LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
CAUSE-PLAY
By Eric Quander Finding Fun, Confidence, Understanding, and Community Through Cosplay Erin Ball cosplays the character Octane from Apex Legends ...
A Healing Touch
Eduardo Duran Jr. in his office. U.S. Air Force image by Staff Sgt. Kaylee Dubois. The appearance of U.S. Department ...
GETTING MOBILE: Toward a Wheelchair-accessible World
By Rene Agredano FOUR INVENTIONS FOR A BETTER LIFE ON THE GO A spirit of adventure is not limited to ...
I’m Not Your Inspiration — Or Am I?
By Erin Deegan Lunch Meat, Marathons, and Adventures in Between “YOU ARE SO INSPIRING!” a woman exclaimed as I browsed ...
Tiny Dancer Takes Big Leaps Through Life
By Élan Young Nine-year-old Michaella Metz twirls, tumbles, runs, flips, skates, climbs, and slides her way through life. She is ...
Cost Is a Top Factor in Registering for Recreational Team Sports
According to a recent poll conducted by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), when registering for recreational team sports, ...
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Could Be Dangerous
ONE-THIRD OF PEOPLE with a cancer diagnosis use complementary and alternative medicines such as meditation, yoga, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and ...
Shattered Dreams, Broken Pieces
By Donna R. Walton, EdD After a diagnosis of cancer and the loss of her left leg above the knee ...
NEWS
Amputee Coalition Names New President and CEO
The Amputee Coalition named Mary Richards as its new president and CEO. Richards replaces Jack Richmond CPOA, CFo, who served ...
Recycled Plastic Used for Prosthetic Limbs
A mechanical engineer at De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, England, has successfully manufactured the first-of-its-kind prosthetic limb socket made from ...
Electronic Glove Offers “Humanlike” Features for Hand Prostheses
Researchers at Purdue University have developed an electronic glove, or e-glove, that can be worn over a hand prosthesis to ...
Amputee Coalition Names New Board Chair
The Amputee Coalition has named Jeffrey Cain, MD, as the new chair of its board of directors. Cain has served ...
Foot Painters’ Toes Mapped Like Fingers in the Brain
Researchers at University College London, England, and Tel Aviv University, Israel, have discovered that people who use their feet like ...
