LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
Silver Linings Playlist: An Amputee’s Songs of Healing
During my recovery from limb loss, I started a playlist to map out my feelings. And it helped. Anytime I ...
Internalized Ableism and Limb Loss: Our Own Worst Enemies
A lot of amputees fall prey to internalized ableism without even knowing it. If you do this, you’re not just ...
Paul Demeyer’s Amputee Sketchbook
Award-winning animator Paul Demeyer is working an illustrated memoir that documents his adaptations to limb loss and his ongoing search ...
Sam Tokita’s Photography: What Lies Beneath the Surface of Disabled Bodies
Amputee photographer and model Sam Tokita wants people to perceive disabled bodies in all their facets—not just the strength and ...
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Finding a Financial Advisor Who’s Right for You
As an amputee or the family member of an amputee, you may have unique needs when it comes to finances ...
Message from the Editor: Past as Prologue
Amputee admirals in the 19th-century British Navy were judged not by their disabilities but by their abilities. Few institutions in ...
The Grandfather of Adaptive Skiing
Among prosthetists, Paul Leimkuehler is well remembered as a trail-blazing practitioner who helped establish the standards of the profession. But ...
Roxy and Tully: Words Matter
The Adventures of Roxy picture-book series, starring an amputee dog, teaches kids to understand and accept difference in themselves, and ...
“Strong Body” Makes Amputee Fitness Easy
Cosi Belloso, a specialist in amputee physical therapy, created her "Strong Body" videos to help amputees stick to a healthy, ...
New Wrinkles In Phantom Pain Treatment
The first annual International Conference on Phantom Limb Pain, heavyweight researchers from three continents presented their findings on novel treatments ...
Here Come the Amputee Entrepreneurs
Amputee entrepreneurs will be featured each Tuesday in November on Take Back Tuesdays, an Instagram Live show co-hosted by Amplitude ...