After Kirstie Ennis comes back from climbing Mount Everest (where she’s currently acclimating at Camp Two), what will she do for an encore? Climb another mountain, of course. Ennis is one of the headliners on the Range of Motion Project’s 2023 Climb Team, which will ascend Cayambe this fall in ROMP’s annual fundraising expedition. A veteran of ROMP’s 2019 climb, Ennis will be joined by about a dozen teammates in the ninth annual campaign, which aims to raise $120,000 to support amputees’ mobility. (Here’s where you can add your support to the cause.) “I want to be a part of this incredible c ..read more

A growing number of organizations offer financial help for amputees to support mobility. May is known as Mobility Awareness Month, but the actual subject is immobility. That’s what we’re raising awareness about—the fact that millions of amputees and other people with disabilities don’t enjoy the mobility they deserve because they can’t afford the prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs, automobile modifications, and other technology they need. Fortunately, a growing number of organizations offer financial help for amputees who seek to improve their mobility. When we queried our new Amputee Community Re ..read more

Amplitude has proudly featured Chris Prange-Morgan’s writing many times over the years. We’re especially proud to share this article, an excerpt from Prange-Morgan’s first book. Titled Broken, Brave, and Bittersweet: Forging Fiercely Through Disability, Parenthood, and Other Misadventures, the memoir examines trauma and recovery from multiple perspectives. The core narrative covers Prange-Morgan’s attempts to salvage her leg after a catastrophic accident; her gradual embrace of amputation as the best option; and the scars (physical and emotional) that attest to her pain and healing. While th ..read more