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(Created page with "Limb Difference is the term for the condition of missing a limb due to amputation. (People who are born missing a limb may be referred to has having a congenital amputation.)...")
 
 
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Limb Difference is the term for the condition of missing a limb due to amputation. (People who are born missing a limb may be referred to has having a congenital amputation.)


==How Amputees and People with Limb Difference Talk About Themselves==
This information has been moved to [https://accessibility.perpendicularangel.com/what-is-accessibility/types-of-disabilities/physical-disabilities/limb-difference/ Limb Difference] on [[Perpendicular Angel]].
 
According to [https://www.self.com/story/limb-differences 10 Things Amputees and People With Limb Differences Want You to Know] by [[Susie Armitage]], some people who have a limb difference refer to themselves and amputees, and others prefer limb difference. Similarly, some identify as being disabled and some do not. As always, ask someone how they identify, don't identify their disability for them.
 
[[Zohreh Etezad Saltaneh]] paints, weaves carpets, and cooks just like anyone else... but with her feet.  
<YouTube>https://youtu.be/SYL86cnF5-k</YouTube>


[[Category:Physical Disabilities]]
[[Category:Physical Disabilities]]

Latest revision as of 17:11, 10 September 2021

This information has been moved to Limb Difference on Perpendicular Angel.