Support from a local amputee group is not always available. The following are online communication resources for amputees, caregivers, friends and family members of amputees who would like to communicate with others via Internet forums or e-mail lists.

ACA Amputee Communicator Forum

amputee-coalition.org/npn_osg.html
The Amputee Coalition of America has set up this forum just for the amputee community as a safe, confidential place to share thoughts, feelings, wisdom, fears and triumphs. Access is carefully controlled. Once registered, amputees may go online and join the discussions or just hang back and observe unseen, learning from what others in the amputee community have to say.

The contents of the following sites are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not represent the official views of the ACA/NLLIC. Links are provided for information only. No ACA endorsement is implied.

As always, please use caution when sharing personal information with strangers over the Internet.

Internet Forums, Blogs, and E-Mail Lists

AMP-L - Amputee Information Network

mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/amp-l
This e-mail list began in 1995 as "a moderated forum for the discussion of adult amputee and related issues."

ARM-AMP

arm-amp.com
This e-mail list was established in 1996 for upper-limb amputees to share information and support.

Bikers Accident Survivor Forum

pub34.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=2876710772&frmid=238&msgid=0
Not specific to limb loss, this is a forum for bikers supporting bikers in their time of need.

Heather Mills Amputee Forum

heathermills.org/forum
The Heather Mills Amputee Forum is a community forum for amputees, their caregivers, friends, and family members. Very active, many topics.

I-CAN (International Child Amputee Network)

child-amputee.net
This e-mail list was established in 1995 to provide information and support contacts to children with absent or underdeveloped limbs and their parents.

Justice For All

aapd.com/Advocacy/JFA.html
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) offers an e-mail newsletter and activist blog.

Limb Differences – Connections

limbdifferences.org/connections
This online resource for families and friends of children with limb differences was founded in 2002 as a continuation of a resource started in 1981.

Unlimbited Possibilities

unlimbitedpossibilities.org
Unlimbited Possibilities is a community where families of children with upper-limb differences can gather to offer support and share information. Founded in 2003.

Social Networking Sites

AmpuFreedom

ampufreedom.com/
This community for “all amputees, disabled folks and those with a caring interest" began in 2008.

Disaboom Live

disaboomlive.com
Not specific to limb loss, Disaboom Live is dedicated to improving the way people with disabilities or functional limitations live their lives.

Less Than Four

lessthanfour.org
Less Than Four is “for amputees around the world. People with limb differences gather here to ask questions, find answers and connect with one another.”

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