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Ashley Eakin on the Opportunities and Challenges Facing Disabled Filmmakers

Ashley Eakin on the Opportunities and Challenges Facing Disabled Filmmakers

In a 30-minute interview, hear filmmaker Ashley Eakin explain why stories about disability are garnering so much attention these days—and ...
To Create a New World, Let Go of What Tethers You to the Old One

To Create a New World, Let Go of What Tethers You to the Old One

Doctors did all they could to save my leg. But when I shifted my thinking from "limb salvage" to "quality-of-life ...
Amputee Models Are Front and Center in Campaign for Inclusion

Amputee Models Are Front and Center in Campaign for Inclusion

The Runway of Dreams' Campaign for Inclusion unites six of the fashion industry’s biggest brands with some amazing amputee models ...
EVAC Act Aims to Boost Safety for Amputee Air Travelers

EVAC Act Aims to Boost Safety for Amputee Air Travelers

A new Senate bill would require the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure that people with disabilities can safely evacuate an ...
These True Amputee Companions Will Never Walk Alone

These True Amputee Companions Will Never Walk Alone

Brianna Jones and Armeda Batchler met through an amputee support group. Now the two inseparable friends are finding ways to ...
New Research Aims to Unite Trio of Bionic Innovations

New Research Aims to Unite Trio of Bionic Innovations

Combine osseointegration with targeted muscle reinnervation and powered bionic technology, and you end up with a prosthetic leg like no ...
Zoo Camp Attendees Help Create Mobility Test for TSRHC

Zoo Camp Attendees Help Create Mobility Test for TSRHC

A researcher from TSRHC's Movement Science Laboratory times a camper's as she runs. Photography courtesy of the Dallas Zoo. Children ...

Expert Answers to Common Caregiving Questions

According to the Caregiver Action Network, there are approximately 90 million family caregivers in the U.S. today, and two out ...

Limb-Loss Patients Treated in Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Have Better Health Outcomes, Study Shows

A new study shows that people with limb loss who were treated in inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and units had better ...
Össur and Challenged Athletes Foundation Offer Six Free Mobility Clinics Across the U.S.

Össur and Challenged Athletes Foundation Offer Six Free Mobility Clinics Across the U.S.

Posted July 9, 2014 Braylon O'Neill does relay race with his dad at Össur Mobility Clinic. Photograph courtesy of Össur ...
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