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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...

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Good and Bad News on the Film Front

Good and Bad News on the Film Front

How little—and how—people with disabilities are portrayed in films has long been criticized. This year, however, the See Jane 2020 ...
Amplitude 24/7

Amplitude 24/7

Follow us online for exclusive ideas, tips, and features. www.livingwithamplitude.com WHAT’S TRENDING Paddling to Prove a Point scandamerican/stock.adobe.com Nate Denofre, ...
Looking for the Helpers

Looking for the Helpers

In tough times like these, we can seek comfort in the words of our favorite cardigan-wearing children’s TV program host, ...
More Than a Cover

More Than a Cover

Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them. Regardless of the type of amputation surgery you’ve had, getting dressed will ...
Fashion Forward

Fashion Forward

Disability fashion styling trailblazer Stephanie Thomas is living her purpose. Thomas carries herself with confidence and poise and says she ...
Paralympians' Quest for Equality: Continued

Paralympians’ Quest for Equality: Continued

Our interview with Katie Holloway continues. (Read the first half.) And they were presenting this as if you should be ...
The Mind Under Attack: Managing Your Emotions During Times of Crisis

The Mind Under Attack: Managing Your Emotions During Times of Crisis

Every morning, Ricky Bartlett wakes up and turns on the television before doing anything else. But it's not the flat-screen ...
Breaking the Boundaries of Extreme Limb Loss

Breaking the Boundaries of Extreme Limb Loss

“…95 percent of it does suck. I’m staring at the dirt. I’m not even able to go and talk to ...
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