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Selfless Quad Amputee Summits a Peak to Raise Money for Other Disabled Kids
A ten-year-old quadruple amputee is going to attempt to summit a 656-foot mountain to raise money for other children with disabilities.
The climber, Luke Mortimer,...
Amputee Who Can Only Walk for 20 Minutes at a Time Climbs England’s Three Highest Peaks
An amputee who can only walk for 20 minutes at a time has climbed England's three highest peaks—a feat that took him 27 hours.
42-year-old...
This Athlete Could Become the First American Amputee to Compete in the Olympics
Despite how his prosthetics have been deemed “an unfair advantage” over his competitors, Blake Leeper is still fighting for a place on Team USA.
This Cheap, Amphibious, 3D-Printed Prosthetic Means That Amputees Can Now Enjoy the Water Without Stress
This inexpensive, amphibious prosthetic means that amputees can now enjoy the beach with their family without having to worry about ruining their limb.
These New Bionic Legs Allow Amputees to Feel and Use Prosthetic as If It Were Their Real Leg
Since three different amputees have been fitted with the bionic legs, the developers are confident that the prosthetics will soon be commercially available.
9-Year-old Double Amputee to Make History on ‘New York Fashion Week’ Catwalk
This 9-year-old Daisy-May is about to make history as the first ever double amputee child to walk the prestigious New York Fashion Week.
Listen to How a Woman Ignored the Grown-Ups and Became an Icon for Amputees (MOTH Monday)
Despite being told as a child never to expose her wooden leg to the public, Aimee Mullins grew up to be a role model for amputees everywhere.
Robotic Arm Named After Luke Skywalker Enables Amputee to Touch and Feel Again: ‘It almost put me to tears’
After 17 years, this amputee was finally able to feel his wife's hand in his own thanks to a new mind-controlled robotic arm with a sensory system..
Star Wars-Inspired Bionic Hand Allows Amputee to Play the Piano For First Time in 5 Years
The force is strong with this one – or at least, it is strong in his bionic arm.
Jason Barnes has not been able to...
First Amputee to Cycle With His Hands in the Race Across America
This cyclist doesn't need his legs to travel across America – he only needs his hands.
Andre Kajlich lost both of his legs from a subway accident...
Man Helps Amputee Up the Stairs, Then Returns to Build Ramp
Jennifer Austin had long awaited the day that her husband would finally return from the hospital – but after weeks of time spent in...
Ex-Hell’s Angel Brings Amputee Vets To Hike World’s Toughest Mountains
A former member of the biker gang Hell’s Angels has founded a nonprofit to give severely wounded veterans the opportunity to become heroes once...
Amputee Veterans Teach Sports to Kids Who Also Lost Limbs (Video)
Veterans who have learned to cope without limbs are instilling confidence in young amputees by teaching them to play softball at a camp in...
Quadruple Amputee Stuns TV’s Mike Rowe: ‘I’m not a victim’
American soldier Travis Mills served three tours in Afghanistan until he lost his arms and legs in a bomb explosion.
The retired United States Army...
Breakthrough Bionic Hand Restores Amputee’s Sense of Touch
Nine years after an accident caused the loss of his left hand, Dennis Aabo Sørensen from Denmark became the first amputee in the world...
Printing $100 limbs in Six Hours for Sudan War Amputees
A Californian non-profit has set up a lab for 3D-printing artificial limbs in Sudan so that the local community can supply the low-cost prosthetics...
Photo of Marine Wife Carrying Amputee Husband Goes Viral
A photo of a Marine's wife carrying her wounded warrior husband is an inspiring example of people coping with and making the best of...
Boy Who Lost his Feet But Not his Spirit Inspires Brother to Run for Boston Amputees
On July 22, 2008, Harris's little brother Michael was rushed to the emergency room with a serious bacterial infection. His condition quickly worsened –-...
War Amputee Flashes New Limbs After Historic Double Arm Transplant
A quadruple-amputee GI from Staten Island proudly showed off his two newly transplanted arms yesterday by using them to push his wheelchair into a...
Triple-amputee Marine Gets Keys to ‘Smart Home’ — and New Life
Afghanistan war veteran Cpl. Juan Dominguez has a new "smart home" adapted to his combat injuries, thanks to money raised by actor Gary Sinise...