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In September, I spoke at Stanford University’s 2014 Medicine X conference. Why would an amputee be speaking at a medical conference? Even better, why would an amputee be speaking at a medical conference whose tag line is: “The Intersection of Medicine and Emerging Technologies”? I was on that stage was for the purpose of education. When the…

What’s Next?

Army Colonel Greg Gadson sits on a stool in the center of a huge ballroom.  His hefty bionic legs and bulky motorized ankles match his body build.  Colonel Gadson is BIG.  Solid.  Muscular like a bulldog. At this year’s Amputee Coalition National Conference, three hundred amputees are packed together in chairs to hear Colonel Gadson…

I Want to Show You All My Wares by Andrew Carter

  Yes, I’m actually wearing a white shirt. Really. This was quite the weekend. I’m now back home from home from the Amputee Coalition’s annual national conference, which took place in Orlando this year. In their own words, the AC’s mission is “to reach out and to empower people affected by limb loss to achieve their full…