Photos: Amputee Coalition conference
More than 1,000 attended the Amputee Coalition 2018 National Conference at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort west of Tucson. The four-day conference featured clinic sessions, training and product demonstrations.
Photos by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Amputee Coalition 2018 National Conference
Barbara Monteith, a lower-limb amputee from Lake George, N.Y. looks tries a recumbent bicycle with assistance from Ed Granados, of Thermal, Calif., during a hand-cycle demonstration from Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports.
Amputee Coalition 2018 National Conference
Sarah Reinertsen, right, an Ironman and World Marathon Challenge competitor, embraces 22-year-old Alexandra Capellini, of Brooklyn, N.Y., after getting some running pointers on her new running blade prosthetic.
Amputee Coalition 2018 National Conference
Deborah Jackson, right, a lower-leg amputee from Wisconsin, delights in the feel of riding an adaptive bicycle organized by Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports.
Amputee Coalition 2018 National Conference
Adela Alvarez, a lower-limb amputee from Minnesota, works with University of Minnesota physical therapy student Becky George during an Össur walking and mobility enhancement class.
Amputee Coalition 2018 National Conference
Deborah Jackson, right, a lower-leg amputee from Wisconsin, delights in the feel of riding an adaptive bicycle organized by Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports.
Amputee Coalition 2018 National Conference
Sondra Petties, a lower-limb amputee from Dallas, Texas, gets an introduction to recumbent cycling from Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports' Mia Hansen, left.
Amputee Coalition 2018 National Conference
Sondra Petties, a lower-limb amputee from Dallas, Texas, is all smiles as she takes a spin in a recumbent cycle with help from Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports.
Amputee Coalition 2018 National Conference
Ed Granados, a lower-limb amputee from Thermal, Calif., tries out a recumbent bicycle.
Amputee Coalition 2018 National Conference
Barbara Monteith, right, a lower-limb amputee from Lake George, N.Y., tries a recumbent bicycle as she talks with lower-limb amputee Ed Granados, of Thermal, Calif., during a hand-cycle demonstration from Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports.
The conference brought out the amputee community in mass from around the word for three days in Tucson this week.