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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 ...
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
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
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
The prosthetic marketplace seems designed to make amputees feel helpless. Here are some practical tips to help you get a ...
Amputee Coalition, Academy Partner to Offer Amputees Information
The Amputee Coalition and the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (the Academy) have partnered to offer a new tool, ...
Amputee Amy Palmiero-Winters Finishes First at World’s Toughest Mudder
Palmiero-Winters during the competition. Photograph courtesy of Tough Mudder. On November 15, amputee Amy Palmiero-Winters took on one of the ...
Diabetic Foot Complications: Expensive, Deadly, and Largely Preventable
For Americans, the cost of diabetes has never been greater. Not only does the disease harm citizens, it also puts ...
Second ParaLong Drive World Championships Held in Mesquite
Photograph of Brentz courtesy of Karl Hugh, Mesquite ParaLong Drive local organizing committee. For the second year in a row, ...
