January – February 2022
LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
January / February 2022
Amputee Innovators Get Hands-On Experience at Nike
Amputee employees Richard Ramsay and Sarah Reinertsen helped develop a transformative Nike product line—and flipped the paradigm on inclusive design ...
Character Studies: Writers Bring Amputees to Life on the Page
Amputee characters are more common than ever in popular fiction, and the books are flying off the shelves. Why do ...
For This Amputee Model, “G” Is for “Glamour”
Amputee model Kayla Maria G is blazing new trails in the worlds of dance and high fashion as a confident, ...
Great Expectations: The Biggest Trends Affecting Amputees in 2022
Last January, Amplitude shared a set of expectations for amputees in 2021. They weren’t predictions, per se; more like educated ...
Message from the Editor: Walls Crumbling Down
Our first cover subject of 2022, amputee model Kayla Maria G, doesn’t merely break boundaries. She vaporizes them. You’ll find ...
NEWS ARCHIVE
Top Smartphone Apps for Building an Amputee Support Network
These are the best caregiving apps for amputees to stitch family and friends into support networks that promote medical, physical, ...
Congress Takes First Step Toward Improving Prosthetic Coverage
The GAO has accepted a bipartisan Congressional request to investigate the cost and accessibility of prosthetic devices, along with amputees' ...
Amputee Coalition Seeks Presenters for ’22 Conference
This year's conference theme is “Growing Our Community to Shape the Future.” Presentation ideas should explore how to expand the ...
New Research Shows Potential for Phantom Motor Execution
Phantom motor execution is an experimental treatment that involves virtual reality and augmented reality to reduce phantom limb pain for ...
When Buying Shoes as an Amputee, It Pays to Be Choosy
After Alexandra Boutté lost her leg, shoe shopping stopped being fun. But over time, she found new ways to get ...