In February, Josh Lorimer, CPA, Idaho Orthotic and Prosthetic Services, Meridian, received some media attention after he visited a local elementary school to talk about prosthetic legs and how to accept people’s differences. In one news photograph, Lorimer, who has a right transtibial amputation, fields questions from the group of students, many of whom have their hands raised. During that visit, he also showed off his current prosthesis, which has a wireless Bluetooth speaker built into the socket and is connected to his iPhone. Sound-activated LED lights are laminated into the socket that turn on and off to the rhythm of the music. “I am fluent in American Sign Language and have many deaf friends,” he said. “I wanted them to be able to appreciate the music-and the best way to do this is with the sound-activated lights.”
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