Comments due Monday, May 13, 2024 The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking public comments on a new proposed rule designed to ensure airline passengers who use wheelchairs can travel safely and with dignity. An estimated 5.5 million Americans use a...
Airport Security Screening Survey and Public Forum
Over the past year, we have been reaching out to our community members about their experiences with airport security screenings conducted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The response from this community has been tremendous. Our request for...
Message from the President and CEO: Remembering Judith Heumann (December 18, 1947 – March 4, 2023)
The Amputee Coalition has cultivated a community of individuals throughout the globe who bring life to our community through fierce advocating, leadership, and willingness to share personal stories with the world. The Amputee Coalition vision: a world where our...
Amputee Coalition Advocates for Inclusive Census Disability Assessment Questions
(Washington, DC, February 28, 2024) As representatives and advocates for the limb loss and limb difference (LLLD) community, the Amputee Coalition issued a formal request urging the U.S. Census Bureau to reconsider its proposed transition from the current disability...
Addressing Weight Bias in Healthcare
By Ashlie White, Chief Strategy and Programs Officer On January 31, 2024, Amputee Coalition Director of Communications and Partnerships, Shree Thaker and I attended an event at the National Press Club highlighting the Obesity Bill of Rights, the purpose of which is...
Announcing the 2024 National Athlete Advocate Ambassadors
The Amputee Coalition announces the inaugural 2024 National Athlete Advocate Ambassador Campaign. The 2024 campaign seeks to enhance the Amputee Coalition community voice through targeted messaging collaboratively shared in unison focused on the limb loss and/or limb...
Demystifying Policies & Jargon: Kate Ketelhohn’s Enlightening Experience as a Breece Fellow
By Jewel Connelly, Communications Specialist Kate Ketelhohn had no intention of becoming a disability rights lawyer when she accepted the 2023 George and Dena Breece Fellowship, and after a summer in Washington D.C. she still isn’t a policy expert. However, she is a...
Press Release: 5.6 Million++ Americans are Living with Limb Loss and Limb Difference.
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Shree Thaker, Communications & Partnerships Director, sthaker@amputee-coalition.org 5.6 Million++ Americans are Living with Limb Loss and Limb Difference (Washington, DC, February 15, 2024) The Amputee Coalition’s newly...
From Tragedy to Triumph: Jean Mwale’s Journey of Resilience, Hope, and Advocacy
Lead Advocate and 2023 Values in Action award recipient Jean Mwale shares her remarkable journey of battling cancer twice and surviving septic shock, which resulted in multiple amputations. Initially discovering a lump on her throat, she received a devastating cancer...
Wheel the World’s Ultimate Guide to Flying with a Power Wheelchair
This article is written in co-authorship with two power-wheelchair users and experienced travelers: Catherine Sokol, Wheel the World blog contributor, travel enthusiast, and budding disability advocate, and Valeria Rocha, one of Wheel the World's talented software...