AMPUTATION ONLINE Magazine (January 1998)
(Vancouver, Canada) The January 1998 Edition of Amputation Online Magazine
is now available (http://www.portal.ca/~igregson/amputation.html) PLEASE
NOTE the new URL.
The January edition features:
An interview with the creator of the Flex Foot Van Philips (Van was
recently featured on NBC’s Nightline November 20th/97)
An account of the Ottawa Landmine treaty through the eyes and ears of a
local amp Catherine Barrette.
A review of three prosthetic shock absorbing pylon’s (Flex Foot’s Re-Flex
VSP.; Seattle Limb Systems’ Airstance and Amputee Solutions’ Ultimate
Pylon) Part One of Two.
“Those Magnificent Amps in their Flying Machines”. A profile of three
amputees that fly three very different aircraft. Navy pilot John Alvarez
(who flies the biggest helicopter used by the US military), Jeff Cain who
flies and instrumentless biplane known as the “Hatz” and Tim Adams who
flies a Challenger II ultralight.
***A special offer on the Corel Amputee CD ROM. Was originally $69US, is
now $49US, special offer only available through Amputation Online
magazine***
An updated “Calendar” that features information on the Amputee Coalition of
America Conference scheduled for June 13-15, 1998 in Chicago.
Plus more amputee humour with Amplaff cartoon.
Amputation Online magazine works in partnership with the Amputee WEB Site
and St. Johns University (New York) Amputee Listserv mailing list.
All three internet media are published/operated/moderated by GB
Communications, a Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, company owned by Ian
Gregson. Ian Gregson is 35 years old and has been an above knee amputee
since 1978.
Amputation Online magazine is an online publication that highlights the
amputee lifestyle. If you have a product, service or story that might be of
interest please contact:
GB Communications
56-3550 Adanac Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada, V5K 4Y6
Voice/Fax: 604.320.1914 (call 1st before faxing)
email: mailto:[email protected]
web: http://www.portal.ca/~igregson/gb.html
Ian Gregson (mailto:[email protected])
Amputee WEB Site <> AMPUTATION Online Magazine
http://www.portal.ca/~igregson/index.html
Moderator Amputee & D-Sport Listservs
