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Daredevil Amputee Defies Gravity in the Desert

Daredevil Amputee Defies Gravity in the Desert

Two amputees and three other people with disabilities gathered in Moab last weekend to try highlining with the world-renowned Faith ...
White House Seeks to Eliminate Funds for Amputee Programs

White House Seeks to Eliminate Funds for Amputee Programs

In the budget request it submitted last week, the White House asked Congress to eliminate funding for the National Limb ...
The Amputee Who Created New York City

The Amputee Who Created New York City

A Dutch amputee governed colonial Manhattan in the 17th century, transforming it from a sleepy port into a brash commercial ...
Prosthetic Insurance Reform for Amputees

Prosthetic Insurance Reform for Amputees

Amputee advocates have insurance reform down to a science. Here are the latest state-by-state updates for this year’s slate of ...
Socket Stickers: Prosthetic Art for Amputees on a Budget

Socket Stickers: Prosthetic Art for Amputees on a Budget

Ever since she acquired her first prosthesis, Kim Ousley has tried different ways to jazz up the socket. She has ...
Budget Cutters Put Amputee Services in the Crosshairs

Budget Cutters Put Amputee Services in the Crosshairs

The National Limb Loss Resource Center has been helping amputees since 1997. But a draft budget from the Department of ...
Five Amputees Who Made a Difference in 2024

Five Amputees Who Made a Difference in 2024

We don’t mean to suggest that these are the five biggest difference makers in Limb Loss Land. They’re just a ...
How Many Amputees Have Received an MBE?

How Many Amputees Have Received an MBE?

Last year, Hari Budha Magar become the first bilateral above-knee amputee to reach the summit of Mount Everest. But when ...
Top Holiday Gifts for Amputees in 2024

Top Holiday Gifts for Amputees in 2024

Our annual list of gifts for favorite amputee is the usual mashup of merch you can wear, eat, read, work ...
Bionic Santa Shares His Secrets

Bionic Santa Shares His Secrets

“Santa Claus isn’t known for having a prosthetic arm,” says Mike Tindall. So things can get a little awkward when ...
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