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Top Summer Camps for Amputee Kids in 2023

Top Summer Camps for Amputee Kids in 2023

For the first time in years, no Covid restrictions are impinging on the calendar of summer amputee camps. Everyone’s fully ...
Boom Times Ahead for Osseointegration Nation?

Boom Times Ahead for Osseointegration Nation?

OI pioneer Robert Rozbruch is bullish on OI for several reasons. One of the biggest? The expanding range of patients ...
March Madness, Amputee Style

March Madness, Amputee Style

After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the nation’s premier stand-up amputee basketball tournament—the Cactus Classic—returns this spring ...
New “Hand Book” Helps Families Navigate Limb Difference

New “Hand Book” Helps Families Navigate Limb Difference

Families with children who have congenital limb difference often struggle to find the information they need. “The Hand Book” provides ...
Insurance Coverage for Amputees: 2023 Legislation Tracker 3/15 UPDATE

Insurance Coverage for Amputees: 2023 Legislation Tracker 3/15 UPDATE

Use Amplitude Magazine's state-by-state bill tracker to follow the progress of 2023 bills designed to expand access to prosthetic devices ...
Will Knox Gibson Be the Movies' First Amputee Action Hero?

Will Knox Gibson Be the Movies’ First Amputee Action Hero?

Amputee actor Knox Gibson is almost completely unknown to US audiences. That will change in a few months, when Americans ...

Scholarship Established to Attend Limb Loss Education Day

Posted April 9, 2014 The Barr Foundation has established a scholarship through the Amputee Coalition to assist children with amputations ...

Evan Strong Recognized as USOC Athlete of the Month

Posted April 4, 2014 U.S. Paralympic snowboarder Evan Strong earned March Athlete of the Month recognition from the United States ...

Army Wounded Warrior Program Marks 10th Anniversary

Posted April 3, 2014 The U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2) is celebrating its 10th anniversary during the month of ...

New Study Quantifies Impact of Lower-Limb Amputation on Body Image

Posted April 1, 2014 Nearly two million Americans currently live with limb loss, according to the Amputee Coalition, and that ...
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