RESOURCES
(We're working on adding more. Check back often!)
50 Legs - Providing amputees with prosthetics that they couldn't otherwise afford
Adaptive Adventures - Outdoor opportunities for people with physical differences and their families
A Doll Like Me - Custom handmade dolls that look like the child/recipient
Amputee Blade Runners - Offering free running legs / application & interviews required
A Toy Like Me - Celebrating the powers of disability representation in toys
Amputee Coalition - Statistics and resources for amputees
Barbie with prosthetic leg - Barbie has a removable prosthetic leg
Barbie with wheelchair - Barbie is a wheelchair user
Billy Footwear - Footwear with a universal design, built for inclusion . They have a unique flip top design, making them easier to put on.
BOOKS - Here's a separate list of books (with links) related to limb differences/uniqueness.
Born Just Right - Providing design & STEM opportunities to build creative solutions for the disabled community. The founders also authored a book by the same name.
Camp No Limits - Camps for young people with limb loss/differences - Locations across the US
Challenged Athletes Foundation - Support and grants for fitness/competitive sports for the physically challenged
Creative Technology Orthotic & Prosthetic Solutions - Offering the latest technology for upper & lower extremity prosthetic limbs
Della Duck / Duck Takes - Animated character that has a prosthetic leg
Disarming Disability - A podcast by 2 individuals with limb differences
Don't Hide It Flaunt It - Encouraging people to flaunt one's own difference and celebrate what makes us unique
e-Nable - Offering FREE 3D printed upper extremity prosthetics
EZ hold grips - Silicone adaptive assistive device for activities of daily living / upper extremities
Hanger Orthotics and Prosthetics - Large prosthetic & orthotic organization with many clinics nationwide
Helping Hands of Littleton - CO based chapter of e-Nable, offering FREE 3D printed devices
Ivy's Heirlooms - Custom handmade adaptive clothing
LIM359 - Offering camps in CO and FL for children with limb differences
Limb Kind Foundation - Providing prostheses to children with limb loss internationally, where there is lack of prosthetic support
Limbs for Life - Providing prosthetic care for individuals who cannot otherwise afford it
Living One Handed - Ryan Haack provides personal experience (often with humor) of living with upper extremity limb difference. He authored 'Different is Awesome' and is available for school events.
Lucky Fin Project - Online community of people with primarily upper extremity differences
May We Help - Volunteers that design unique, custom solutions for people with special needs
Microsoft Adaptive - Video game controller designed to meet needs of gamers with limited mobility
MimiTens - Custom made children's mittens designed to stay on / offering designs for limb differences
NCSD - Adaptive sports for people with any physical or developmental difference
N-abler.org - Makers of upper extremity components/devices for hand dysfunction and amputation
NubAbility - Sports camps for kids with limb differences, encouraging mainstream sports participation
OddShoe.org - Footwear exchange program for single shoes
One Foot Two Shoes - Catering to amputees who want to purchase only one shoe
Paddy Rossbach Youth Camp - Amputee's Coalition summer youth camp for ages 10-17
ROMP - providing prosthetic & orthotic care internationally to those without access
She Lift - Empowers young women and girls with physical differences to discover confidence and self esteem through outdoor recreation and mentorship
Stump Kitchen - Cooking show celebrating body diversity, featuring a one-handed chef
This Little Miggy Stayed Home - Author Amy Webb's ('When Charley met Emma') blog discussing special needs. She is the mother of a special needs daughter.
Tommy Hilfiger adaptive - Adaptive Clothing line offering easy closures and solutions
Tony Memmel - One handed musician and guitarist. Available for school and church visits/events
UnLimbited - Offering options & help for limb saving surgeries
Vermont Teddy Bear - Teddy bears with limb differences. Choose upper/lower extremity and above/below elbow/knee.
Winter the Dolphin - Dolphin from 'A Dolphin Tale' movie, who wears a prosthetic tail