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Do E-bike Bans Violate Amputees’ Rights?

Do E-bike Bans Violate Amputees’ Rights?

When a town barred Beth Hudson, a below-knee amputee, from riding her e-bike, Hudson felt they were violating the ADA ...
Prosthetic Insurance Coverage for Amputees: 2024 Legislation Tracker

Prosthetic Insurance Coverage for Amputees: 2024 Legislation Tracker

Use Amplitude's state-by-state bill tracker to follow the progress of 2024's So Every Body Can Move bills, which are designed ...
Key Findings From the Hanger Institute's Annual Report

Key Findings From the Hanger Institute’s Annual Report

Want a user-friendly summary of amputee-related research and clinical data? Look no further than the annual report released last week ...
How I Became an Amputee Punk

How I Became an Amputee Punk

When Hugh Boyle was insulted as "a one-legged punk," he laughed off the taunt and used it as inspiration for ...
Why Do Women Get Less Effective Amputee Care?

Why Do Women Get Less Effective Amputee Care?

It’s well documented that race, income, and geography can influence amputees’ health status. But there’s another fault line in patient ...
Amputee Filmmakers Shine in 2024 Disability Film Challenge

Amputee Filmmakers Shine in 2024 Disability Film Challenge

It was another record-setting year for the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, with 136 entries. And as always, films by amputee ...
New Players Kick-Start Women's Amputee Soccer Team

New Players Kick-Start Women’s Amputee Soccer Team

The US women may be out of the World Cup, but the US Amputee Soccer Women’s Team is just getting ...
Podium-Palooza: Which Amputee Athletes Won Medals at Worlds?

Podium-Palooza: Which Amputee Athletes Won Medals at Worlds?

World championships for track and field, swimming, cycling, and archery are complete, setting the stage for next year's Paralympic Games ...
Animated "Mech Cadets" Draws Lifelike Portrait of Amputees

Animated “Mech Cadets” Draws Lifelike Portrait of Amputees

Mech Cadets, a brand new Netflix series, is the first animated series to feature a disabled character that was written ...
5 Ways Disability Has Made Me a Better Parent

5 Ways Disability Has Made Me a Better Parent

After losing her leg, Chris Prange-Morgan couldn't do laundry, make meals, or do many other things she thought a good ...
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