Day: May 9, 2011

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), announced that U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, Medal of Honor recipient, has been selected as the torchbearer for the 2011 Warrior Games Opening Ceremony on May 16 in Colorado…

On April 8, 2011, Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced S773, the Insurance Fairness for Amputees Act, which in previous Congresses was entitled the Prosthetic and Custom Orthotic Parity Act. S773 would require plans that cover O&P…

The Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF) Inc. announced its 2011 O&P Educator and Student Award Programs. The O&P Educator Award Program is designed to support prosthetic and orthotic educators who currently hold teaching positions at schools accredited…