LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
Limb-Loss Ritual Helps Amputees Heal
The first step in managing grief is to identify a source of inner strength. That principle underlies Ritual for Loss ...
Lakeshore Foundation Builds Data Warehouse for Adaptive Sports
The new Sports Science and High Performance Lab will gather advanced data to help adaptive athletes optimize performance at every ...
Women Prosthetists Are Making an Impact on Amputee Care
Female prosthetists are becoming more numerous and more influential within the profession. Amputees stand to benefit in some important ways ...
Amputees Dress for Success on the Runway of Dreams
The Runway of Dreams Foundation’s annual New York Fashion Week show is always a happening, and never more so than ...
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Return Ascender: Kirstie Ennis Has Everest Back in Her Sights
Kirstie Ennis hopes to become the first American woman amputee to complete the Seven Summits. This month on Everest, she ...
Power to the People: Amputee Advocates Win Big in 2023
In half a dozen states this year, amputees, prosthetists, and other citizens are pushing legislators toward better, broader prosthetic insurance coverage ...
Amputees Are Taking the Plunge into Water Sports
Water sports have relatively low barriers to entry for amputees, and they’re rejuvenating for mind, body, and spirit. Here's how ...
Eman Rimawi-Doster’s Declaration of Independence
Eman Rimawi-Doster thinks Centers for Independent Living can help amputees live better lives, have more fun, and bring disability into ...
All-Terrain Chairs (ATCs) Let Amputees Explore Wilderness
All-terrain chairs (aka trackchairs) enable amputees, wheelchair users, and other people with disabilities to enjoy the wilderness. And they’re becoming ...
Amputee Resource Directory Makes It Easy to Find Amputee Programs
Amplitude teamed up with the Liner Wand to create our new amputee community resource directory so you can find information ...
A One-minute Manifesto for Caregivers
Peter Rosenberger’s new book, A Minute for Caregivers, offers short, accessible chapters with practical words to help you navigate everyday ...
How Well Does Your State Support Caregivers?
Benefits for unpaid family caregivers are largely determined at the state level, and the states vary widely in the amount ...
