How does the need to provide "efficient" prosthetic care both help and hinder your relationship with your prosthetist? In this podcast,...

In this podcast we examine those instances where individuals with disabilities receive help they neither need nor ask for. Prompted by an...

Are you comfortable with Social Security officials monitoring your social media accounts to verify whether your are truly "disabled" for...

The current issue of Amplitude magazine includes an article about advocacy featuring interviews with multiple Amp'd guests as well as...

Unfortunately, for most of us amputation comes with other health complications. Some can be immediate while others may arise later in...

Online dating with LL/D presents an obvious question: how/if/when should you disclose that information about yourself to someone you are...

Your prosthesis - or more specifically, its component parts - come with a warranty. What do warranties cover? What don't they? How do...

Today we tackle the difficult but important topic of sexual harassment in O&P. The O&P Alliance recently published an "open letter" on...

A Texas District Court judge declared the ACA unconstitutional. While the law remains in effect, what does the decision mean? Will it...

News about surprise medical charges seems to be everywhere. With deductibles and out-of-pocket amounts re-setting for many people as of...

For anyone in the limb loss/difference community interested in public policy and advocacy, the NAAOP Fellowship is an amazing opportunity...

It's the Amp'd Centennial Podcast Episode! We share what our favorite Amp'd podcasts are and why. We also reminisce about the origins of...

It's annual enrollment time for health insurance and that means you have choices to make. In this podcast, we focus on the differences...

The impact that veterans of our country's armed forces have had on the broader limb loss/difference community cannot be overstated....

As October comes to a close we celebrate Disability Awareness History Month. Learn about the origins of advocacy in the disability...

Meeting with a new amputee is a huge responsibility and, potentially, a transformative event in that person's life. And if you do it...

Perhaps the biggest health care-related issue in the upcoming mid-term elections is whether the current prohibitions on pre-existing...

It's that time of year again. Beginning November 1st, enrollment in the insurance exchanges begins again. What do you need to know about...

The National Institutes of Health and Department of Defense have awarded a grant to fund a limb loss registry. What is a registry? Why...

Every year, the biggest meeting in terms of size in the prosthetic industry is the AOPA National Assembly. What is it? Who attends? What...