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Why Do Women Get Less Effective Amputee Care?
It’s well documented that race, income, and geography can influence amputees’ health status. But there’s another fault line in patient ...
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, ...
Amputee Rider Finds Support, Positivity, and Camaraderie at End of Trail
Photograph by Kate Eng. Nearly 600 high school riders from 55 schools took to the trails on September 21 for ...
Yoga May Help Train the Brain to Control a Prosthesis
New research by biomedical engineers at the University of Minnesota (U of M), Minneapolis, shows that people who practice yoga ...
Grants Will Support Disabled Veterans in Adaptive Sports
Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Robert A. McDonald announced the award of approximately $8 million in grants to provide adaptive ...
Alex Minsky: From Marine to Model
Retired Marine Cpl. Alex Minsky's life took an unexpected turn this year as he sat on a couch next to ...
