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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 ...
Increasing Daily Coffee Consumption May Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Increasing Daily Coffee Consumption May Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Posted June 24, 2014 People who increased the amount of coffee they drank each day by more than one cup ...

Do Walkable Neighborhoods Reduce Obesity, Diabetes?

Studies Show More Sprawl Associated with Higher Incidence of Poor Health Outcomes Posted June 24, 2014 People who live in ...
Triple Amputee Soldier Earns DoD Master Rating Badge

Triple Amputee Soldier Earns DoD Master Rating Badge

Posted June 24, 2014 Walker (middle) poses with Dorman (left) and Brig. Gen. John F. Haley (right), the chief of ...
Rick Bowers Named Contributing Editor for Amplitude Media Group

Rick Bowers Named Contributing Editor for Amplitude Media Group

A Message from the Contributing Editor Posted June 23, 2014 Hello. My name is Rick Bowers, and I was recently ...
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