PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman, Director, Communications, jerrica@amputee-coalition.org (April 25, 2022, Washington, D.C.) The Amputee Coalition has recruited a total of 95 civilian-based hospitals and rehabilitation facility partners...
Press Release: Amputee Coalition Applauds GAO Examination of Health Insurance
The Amputee Coalition applauds a major development in support of the limb loss and limb difference community, as the federal government initiates a study of the barriers to prosthetic device assessment and access for 2.1 million Americans with limb loss. After nearly...
Administration for Community Living Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Please mark your calendars and plan to join the Administration for Community Living (ACL) for its tenth anniversary virtual celebration on Tuesday, April 26 from 1-2:30 p.m. (EDT). We’ll celebrate the last decade’s achievements, explore the opportunities in front of...
Press Release: Amputee Coalition Welcomes New Members to 2022 Board of Directors
The Amputee Coalition welcomes its new 2022 Board of Directors. Lorraine Riche, MPA, president of Psych Associates of Maryland, an outpatient mental health organization, takes the helm as the board chair. Three new members join Riche on the 2022 AC Board of Directors:...
In Memoriam: Marsha Therese Danzig 1962-2022
Marsha Therese Danzig, yoga teacher and founder of Y4A: Yoga for Amputees passed away on January 8, 2022, after a battle with Covid-19. Marsha spent the last two decades of her life teaching and training adoptive yoga and truly personified the movement. Marsha created...
Dan Ignaszewski Farewell Message
Dear Amputee Coalition Community, The new year often marks a time for new beginnings. Every year, people set goals and look at ways to grow and improve, and I hope you all are excited for what 2022 can bring. This New Year will also bring a new chapter in my life as I...
Peer Support Programs made an impact in 2019 and are ready to expand in 2020!
In the blink of an eye, we have entered a New Year! The Amputee Coalition Peer Support team has hit the ground running in 2020 to expand our reach and serve the growing needs of our community. While we look forward to big things this year, we want to highlight all the...
Become a Certified Peer Visitor and Help Others in Our Community
No one is potentially in a better position to understand about living life with an amputation or supporting a person with limb loss/difference than someone who has been there. An experienced, well-trained peer can offer encouragement and information from a place, and...