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Getting Into the Swim of Things

Getting Into the Swim of Things

Prosthetic limbs and water generally don’t go together. Neither do stereotypical “beach bod” images and limb difference. Here are one ...
Amputee Stars Shine on Forbes Accessibility List

Amputee Stars Shine on Forbes Accessibility List

Last week Forbes released its inaugural Accessibility 100. The list included about a dozen people and organizations that focus primarily ...
Targeted MN Legislators Were Staunch Amputee Allies

Targeted MN Legislators Were Staunch Amputee Allies

John Hoffman, who was critically wounded in a politically motivated attack, was the lead sponsor of Minnesota's amputee-friendly So EveryBODY ...
Amputee Skywalker Discovers the Joys of Highlining

Amputee Skywalker Discovers the Joys of Highlining

Two amputees and three other people with disabilities gathered in Moab last weekend to try highlining with the world-renowned Faith ...
White House Seeks to Eliminate Funds for Amputee Programs

White House Seeks to Eliminate Funds for Amputee Programs

In the budget request it submitted last week, the White House asked Congress to eliminate funding for the National Limb ...
The Amputee Who Created New York City

The Amputee Who Created New York City

A Dutch amputee governed colonial Manhattan in the 17th century, transforming it from a sleepy port into a brash commercial ...
OPAF Hosts McKeever's First Ride in Georgia

OPAF Hosts McKeever’s First Ride in Georgia

Showers, Deenie McKeever, and Beatty. Photograph courtesy of OPAF. OPAF and the First Clinics hosted the seventh annual McKeever's First ...

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Tim McGraw Challenges Americans with Type 2 Diabetes to Achieve Their A1C Goal

Tim McGraw Challenges Americans with Type 2 Diabetes to Achieve Their A1C Goal

Country music artist Tim McGraw is traveling the country to urge people with type 2 diabetes to get their blood ...
Bionics Expert Hugh Herr Describes Efforts to End Disability, Offers Hope

Bionics Expert Hugh Herr Describes Efforts to End Disability, Offers Hope

Hugh Herr. Image courtesy of UT Dallas. Last year, Kathryn Kuehn lost both hands and feet from a sudden bacterial ...
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