Mental Health Webinar: How to Achieve a Healthy Mind
Join James Owen Roberts, 2x Paralympian, Tedx Speaker, Empowerment Coach, and more, as he talks with the Peer Support...
Amputee Coalition Welcomes New Communications Team
The Amputee Coalition is happy to introduce its new Communications team who will elevate the organization’s brand,...
‘Changing Minds & Changing Lives with Disability Solutions’ podcast with guest Aaron Burnell
‘Changing Minds & Changing Lives with Disability Solutions’ podcast met with Aaron Burnell from the National Limb Loss Resource Center (NLLRC) for Limb Loss & Limb Difference Awareness Month (LLLDAM) where they discussed the various resources offered at the...
Limb Preservation Foundation Offers Scholarships for Current/Former Limb Patients
May 2022 -- The Denver-based Limb Preservation Foundation (LPF) is offering scholarships for students in the Rocky Mountain Region who are battling or have battled limb-threatening conditions. The Extremity Educational Scholarship Awards are for college, graduate...
2022 Advocacy Forum & Year-Round Advocacy
Amanda Woodson – Government Relations Specialist The Amputee Coalition Government Relations Team thanks all those who joined the 2022 Advocacy Forum. We hope you enjoyed our three hour- long programs that featured our staff and wonderful guest speakers. Even though...
No Hands. No Feet. No Limits.
Teen Breaks Barriers Playing Competitive Baseball In New Documentary Film Releasing July 12, 2022. In honor of Limb Loss Awareness Month (#LLLDAM), Taikuli Productions and Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) announce the upcoming release of Landis: Just Watch Me, the...
APRIL IS LIMB LOSS / LIMB DIFFERENCE AWARENESS MONTH
Press Release: Amputee Coalition Hosts 2022 Advocacy Forum in April
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman, Director, Communications, jerrica@amputee-coalition.org The Amputee Coalition will commence its 2022 Advocacy Forum on April 13th in...
You are Invited to the Amputee Coalition 2022 Advocacy Forum
April is celebrated as Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month. The Amputee Coalition hosts the Advocacy Forum in honor of this month and to connect advocates and members of the limb loss and...
Press Release: Amputee Coalition Thanks U.S. Governors for Recognizing Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month in April
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman, Director, Communications, jerrica@amputee-coalition.org The Amputee Coalition kicks off today its celebration of National Limb Loss and...
Press Release: Amputee Coalition Celebrates National Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month in April
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman, Director, Communications, jerrica@amputee-coalition.org (March 25, 2022, Washington, D.C.) The Amputee Coalition kicks off its annual...
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Diabetic Limb Amputation Rates Among Racial, Ethnic Minorities Improve Following Medicaid Expansion
New research found Medicaid expansion was associated with lower rates of diabetic limb amputations among racial minorities in the United States.
Read full article at AJMC
New Janssen Initiative Aims to Advance Equitable Care and Address Hidden Threat of Amputation Related to Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Through Save Legs. Change Lives.™, Janssen seeks to elevate PAD research, collaboration, education and screening for communities placed at increased risk of cardiovascular disease
Read full article at Johnson & Johnson
Upper Limb Prosthetics Market to reach a valuation of US$ 505 Million by the year 2028.
Upper limb prosthetic sales in 2019 are estimated to close in on US$ 330 Mn, and record a Y-o-Y growth of 4.4% over 2018, according to a new study of Future Market Insights (FMI).
Read the full article at Digital Journal
James Cancer Hospital uses new surgery to reduce prosthetic discomfort
After years of blistering, discomfort and even breaking his prosthetic leg 4 miles into a mud race, 31-year-old Broc Potts needed a solution.
Read full article at the Lantern