In 2024, the Amputee Coalition was honored as one of the 2024 TSA Disability and Multicultural Coalition Award winners, which served as one of the highlights of our year, showcasing a pivotal success marker as we continue staying committed to building the collective...
Movement, Wellbeing, and Insurance Fairness: Cass Isidro’s conversation with founder of Forrest Stump, Nicole Ver Kuilen
In this special AC News Flash, President and CEO Cass Isidro is joined by the newest Amputee Coalition staff member, Nicole Ver Kuilen who is also the founder of Forrest Stump, a nonprofit advocacy organization with a mission to expand access to prosthetic technology...
AC News Flash Voting Rights Segment with President and CEO Cass Isidro and Certified Lead Advocate Tracey Bowen Bell
In this AC News Flash segment, President and CEO Cass Isidro joins 2024 Amputee Coalition Certified Lead Advocate and community member Tracey Bowen Bell to discuss voting rights. They talk about the importance of voting rights in the Limb Loss and Limb Difference...
National Athlete Advocate Ambassador John Register Shares Message on National Disability Employment Awareness and Employment Fairness
2024 National Athlete Advocate Ambassador Campaign initiator John Register, a decorated Gulf War Army veteran, Paralympian, fervent advocate, and current Amputee Coalition Board Member shares a message on National Disability Employment Awareness and moving into action...
Suicide Awareness and Mental Well-Being: A Conversation, A Journey
Message from the President and CEO, Cass Isidro May this find you well my friends of the Amputee Coalition. Throughout September you will see the coalition highlighting several partnerships, advocacy resources, and more and this message of all those I hope finds you...
Voting Rights! Now More Than Ever Our Advocacy Efforts, Collective Voice, and Vote Is Needed
Message from the President and CEO, Cass Isidro The Amputee Coalition serves as the only national organization whose mission is to support, educate, and advocate for people impacted by limb loss and limb difference, fostering a culture of diversity, inclusion, and...
H.R. 4818 Statement
The Amputee Coalition expresses our support for U.S. House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee’s proposed “Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 4818” (AINS), which we believe will be an important step toward supporting access to obesity treatments...
Amputee Coalition is Excited to Announce that Nicole Ver Kuilen Will Speak at ACNC24!
Innovative Disability Rights Advocate Nicole Ver Kuilen Joins National Conference Lineup! Nicole Ver Kuilen is a disability rights advocate, cancer survivor, and social impact leader dedicated to using her talents for meaningful, systemic change. She founded the...
Bringing Awareness to Limb Loss and Limb Difference in Hawaii
Throughout April, our Certified Lead Advocates (CLA) took advantage of the heightened awareness of the limb loss and limb difference community to bring to light important issues. Letters to the editor often serve as an important advocacy strategy for reaching a...
Celebrating the Success of LLLDAM2024!
https://youtube.com/shorts/FoyioyK93kc?si=THTsENMKCqPBJ3s4 As we reach the end of April, the Amputee Coalition thanks our entire community for all your tremendous efforts contributing to the undeniable success of this year's Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness...