputee Newsmakers: July 8-14, 2021
A prosthesis-waving fan steals the show at the NBA Finals, two amputees ski down the slopes of Denali, an outrageous insurance denial unfolds in Virginia, and more headlines.
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Amputee Newsmakers: July 1-7, 2021
Pixar’s animated amputee breaks the Hollywood mold, a Kentucky cop gets fired for his limb difference, a Turkish beauty signs up for a double arm transplant, and more headlines.
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Amputee Newsmakers: June 17-23, 2021
Bernadette Hagans made the finals of the Miss Northern Ireland pageant, becoming the first person with a disability ever to compete in a Miss World qualifying contest. Hagans, who lost her right leg above the knee about three years ago to a rare cancer known as synovial sarcoma, hopes her achievement will promote acceptance and...
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Amputee Newsmakers: June 10-16, 2021
Heartless insurers of the week: Sanford Health and the North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System. Their one-leg-per-lifetime policy leaves North Dakota resident Jason Hunter to layer on 32 socks every time he uses his prosthesis. That’s what it takes to get something even remotely close to a decent fit with his current socket. A left...
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Amputee Newsmakers: June 3-9, 2021
An above-knee amputee opens a new chapter in the Guinness Book of World Records, an obscure reptile spurs theories of human limb regeneration, and more amputee news.
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Amputee Newsmakers: May 27-June 2, 2021
The Modern Love column in the Sunday New York Times has never been part of our regular reading rotation. We used to skip it even back in our pre-parenthood days, when we had time to plow through the whole paper—magazine, book reviews, all of it. So we’re grateful to the Modern Love readers who turned...
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Amputee Newsmakers: May 13-19, 2021
Amputee swimsuit models hit the beaches, cannabis experts talk about pain management, a prosthetic limb turns into a Nerf Blaster, and the rest of this week’s headlines.
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Amputee Newsmakers: May 12, 2021
A stolen prosthesis turns up in an unlikely place, a limb-different kid gets a limb-different puppy, two amputee bicycling clinics open their rolls for registration, and the rest of this week's headlines.
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Amputee Newsmakers: May 5, 2021
A guy bisects an apple with his machete-tipped prosthetic leg, a mad scientist investigates limb regeneration, Hollywood takes another step toward inclusion, and the rest of this week's headlines.
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Amputee Newsmakers: April 28, 2021
An amputee strongman shows his soft side, a limb-different doggy charms schoolkids, an amputee fashion company hits its target on Kickstarter, and the rest of the week's headlines.
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Amputee Newsmakers: April 15-21, 2021
We enjoyed the heck out of Rising Phoenix, the well-reviewed 2020 documentary about the Paralympics. Now that we know the story behind that film, our appreciation has only deepened. According to director Peter Ettedgui, the project was inspired by a single image of bilateral amputee model (and former Paralympian) Aimee Mullins. Ettedgui came across the...
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Amputee Newsmakers: April 8-14, 2021
The first story in this week’s roundup really captures the spirit of Limb Loss Awareness Month. Quick version: A right leg amputee named Kalob Harrison was shooting the breeze with his able-bodied auto mechanic, and the mechanic asked why Harrison didn’t use a prosthesis. That led to a connection with another amputee in town, James...
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Amputee Newsmakers: April 1-7, 2021
A fashion model opts for amputation and a state legislature unanimously recognizes Limb Loss Awareness Month in this week's roundup of headlines about amputees and limb difference.
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Amputee Newsmakers: March 25-31, 2021
Patch Adams keeps 'em smiling as an amputee, Bibian Mental is a champion to the end, more good news for the hemp socket, and other stories.
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Amputee Newsmakers: March 18-24, 2021
A roundup of news stories about amputees and limb difference for the week of March 18-24, 2021.