As we come together to celebrate Pride Month, a time dedicated to honoring the LGBTQ+ community and promoting equality, it is crucial to recognize that inclusivity knows no boundaries. At the Amputee Coalition, we firmly believe in embracing diversity and creating an...
Press Release: Amputee Coalition Broadcasts #InspireToElevate National Television PSAs
For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman, Chief Strategy & Communications Officer, jerrica@amputee-coalition.org (April 3, 2023, Washington, D.C.) The Amputee Coalition will broadcast a series of national television public service announcements (PSAs) to...
ProPublica Wants To Talk With You About Peripheral Artery Disease
Reporters from ProPublica, an independent news organization that produces investigative journalism, are looking into the booming business around peripheral artery disease, a condition that afflicts 6.5 million Americans over age 40. It’s caused when fatty plaque...
#EmbraceEquity To Celebrate Women’s Achievements
By Cass Isidro, President and CEO The Amputee Coalition celebrates March 8 as International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's...
Applications Open for EmpowHer Camp
Applications are open for the Disability EmpowHer Network's EmpowHer Camp! EmpowHer aims to help girls with disabilities to live to their fullest potential and have the confidence to lead. In 2021, Disability EmpowHer Network started the camp to equip teenage girls...
YEP To Empower Youth at Chicago Luncheon
The Youth Engagement Program (YEP) is excited to host our first Youth Empowerment Luncheon on Saturday, March 11, in the Chicago area. You can join us at the Westin Chicago Lombard, 70 Yorktown Center, Lombard, Illinois, from noon-6 p.m. Central. We will also host a...
Teachers Adopt Student With Limb Loss
When Connecticut teachers Jenna and Tim Riccio married in 2021, one of their students served as ringbearer. That student has brought much more to their lives than shiny jewelry. Nate, who underwent amputations on both legs below the knee, his left arm, and three...