LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
The Economic Woes Of Being An Amputee
Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, and Threats to Your Financial Future ...
Overturning Insurance Denials
Education + Persistence = Authorization ...
Pathways to Employment After Limb Loss
Pathways to Employment After Limb Loss Losing one or more limbs can send a person reeling. Along with learning how ...
Sweet Success
Cake Artist Gets Second Chance at Chosen Career ...
Nonprofit Organization Seeks To Change Lives Through Fitness Opportunities
Crossroads Adaptive Athletic Alliance is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build a stronger community for adaptive athletes and ...
Five Keys To My Success
In the July/August issue of Amplitude, I discussed how I changed direction after my amputation and, by doing so, improved ...
Getting A Wheelchair For Less-Or Free
The price of manual, electric, and sports wheelchairs can vary dramatically. Some low-tech manual wheelchairs can cost as little as ...
Enhancing The Durability Of Your Locking/Quick-Change Wrist Unit
Although locking/quick-change wrist units are highly beneficial to upper-limb prosthesis wearers, the devices are easily damaged and may need to ...
NEWS ARCHIVE
AARP Scores Federal Court Victory for Health-information Privacy
A federal court has ruled favorably for workers in an AARP suit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that ...
National News Program Profiles Families Attending Camp No Limits
For the Cosgrove family, being able to attend a camp designed for children with limb loss or limb difference was ...
The Future of Military Medicine: Regrowing Limbs
What if people were able to regrow missing limbs just like a salamander? Could the future of treating amputations include ...
Hanger Donates $10,000 to Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief Efforts
Hanger, Austin, Texas, has donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross to assist with Hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts. Hanger ...
NAAOP Webcast: Congress Returns to Full Legislative Agenda
The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) has released a webcast in which NAAOP General Counsel ...
Calendar Events
September – October 2017
Amputee Support Group
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Amputee Clinic
Registration fee is $125. Early bird pricing is $100 until July 14
14th Connecticut Amputee Open
The celebration for all ages will continue with games. food and drinks. music by Suede Stout and Lyn...
16th Annual Athletes with Disabilities Hall of Fame
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Amputee Walking School
Everyone welcome. amputees. families. and caregivers. Enjoy an evening of BINGO. prizes. and snacks....
at Sponsored by Hanger Clinic of WitchitaWounded Warriors Amputee Softball Team