YOUR WELL-BEING: Rising Above Limb Loss
If you approach it like it’s a step stool, you’ll start climbing By Sherri Edge, Arm Dynamics Photography by Kelby Pechacek It seems like nothing can stop Justin Pechacek from achieving his goals. He grew up active in sports, was the captain of his high school...
FRIENDS & FAMILY: Learning Self-Advocacy
Lead Advocate Jim Wilkes Harnesses the Power of Self-Advocady By Jewel Connelly, Communications Specialist Ever since becoming an above-knee amputee over five years ago, Jim Wilkes, like many amputees, has had to become his biggest advocate. After nine failed knee...
LOOKING FORWARD: Upcoming Prevalence Study
5 Million Strong By Natalie Harold, Resource Development Manager How many of us are out there? Are you a person living with limb loss or limb difference? Have you ever wondered how many others like you are living in the United States at this very moment? By typing...
THE NEXT GENERATION: A Unique Approach
Seeing others overcome their fears in their own ways is a powerful motivator By Divine Favour Akin, Youth Engagement Reporter Editor’s Note: Divine Favour Akin continues her story about attending Youth Camp and the Amputee Coalition National Conference. Time went by...
YOUR VOICE MATTERS: Overcoming Peripheral Arterial Disease
ARC ACT AIMS TO FIGHT THE NO. 1 CAUSE OF LIMB LOSS IN THE U.S. By Ryan Geddie, Government Relations Vascular disease, which includes peripheral arterial disease (PAD), is the cause of more than 50% of limb loss in the United States. PAD is a crisis, and one that is...
LIVING WITH LIMB LOSS AND LIMB DIFFERENCE: The End of the Chase
Paralympian Nicole Roundy on overcoming life’s challenges By Laura Canfield To say Nicole Roundy has OVERCOME challenges is an understatement: The para-snowboarding pioneer helped propel her sport to the Paralympic stage. She is a twotime Paralympian, a 24-time World...
FROM THE BLOG: Abilities Over Disability
Paralympic Sprinter Blake Leeper Soars Beyond Limitations By Jewel Connelly, Communications Specialist “My adversity is my advantage.” This is the powerful motto that Paralympic sprinter Blake Leeper lives by, a mindset which has released him from the limitations...
THE POWER OF YOU: Elevating Each Other
Highlights from the National Conference In August, the Amputee Coalition welcomed nearly 1,000 members, caregivers and supporters of the limb loss and limb difference community from across the country to Orlando, Florida, for the Amputee Coalition National Conference....
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO: Thriving and Belonging
National Conference brings us together, makes us feel at home. It feels like coming home. If you are like me and numerous community members who pulled me to the side to say hello, this was a resounding and repeating phrase I heard throughout our week together. A place...