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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 ...
Do Running Blades Give Amputee Sprinters an Unfair Advantage?

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 ...
Amplitude's Awareness Aces for #LLLDAM

Amplitude’s Awareness Aces for #LLLDAM

To celebrate Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month, we combed Amplitude’s print and digital archives to find amputees with ...
Disabled Vet Frances Rivera Has Wind in Her Sails

Disabled Vet Frances Rivera Has Wind in Her Sails

As one of the nation's top amputee kiteboarders, Frances Rivera is way more comfortable gliding over water than snow. But ...
The Smartest Guy in the Room

The Smartest Guy in the Room

When Phil Skiff evaluates federal grant applications, he’s typically the only reviewer without a PhD. But as a below-knee amputee, ...
Tips for Right-sizing Your Prosthesis Cost

Tips for Right-sizing Your Prosthesis Cost

The prosthetic marketplace seems designed to make amputees feel helpless. Here are some practical tips to help you get a ...

Northwestern Wins Grant to Help Amputees with Chronic Pain

Researchers at Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, have received a grant, OR120021, from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Congressionally ...

Nordic Skier Soule Named IPC January Athlete of the Month

U.S. Nordic sit-skier Andy Soule was voted the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athlete of the Month after a record-breaking January ...

DARPA’s HAPTIX Program Starts Work to Provide Prosthetic Hands with Sense of Touch

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced that it has awarded prime contracts for Phase 1 of its Hand ...

BP-Lowering Treatment for People with Diabetes Linked to Longer Survival

Blood pressure (BP)-lowering treatment among patients with type 2 diabetes is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...
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