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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 ...
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
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?
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
It was another record-setting year for the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, with 136 entries. And as always, films by amputee ...
Do Running Blades Give Amputee Sprinters an Unfair Advantage?
Ever since Oscar Pistorius began racing nondisabled sprinters, sports scientists have been debating whether running blades give amputee athletes an ...
Stanford Engineers Create Artificial Skin that Detects Pressure
Zhenan Bao, PhD, a professor of chemical engineering and material science at Stanford University, has spent a decade trying to ...
San Diego Triathlon Challenge Raises $1.4 Million to Support Challenged Athletes Foundation
Image courtesy of CAF. La Jolla Cove in San Diego hosted more than 5,000 supporters of the Challenged Athletes Foundation ...
Law Does Not Provide for a Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2016
With consumer prices down over the past year, monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 65 ...
NAAOP Responds to White House Reply to We the People Petition on the Proposed LCD for Lower Limb Prostheses
On October 16, the White House issued its initial response to the We the People petition requesting that the president ...
