Prosthetic Leg No Barrier As Aussie Amputee Climbs To Extraordinary Heights
She had her right leg amputated when she was a baby. Now her life has completely changed due to a sport she was terrified to try. Australia’s most decorated sports …
Woman born with one full arm and leg takes modeling world by storm
A woman born with just one full arm and leg who felt like an “outcast” has taken the modeling world by storm – appearing in Vogue and strutting the catwalk …
This clothing boutique highlights amputee models and fashions
Disabled-rights advocate Keisha Green recently launched The Push Collection boutique, an online retail store that features amputee models modeling stylish fits. Green, being a double amputee herself, created the boutique …
This Marine went from a leg amputation to modeling and elite sports
At a 2021 competition for athletes with physical disabilities, Marine Corps veteran Annika Hutsler met a 10-year-old girl who, like her, had a leg amputation below the knee. The girl’s …
Woman becomes pin-up model after losing her leg to rare cancer at 30
Cairn Atkinson, 35, is a model, actress, and limb difference/differently-abled advocate from Los Angeles, California, USA. She was diagnosed with a rare cancer called Epithelioid Sarcoma in July 2018 when …
Toxic Shock Syndrome amputee Lauren Wasser on how she drew hope from the experience
Model had both legs amputated because of the condition Lauren Wasser, a model who lost both of her legs due to toxic shock syndrome (TSS), has reflected on the lasting …
Stevenage PE teacher’s charity run after leg amputation
Lauren, a PE teacher and keen netball player, had to have her leg amputated after a wall collapsed on her during Storm Eunice in February 2022. “You can’t control a …
‘I had this kind of sixth sense that my leg was going to come off’
Anne Pantazis had become familiar with the pain that had been shooting through her right leg for years. It had started towards the end of 2018 during a trip to …
I have prosthetic hands and it constantly surprises people
A few days ago, I visited a local pub with a girlfriend, and standing at the bar together we ordered two glasses of wine. The bartender promptly placed two stemless …
“Summer belongs to us, too”
What Spain’s body positivity advert tells us about a movement that has turned toxic.Whatever their intentions, those behind this campaign have contributed to demeaning the bodies of people who are …
