Tag: adaptive sports

Melissa Stockwell was part of the first wave of US Paralympians to demonstrate the marketing potential of adaptive athletes. Here's ...

Get great gear at a great price while you support Team USA's amputee skiers. Adaptive Spirit's virtual silent auction is ...

Amputee Blade Runners providesfree running prostheses to individuals (especially kids and adolescents) who would otherwise lack access to one.

Above-elbow amputee Matt Meredith has written his own how-to manual for backcountry skiing, while tuning out the doubts of able-bodied ...

He won't turn 16 until May, but Ezra Frech already has a higher profile than most Paralympic athletes. As the ...

Melissa Stockwell was supposed to be six months into retirement from athletics by now, focused on family and business and ...

Roughly half of adult amputees don't participate in sports. And when you stay on the sidelines, physical fitness isn't the ...

For a while, it looked like the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics might not happen at all. A couple of months ...

Carlson atop Aconcagua in 2015 Barely two years after losing both legs to an IED in Afghanistan, Colton Carlson made ...

By Larry Borowsky Many US Paralympians thought they’d never see the day when their achievements got the same recognition as ...

As the National Basketball Association prepares to resume its season tomorrow night after a 20-week pandemic pause, we can’t think ...

The US Olympic and Paralympic Museum was originally supposed to open back in May, about a month before the Olympic ...

In tough times like these, we can seek comfort in the words of our favorite cardigan-wearing children’s TV program host, ...

Despite the virtual format for the 2020 Endeavor Games, the jitters Anthony Quinn felt before he ran his race were ...

Given that most pro and amateur athletes remain sidelined by the pandemic, June is shaping up as a surprisingly active ...

It takes a lot of equipment to get to the top of Cotopaxi, one of the highest peaks in South ...

Born without her left arm below the elbow, Kaitlin Heatherly struggled with shaky confidence and low self-esteem until very recently.

“…95 percent of it does suck. I’m staring at the dirt. I’m not even able to go and talk to ...

When we spoke to Lacey Henderson back on March 19, the Paralympics were still supposedly going to be held on ...

Disability rights blogger, podcaster, whirlwind, and social media phenom Lacey Henderson seems to be everywhere these days. At 30, she’s ...

We got a lot of positive feedback last month on Angie Heuser's first-person story about learning to surf. So we ...

Throughout 2020, Amplitude will be providing ongoing coverage of U.S. amputees competing for slots on the U.S. Paralympic Team. Check ...

A person’s identity plays a vital role in his or her life. I am a 62-year-old bilateral amputee who, after ...

By Rene Agredano We all want a healthcare provider who understand our needs and hopes. But if our medical team isn’t giving ...

By Erin Deegan Lunch Meat, Marathons, and Adventures in Between “YOU ARE SO INSPIRING!” a woman exclaimed as I browsed lunch ...

By Eric Quander “IF ONLY I HAD A, I COULD BE B.” “I CAN’T DO X, BECAUSE I DON’T HAVE ...

By Élan Young While many people drift aimlessly through life, those who discover their passion and sense of purpose bring ...

By Elizabeth Bokfi “With treatment, you have a 50/50 chance of survival past three years.” Such words can pack a ...

Although life in the fast lane can be a lot of fun, it can also be hazardous.

Although life in the fast lane can be a lot of fun, it can also be hazardous.

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