Enhancing Skills for Life

05/21/2026

🎙️✨ New Episode Alert: A Parent’s Perspective on the Skills for Life Workshop ✨🎙️

What’s it really like to attend Skills for Life as a parent of a child living without hands, arms, or more limbs? 💙

In this inspiring, honest, and emotional episode of the Skills Exchange Podcast, we hear from three different parents who attended the October 2025 Skills for Life Workshop. From seeing their children connect with others like them for the first time, to finding support, hope, and community themselves—this conversation is full of meaningful moments (and a few laughs too!).

If you’ve ever wondered about the impact of Skills for Life on families, this episode is a must-listen. 💙

🎧 Listen here: https://ow.ly/9vVB50Z2Ct4
🎵You can also find us on Spotify! https://ow.ly/RXPp50Z2Ct5

05/21/2026

🌍✨ Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Let's celebrate inclusivity and embrace the beauty of diversity together! 🎉💙 Today, we honor everyone’s right to access and participate.

💻What is digital accessibility?
Digital accessibility refers to the ability of people with disabilities/impairments to independently consume and/or interact with digital (e.g., web, mobile) applications and content.

📱The purpose of Global Accessibility Awareness Day is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than One Billion people with disabilities/impairments.

🔗Head to https://accessibility.day/ to learn more!

05/20/2026

🎥💙 Meet Ryan

Born without all four limbs, Ryan is a husband, a dad, and an incredible example of what love, adaptability, and determination look like every day.

In this video, he shares how he navigates family life, builds connection, and shows up for the people who matter most.
🔗https://youtu.be/gcYW2iTbHOY?si=OSK_T5-v6VgrAfso

05/19/2026

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05/18/2026

🧠Did you know?
Learning how to safely fall — and get back up — is an important skill for individuals with multiple limb loss.
Functional strength builds confidence in everyday life. 💙

05/16/2026

The Skills for Life: Bilateral Upper Limb Loss Workshop was founded in 2002 by Dr. Robert H. “Skip” Meier, III and Diane Atkins, OTR, after more than a decade of working together at TIRR. They recognized the unique challenges faced by individuals living without both hands or arms—and believed that coming together in person to share experiences would be far more impactful than anything else.

They were right. This workshop has gone on to be a life-changing experience for every participant.

Today, under the leadership of our volunteer board and Founder & Executive Director Shawn Johnson, Enhancing Skills for Life has grown into a global community—serving individuals in all 50 states and around the world. 🌎

We now carry this mission forward through our Skills for Life Workshops every three years, bringing people together for learning, support, and connection in a way that simply can’t be replicated anywhere else.

Because when people who share this rare experience come together… everything changes. 💙

05/15/2026

We love to bring you all the travel tips, tricks, and advice as you plan for and embark on your summer travel this year! 🚗🌞

Here's another article full of travel tips for amputees who are planning to travel by car or plane!
🔗https://ow.ly/I76B50VWzb5.

05/14/2026

We got to meet our friend Ron at Skills for Life 7 last October, and are happy to share his story of resilience and the love of tennis! 🎾🦾

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11 likes, 1 comment. "After losing all four limbs, Dallas tennis player plans inspiring US Open return"

05/13/2026

🎙️✨ Have you tuned in yet?!

The Skills Exchange Podcast is your go-to for real stories, adaptive tips, and conversations from the limb loss & limb difference community 💙

🎧 Listen now and find your next favorite episode! https://ow.ly/LAg150YUw0A
You can find us on YouTube or Spotify!