By Lacy Henderson It doesn't feel like it was too long ago that I was on my journey to begin my secondary education, and even more important living away from home. As an amputee, I have learned some important lessons over the years in academia that I would love to...
Become a Community Champion for the Limb Loss and Limb Difference Community
The new Ambassador and Community Champions program will work to expand the voice of and for our community, deepen relationships with community members and partners, and to help ensure no amputee is alone. The Amputee Coalition is dedicated and committed to providing...
Amputee Coalition Elevates Community Engagement
Amputee Coalition continues to align its programs and services to enhance ways to fulfill its 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...
First Person: Finding My Voice As An Amputee Advocate
This article by Elayna Alexandra was originally published in Amplitude Magazine and is reprinted with permission. When I trained to be a lead advocate for the Amputee Coalition, I wondered how I would do in the role. I am not all that advanced with my knowledge around...
Love Your Journey, Love Our Community on Giving Tuesday
On #GivingTuesday you filled our hearts full of love by sharing your #LoveYourJourney stories and giving to our #LoveOurCommunity campaign. 142 gifts were given. Love was multiplied exponentially. If you haven’t already, share your #LoveYourJourney story on Facebook,...
Body Acceptance and Liberation with Toni Furmanski
Body positivity is a social movement rooted in the belief that all human beings should have a positive body image, while challenging the ways in which society presents and views the physical body. We interviewed Toni Furmanski, a body-positive blogger and Instagram influencer who also happens to be living with limb loss and limb difference. She encourages us to think differently – about body acceptance and body liberation when it comes to how we feel about who we are.
Support Group Leaders Meet Online to Encourage and Learn from One Another
On Wednesday, May 6, the Amputee Coalition hosted its first videoconference with 30 Support Group Leaders from all across the country. Replacing their every-other-month phone call check-in, the Coalition moved to video platform Zoom so that these volunteer leaders...
New Certified Peer Visitor trainings on the calendar
At the heart of the Amputee Coalition’s mission is our peer support programs. Our goal is to make sure that no one goes through this journey alone. We believe that support comes in many forms and can make an incredible difference in recovery and rehabilitation. No one...
Peer Support Programs made an impact in 2019 and are ready to expand in 2020!
In the blink of an eye, we have entered a New Year! The Amputee Coalition Peer Support team has hit the ground running in 2020 to expand our reach and serve the growing needs of our community. While we look forward to big things this year, we want to highlight all the...
What’s Ahead for Public Policy in 2020
At the Amputee Coalition, we’re able to do what we do because of financial support from donors and from the federal agency department, Administration for Community Living. Advocates came together in Washington, D.C. earlier this year to ask for an increase in funding...