
First Person: Changing My Prosthesis Changed My Narrative
Congenital amputee Richard Slusher felt boxed in by his old prosthetic limb. Getting a new prosthesis helped him write a ...

A New Amputee Gets His Show Back on the Road
When Darryl Johnson took his first vacation since becoming an amputee, something unexpected happened: Life started to feel pretty normal ...

Melissa Stockwell Keeps the Flag Flying at the Paralympics
Iraq War veteran and three-time Paralympian Melissa Stockwell sees a lot of overlap between the duty to promote American values ...

Amputee Newsmakers: May 27-June 2, 2021
The Modern Love column in the Sunday New York Times has never been part of our regular reading rotation. We ...

Four Last-Minute Travel Ideas for Amputees
we scouted out some easy-access travel opportunities that offer a change of scenery, the chance to meet other amputees, and ...

Amputee Newsmakers: June 3-9, 2021
An above-knee amputee opens a new chapter in the Guinness Book of World Records, an obscure reptile spurs theories of ...

Tammy Duckworth Keeps Amputees on the Agenda
Tammy Duckworth's Triple A Study Act could help tear down barriers to prosthetic care. But even with strong bipartisan support, ...

US Paralympic Trials: Six Amputee Athletes to Know
These six amputee athletes have a lot at stake during this week’s US Paralympic Trials. They're not well known yet—but ...

Down Time: How COVID Affected Paralympic Athletes
Paralympic athletes are used to making adaptions, and the pandemic was no different. Some even used the down time to ...

Why the Paralympics Matter to All Amputees
The Tokyo Paralympics are part of a larger, more important story: the normalization of limb difference and the changing cultural ...

John Register: The Distance From Silver to Gold
In this era of specialized prosthetic technology, mismatches between amputee and device are common. Even Paralympians aren’t immune, as silver ...

Amputee Newsmakers: June 10-16, 2021
Heartless insurers of the week: Sanford Health and the North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System. Their one-leg-per-lifetime policy leaves North ...