10+ hour, 39+ min ago  (251+ words) The last time Lawrence took me to physical therapy should have told us all we needed to know. We sat there waiting for the young trainer. She came at last and stared at us in amazement. "Where is the leg?...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago  (130+ words) But one of the most significant shifts isn't just in how prosthetics are fitted. It's in how they're portrayed to the people who are actually going to use them. Here are three prime examples of what happens when products are…...

10+ hour, 39+ min ago  (729+ words) In May 2020, bilateral amputee Nate Denofre set out from Lake Itasca with a bold goal: paddle the entire 2, 300-mile Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. What followed was anything but smooth. Alongside his wife, Christa, Denofre battled freezing temperatures,…...

9+ hour, 24+ min ago  (430+ words) An estimated 6 million Americans use a wheelchair as their primary mode of mobility'about 2. 3 percent of US adults. But for many, getting a wheelchair that truly fits their body, lifestyle, and environment remains a challenge. Erik Kondo is working to change…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago  (1147+ words) I'm standing in a conference space while people move around me. They're mostly male, over 40, and nondisabled (or at least that's my assumption at first glance), garbed in collared shirts and nice pants, drinks in hand. I'm here to talk…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (558+ words) For many people with limb difference, this experience is all too familiar. You walk into the shoe store and see the backlit walls lined with rows of sneakers'bright, colorful, calling your attention. The Adidas Adizero Evo, the On Cloudsurfer, the…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (446+ words) The summer after my amputation, I secured a small plot in a community garden. A dear friend paid the $15 seasonal fee'her way of helping me get outside and moving with my fairly new prosthetic leg. Her youngest son was five…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (527+ words) For Paul Tubberville, the desire to create something that both he and other amputees could use to monitor prosthetic use'and the daily issues that come with it'felt essential. He opted for amputation at age 20 after battling osteosarcoma in high school…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago  (440+ words) The first time Jane Rogers flew using a wheelchair, she wasn't prepared for what would happen in the TSA line. As she waited for precheck, a stranger spoke up. "Just because you're in a wheelchair doesn't mean you should have…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago  (372+ words) The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge wrapped submissions on April 7, closing out five days of fast-paced, purpose-driven storytelling. Now in its 13th year, the annual competition continues to spotlight disability inclusion in front of'and behind'the camera. Last year's challenge highlighted the kind…...