Case File #118: Limb Laws

The Crisis Files

More than two million people in the United States live with it. And that number is expected to grow. But losing a limb doesn't have to limit your life. Finding the right support and team to get back to living can be an uphill battle. That's why Aaron Holm founded Wiggle Your Toes – an organization dedicated to helping amputees and their families get the right support, answers and resources to keep looking and moving forward. He joins host Roshini Rajkumar to share his own story of recovery after becoming a bilateral above-the-knee amputee. Aaron also explains challenges for people with congenital limb difference or unexpected limb loss when it comes to getting insurance coverage and how your family could be one kid soccer game or diabetes diagnosis away from the same discrimination. Explore how developments in legislation, technology and sports are all working to help amputees thrive.

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