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Scaling New Heights at the Adaptive Climbing Festival
“The beauty of rock climbing lies in the willingness to adapt,” writes Alexandra Capellini. After trying it for the first ...
50 Years of Winter Paralympic Glory
Amputee athletes have achieved some major milestones for Team USA during the first half-century of the Winter Paralympics. Here are ...
Report: Caregivers Need More Help
A leading caregiver advocacy organization released two new studies this week that shed light on the growing crisis facing family ...
Four Things to Know About Paralympic Skier Thomas Walsh
A childhood cancer survivor and above-knee amputee, Thomas Walsh is an all-around ski talent who can vie for the podium ...
The Grandfather of Adaptive Skiing
Amputee skiing pioneer Paul Leimkuehler is the subject of Fresh Tracks, a documentary film about the history of adaptive skiing ...
Federal Disability Benefits for Amputees: No Pain, No Gain
I spent 52 years avoiding the label “disabled,” but I finally I applied for SSDI because it's a necessity. I’m ...
Rhythm Rally Fundraiser: Snowboarding for a Cause
Exclusive live coverage from Amplitude. Hale shreds the course. Photograph by Maggie Zawalski. The Fairplay ski run at Copper Mountain ...
Northeastern Students Design “Farm Arm”
From left, Gajewski, Walsh, Cohen, Waite, and Leydon show their farm arm capstone project. Photograph by Matthew Modoono, courtesy of ...
Gala to Honor Robin Williams Raises Millions to Benefit Athletes with Disabilities
Photographs courtesy of CAF. Nearly 500 guests came together to help raise more than $3 million for the Challenged Athletes ...
Haitian Earthquake Amputees Meet Pope Francis
Photographs courtesy of Alan Finnieston. Wilfrid Macena, Mackenson Pierre, and Sandy J.L. Louiseme, who were among the thousands of Haitians ...
