LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
2024 Paralympics: Team USA’s Comeback Kids
Whenever a medal contender misses the Paralympics for some reason, it’s a tough pill to swallow. The wait for redemption ...
Limb Loss and Preservation Registry Enters New Era
There’s some big news to report about the the Limb Loss and Preservation Registry, which in just two years has ...
Amputee Grandparent Hacks: Seeing Disney World
Five years losing his right leg, Jim Lanahan was ready to take his grandkids to Disney World—a big milestone on ...
Redefining Accessible Travel
After I became an amputee, getting back on the road took more than physical adaptations and logistical hacks. It required ...
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Improved Tools Help Patients Make Informed Healthcare Decisions
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched Care Compare, a streamlined redesign of eight existing CMS healthcare ...
Remote Jobs Exclusively for People With Disabilities
National Telecommuting Institute (NTI) announced in July that it had nearly 200 openings in full- and part-time work-from-home positions available ...
Helping Older Adults Achieve Their Dreams
AARP has joined forces with the charity Wish of a Lifetime to help older adults fulfill their lifelong dreams. Since ...
I am Sheriauna: An Interview With the Author and Main Character
What inspired you to write I Am Sheriauna? Sherylee: As a young child with a disability, my daughter Sheriauna experienced ...
Universal Right to Health Could Inspire Change
Acknowledging health as a universal human right could galvanize people and organizations to make major improvements in health worldwide, according ...
Spinal Stimulators Repurposed to Restore Touch in Lost Limbs
Although it’s possible to simulate touch by stimulating the remaining nerves in the residual limb after an amputation, such surgery ...
Cannabinoids May Affect Activity of Other Pharmaceuticals
As CBD products have grown in popularity and other cannabinoid products have become legal in some states, amputees who struggle ...
Gift Ideas for That Special Person With Limb Loss
What kind of gift do you get an amputee? Pretty much the same thing you might get anyone else. However, ...
