Message from the President and CEO
The Amputee Coalition (AC) team and I recently attended the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) National Assembly in San Antonio, Texas, where AC Board Member Mona Patel gave a rousing keynote address on the importance of serving the entire limb loss...
INSPIRE OTHERS: A Veterans Day Story
By Thomas Coakley Recognizing Veterans Day, I would like to share a war story. It begins and ends in a hospital like many often-untold war stories do. I was at the end of six weeks of recovery in an Army hospital in Japan from wounds suffered in Vietnam. It was early...
YOUR VOICE MATTERS: #ALM Amputee Lives Matter in Corporate America
By Harleen Gupta #BLM (Black Lives Matter) and #MeToo movements have propelled the fight for corporate diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) into the limelight. Despite the push for DEI, inclusion for disability diversity lags other types of diversity such as race,...
YOUR WELL-BEING: Celebrating Veteran Amputees
By Zachary Hearn The Amputee Coalition extends our heartfelt appreciation to veterans and their families for their service to our country. We continue to support programs that benefit the veteran amputee community. Joint Efforts with the Department of Veterans Affairs...
MAKING AN IMPACT: Eric McElvenny and the Power of Community
By Laura Canfield Eric McElvenny served as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps for seven years after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy. In 2011, during his final deployment in Afghanistan, he was wounded during combat operations and underwent a below‑knee...
THE NEXT GENERATION: Impacting Youth Amputees
Amputee Coalition is happy to announce its Youth Engagement Program (YEP), which aligns with our mission to reach out to and empower people affected by limb loss to achieve their full potential through education, support, and advocacy and to promote limb loss...
LOOKING AHEAD: Impact in the New Year
By John Register I am excited about the future of the Amputee Coalition. I look at so many nonprofits that did not make it through the pandemic, and yet, we are thriving. The AC has undergone significant changes in 2022, and we are continuing this evolution in 2023....
FRIENDS AND FAMILY: The Major with a Heart of a Lion
By Ana-Maria Gutierrez Major Edward Pulido is an award-winning veteran who served on the U.S. Army Military Assistance Training Team under the command of General David Petraeus. On August 17, 2004, Major Pulido’s life changed when his convoy hit a roadside bomb. He...