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Activities of Daily Living: Bathroom Edition

Created 10/2019 Introduction The bathroom is one of the places in your home where the ability to do things independently is extremely important. While in the bathroom, most people want ...continue.

Adaptive Gaming Resources

Created 10/2019 – Gaming can allow those who are disabled to learn new skills as well as provide therapeutic benefits. More and more gaming manufacturers and organizations are tackling the ...continue.

Adaptive Sports Programs

Created 02/2017 - This fact sheet focuses on nationwide, sport-specific resources that provide an overview of the adapted version of a particular sport; there may be leagues or teams located ...continue.

Advanced Exercises for People With Lower-Extremity Amputations

Senior Step – Volume 1, 2004 - by Melissa Wolff-Burke, EdD, PT, ATC, and Elizabeth Cole, PT - The previous article discussed exercises to help you maintain the range of ...continue.

Applying a shrinker

Narrated by Paddy Rossbach, this is part of a series of demonstrations designed to help individuals learn to manage after a lower-limb amputation. ...continue.

Before Your Amputation: Questions to Ask Your Surgeon

Updated 10/2023 Talking with your surgeon prior to amputation is important. You should meet your surgeon, feel confident in his or her abilities, and have all of your concerns addressed ...continue.

Best Dress and How to Present Yourself in an Interview (Adults/Veterans)

The Workforce Development Manager will provide attendees with the “Do’s and Dont’s” when it comes to meeting with an employer during an interview. Discussion will include information, such as how ...continue.

Best Dress and How to Present Yourself in an Interview (Youth ages 15-17)

The Workforce Development Manager will provide attendees with the “Do’s and Dont’s” when it comes to meeting with an employer during an interview. Discussion will include information, such as how ...continue.

Breaking Into Workforce Development

Get an overview of the Amputee Coalition’s Workforce Development Program and its job board platform.Also lean about the programs and services offered through a government, nationwide program called Vocational Rehabilitation. ...continue.

Breast Cancer & Mastectomies

Introduction Amputation is commonly understood as the loss of a major limb such as an arm or a leg. However, the loss of any body part often includes profound functional ...continue.

Career Exploration 101 (Adults/Veterans)

During this training, Trenaya Reid, Workforce Development Manager, will provide ways to navigate career exploration, such as learning your skills, analyzing your interests and researching information within your career field ...continue.

Career Exploration 101 (Youth Ages 15-17)

Get an overview of what Career Exploration is and the skills/resources necessary to be able to search for jobs within a participant’s career interests. The Workforce Development Manager  also provides ...continue.

Caregiver Resources

Created 04/2019 Being a Caregiver: Beginning Your New Journey The Amputee Coalition offers Being a Caregiver: Beginning Your New Journey as an introductory guide to help families and spouses of ...continue.

Choosing an Assisted Care Facility

Senior Step – Volume 1, 2004 - by Christina DiMartino - Senior man and woman sitting in wheelchairs reading a bookThe Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA), headquartered in Fairfax, ...continue.

College Funding Resources for Individuals with Disabilities

Created 10/2019– There are many different opportunities for individuals with limb loss or limb difference to find resources that may be able to help pay for their post-secondary education. These ...continue.