By Jerrica Thurman The Amputee Coalition held its 2022 Youth Camp at Conference in Palm Desert, California, August 10-13, bringing together Campers ages 10-17, their parents, counselors, and leaders in training for the first time in three years. The in-person Youth...
This excerpt of PIECE BY PIECE - How I Built My Life (No Instructions Required) is reprinted with permission from the authors. David Aguilar was born missing part of one arm, a small detail that seemed to define his life and limit people’s ideas of who he was and who...
PALM DESERT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amputee Coalition 2022 National Conference comes to Palm Desert at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa welcoming over 650 attendees. Paralympic Silver Medal Combat Veteran and Amputee, John Register has been appointed...
The Amputee Coalition announces Chris Draft, former NFL player, Spirit Award Winner, founder of Team Draft and CEO of the Chris Draft Family Foundation, will attend the Amputee Coalition Youth Camp at the 2022 National Conference in Palm Desert, California. “Chris...
The Amputee Coalition is very excited to welcome JaMarr John Johnson as the featured speaker for this year’s Youth Camp at the 2022 National Conference! JaMarr is a truly dynamic individual who has been delivering his unique brand of motivational talks for over two...
Amanda Woodson – Hospital Partnerships and Underserved Communities Manager The Amputee Coalition is thrilled to welcome Parents, Campers, Leader in Trainings, and Counselors to the 2022 Youth Camp. As we count down to start of camp, we would like to answer frequently...
Hello Amputee Coalition Community,We are excited to have Camp at Conference, August 10-13, in Palm Desert, California. Please take a few minutes to watch the video and learn more about what to expect at this year’s Youth Camp! Our Camp provides an in-person experience...
We have heard the concerns of our community and have been working nearly around the clock over the past several weeks and months to make possible our July in-person camp at the 4-H camp in Tennessee; sadly, the safety and risk challenges are insurmountable. Staff and...
This month is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month (LLLDAM), April 1-30, 2022. The annual celebration was created to raise awareness about what it’s like to live with limb loss and limb difference, and this year’s theme is “Your Ordinary is Extraordinary.”...
Pfizer Inc. announced today that it has initiated a Phase 2/3 study, EPIC-PEDS (Evaluation of Protease Inhibition for COVID-19 in Pediatric Patients), to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of Pfizer’s PAXLOVID™ (nirmatrelvir [PF-07321332] tablets and...