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American Amputee Foundation Resource Directory   The AAF National Resource Directory for Amputees and Individuals with Disabilities has been compiled as a major reference tool for amputee and disability related information.... Details > American Amputee Foundation, Inc American Amputee Foundation Support Library   This site provides a library of documents which can provide additional information about disabilities.... Details > American Amputee Foundation, Inc Before Your Amputation: Questions to Ask Your Surgeon   Also available in: Spanish   Talking with a surgeon prior to an amputation is important. One should meet his or her surgeon, feel confident in his or her abilities, and have all individual concerns addressed before surgery is sch... Details > National Limb Loss Information Center Limb Differences -- Definitions   The Amputee Coalition of America provides this listing of terms relating to limb differences and their meanings for the benefit of amputees, their families and other interested members of the general ... Details > Amputee Coalition of America Locate a Practitioner of Facility: American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics   Health professionals, amputees and other physically challenged, and the general public can search this database to locate individuals and facilities that are certified by the American Board for Certif... Details > American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc. Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Program (LEAP) A comprehensive prevention program developed at the Bureau of Primary Health Care that can dramatically reduce lower extremity amputations in individuals with diabetes mellitus, Hansen's disease, or a... Details > Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration Programs and Services: National Amputation Foundation   The National Amputation Foundation has programs and services geared to help the amputee and other disabled people. ... Details > National Amputation Foundation Prosthetic Limb Donations   This web page offers users a list of organizations that accept donations of used prosthetic limbs and/or components. The used prosthetic limbs may be disassembled and the components shipped to third w... Details > Amputee Coalition of America Tips for the New Amputee and their Families and Friends   This page provides information on Tips for the New Amputee And their families and friends.... Details > National Amputation Foundation When a Parent Loses a Limb: Helping Children Cope   Also available in: Spanish   This fact sheet provides common questions that children ask when a parent loses a limb. The fact sheet also discusses things for parents to remember when talking to children about a lost limb, includi... Details > National Limb Loss Information Center