Amputation
Welcome to the A2A Amputation Advocacy Resource Center (ARC), an outreach project of the nonprofit Adversity 2 Advocacy Alliance, aiming to help individuals impacted by amputation step into amputation advocacy.
We hope you’ll be inspired by our A2A Advocates impacted by amputation, and we invite you to listen to our A2A Spotlight features and A2A 1-on-1 interviews sharing powerful stories of how individuals impacted by amputation are turning adversity into advocacy.
While you’re here, we hope you’ll join our Amputation Messages of Hope campaign. Give hope. Get hope. All in 30 seconds. And if you’re interested in sharing YOUR story with the help of one of our professional journalists, let us know!
Oh, and please be sure to add your name to our Wall of Allies, so you can show your support for our advocates. If you’d like, we’ll also send you our free monthly e-newsletter.
Meet our A2A Advocates
Patrick Filosa
Patrick Filosa Adversity: Amputation Advocacy: Raises money for nonprofits that serve young amputees ...
Dr BJ Miller
BJ Miller Adversity: Triple amputee, near-death experience Advocacy: Provides palliative care to patients living and suffering with serious illness "With my dramatic adversity comes the possibility for dramatic joy. Sharing this with others makes sweet of...
A2A Spotlight Features
Spotlight – Courageous Amputee And Cancer Survivor Soars As Competitive Climber
KCBS Radio afternoon anchor and A2A founder Jeff Bell spotlights Kareemah Batts, disability and diversity advocate and paraclimbing pioneer. Batts is the founder of the non-profit Adaptive Climbing Group, which provides people with disabilities accessibility to the...
A2A Spotlight: Jessica Melore
A2A feature on Jessica Melore as heard on KCBS Radio: A2A Spotlight Interview: A2A founder Jeff Bell speaks with Jessica Melore--survivor of a massive heart attack, leg amputation, heart transplant, and cancer--about her remarkable journey from adversity to...