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Redefining Accessible Travel

Redefining Accessible Travel

After I became an amputee, getting back on the road took more than physical adaptations and logistical hacks. It required a whole new mindset, different objectives, and revised strategy ...
Bionic Skins' Scientific Socket Solution

Bionic Skins’ Scientific Socket Solution

At his new clinic, Bionic Skins, Hugh Herr wants to transform fabrication of prosethtic liners and sockets for amputees from a largely artisanal process into a scientific one ...
Commuting for Prosthetic Care: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

Commuting for Prosthetic Care: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

For some amputees, no distance is too great to travel for a prosthetist who makes their life work. Here's how they weigh the tradeoffs and manage the extra effort required to commute for care ...
Playing the Market: Why Do Prosthetics Cost So Much?

Playing the Market: Why Do Prosthetics Cost So Much?

Yes, mobility is priceless. But does the cost of a prosthetic leg really have to be so high? Here's why amputees and their insurers end up paying so much for prosthetic technology ...
Amputees Dress for Success on the Runway of Dreams

Amputees Dress for Success on the Runway of Dreams

The Runway of Dreams Foundation’s annual New York Fashion Week show is always a happening, and never more so than in 2023. Meet three amputee models who will be participating in the show ...
The Lessons I Learned from African Amputees

The Lessons I Learned from African Amputees

Alexandra Capellini volunteered to share her personal experience of limb loss with Ethiopian amputees. She was blown away by the wisdom and friendship they shared in return ...
How to Be an Amputee With a Job

How to Be an Amputee With a Job

Before I became an amputee, I had never seen anyone with a visible disability in my industry. Would I be able to keep moving forward on my chosen career path on one leg? ...
The Serious Side of Amputee Comedy

The Serious Side of Amputee Comedy

Amputee comedians like Courtney Gilmour and Tre NuBB make audiences howl. They also get people to think seriously about disability ...
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