THE POWER OF YOU: Justice Department Sues Uber for Overcharging People with Disabilities
By Denise Hoffman On November 10, 2021, the United States Department of Justice Office filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber) for charging “wait time” fees to passengers who, because of disability, need more time to enter a car. Uber’s policies and...
YOUR VOICE MATTERS: How to Navigate an Insurance Appeal
By Denise Hoffman There are many challenges members of the limb loss and limb difference community face every day. One of the greatest challenges is overturning an insurance denial for assistive devices. Here are some helpful tools to put in your toolbox when a denial...
THE NEXT GENERATION: The Glitter Storm Clears the Way for Design With Us
By Jen Lee Reeves I’m Jordan Reeves’s mom. We founded a nonprofit together that is now called Design With Us. Jordan is currently 16 years old (soon to be 17 on December 29th) and known for speaking up for the disability community and inventing a one-of-a-kind...
NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: Offerings from Fellow Members of The Community
By Trevor Bunch, Marsha Therese Danzig, and Melissa DeChellis I never intended to pursue a career to help individuals with limb loss. When I first entered the personal training space in 2010, I was just a college kid working a dismal retail job looking to get a little...
LIVING WITH LIMB LOSS AND LIMB DIFFERENCE: Living Well with Positive Mental Health
By Jerrica Thurman Often, New Year’s resolutions focus on getting the body in shape and not the mind; but our body and mind are connected. Maintaining positive mental health is vital to living well. People living with limb loss or limb difference experience a range of...
FRIENDS & FAMILY: Challenging the Status Quo
By Sean Webb Soldiers who suffer limb loss and limb difference challenge the status quo in the military. For decades, losing a limb limited a soldier to crutches, a wheelchair, and at the very least discharge from active service. With the improvements of prostheses...
YOUR WELL-BEING: Cosi Talks Strong Body
By Denise Hoffmann “We got the results back from your biopsy and we have a little surprise,” my doctor told me. It was 8 pm on a Thursday evening, December 4, 2015, when I received a phone call from my oncology surgeon to tell me that I had breast cancer. I was...
THE POWER OF YOU: Anthem Expands Prosthetic Device Coverage with Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit
By Denise Hoffman On September 15, 2017, Lacy Atzin and Mark Andersen filed a complaint against Anthem, Inc. for refusing to cover computerized prosthetic devices for knees, feet, and ankles on the grounds that they are not medically necessary. The complaint alleges...