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 ...
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Stand-up Amputee Hockey Star Kevin Herbert Stages a Comeback
Amputee hockey star Kevin Herbert is staging a comeback to spark renewed interest in stand-up hockey for amputees ...
The Year’s Biggest Amputee Fundraiser: ThunderGong!
ThunderGong! attracts A-list stars to raise nearly half a million dollars for the Steps of Faith Foundation, an amputee support ...
What Holiday Gifts Do Amputees Have on Their Wish Lists?
We asked Amplitude's readers to send in ideas for the best gifts for amputees in 2021. Here are the items ...
Raising Amputees: Let the Kids Be Kids
Parents of limb-different children often worry how their youngsters will meet life’s challenges. The moms and dads often end up ...
Amputee Parenting: Mother of Invention
Growing up as a congenital amputee, Kim Stumbo always knew she wanted to be a mom. She considers limb difference ...
First and Goal for Amputee Football
Amputees and other people with disabilities will play football this fall as the nine-team USA Wheelchair Football League makes its ...
Katy Grainger Feels Lucky to Be Alive
Katy Grainger didn't recognize the signs of sepsis until it was almost too late. Now a bilateral amputee, she is ...
Message From the Editor: Family Affairs
In families with an amputee member, limb difference tends to reinforce positive values and encourage all family members, not just ...
