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Bill Zabelny’s Second Life on Ice
The game was over, but Bill Zabelny wasn’t ready to leave the ice. His first win in international competition had already given him plenty to remember: pulling on a Team USA jersey ...
2026 Best Holiday Gifts for Amputees
This year’s list has a little bit of everything, from adaptive products and practical finds to books, beauty, and fashion. We’ve included options with a range of price points ...
Therese Estacion on Disability, Rage, and Vulnerability
Therese Estacion’s forthcoming collection, Jelly, Baby: Essays on Disability and Vulnerability, refuses silence. Across six lyrical essays, Estacion explores disability, grief, rage, vulnerability, and the lingering impact of ableism with an honesty that is at once poetic, political, and deeply ...
Mountainfilm’s Must-Watch Films on Disability
I heard one festival-goer joke that it was “an act of God to get here.” But that didn’t stop producers, directors, and athletes with disabilities from traveling to Telluride, Colorado, for Mountainfilm, where this year’s festival featured about half a ...
Healthy Skin, Better Fit
Moisturizing feels good, and it’s essential for maintaining healthy skin. For many people, it’s simply part of their everyday routine. However, moisturizing a residual limb when you wear a prosthesis can get a little tricky ...
Is a Woman Who Has a Mastectomy an Amputee?
As a professional immersed in the world of O&P and a woman with a bilateral mastectomy, I didn’t consider myself an amputee. Was I wrong? When I had a bilateral mastectomy over a decade ago, it never occurred to me ...
Amputee Influencers
We’ve all heard how social media can damage mental health. But when you’re navigating life with limb loss, it can also be a lifeline ...
I Am Who I Am—Fit Me
I used to traverse the monkey bars during elementary school recess using the crook of my left elbow and right hand. My callouses were magnificent ...
