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Show Us Your 40! #LLLDAM2026

Limb Loss Limb Difference Awareness Month

APRIL IS LIMB LOSS AND LIMB DIFFERENCE AWARENESS MONTH

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Join us in celebrating 40 years of impact—and help shape what comes next. Show us your 40. Let’s fuel the next 40 years—together.

Join us in celebrating 40 years of impact—and help shape what comes next. Show us your 40. Let’s fuel the next 40 years—together.

40 Years of the Amputee Coalition. Celebrating 40 Years of Supporting the Limb Loss and Limb Difference Community.,

Join the #40Challenge: This LLLDAM, there’s no one right way to participate. We just want to see your 40!

Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month (LLLDAM) 2026

Celebrating 40 Years — Your Way!

April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month (LLLDAM), and this year is extra meaningful—we’re celebrating 40 years of community, advocacy, and progress. As we honor this milestone, we’re not just looking back. We’re inviting you to help fuel the next 40 years—in a way that’s authentic to you.

This LLLDAM, there’s no one right way to participate. We just want to see your 40.

That could mean:

  • 40 Movements—Big or Small
  • $40 Raised or Donated
  • 40 Acts of Kindness
  • The Mixed Medium Art Challenge
  • The Proclamation Challenge
  • Show Your Mettle
  • Becoming a Certified Peer Visitor (CPV)
  • Or something entirely your own.

Whether you create, move, give, advocate, or connect—your participation matters. This month is about community, creativity, and showing up in ways that reflect who you are and what you care about.

Join us in celebrating 40 years of impact—and help shape what comes next.

Show us your 40. Let’s fuel the next 40 years—together.

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Fun Ways to Get Involved and Make a Difference!

No need to wait until April to spread awareness—we have lots of ways for you to get involved! Together, we can make April a month of empowerment, awareness, storytelling, and connection. Join us in raising visibility, sharing your experiences, and building a community where everyone has a voice. From creative expression to advocacy and peer support, here’s how you can be part of the Amputee Coalition’s 40th-anniversary celebration!

Proclamation Challenge

Take the pledge today! Together, we’ll ensure that all 50 states are standing in solidarity with the limb loss and limb difference community this April.

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Help Us Make History!

Your voice is a vital part of our history, and we’d love to feature your story as we celebrate 40 years of connection, advocacy, and empowerment.

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Spread the Word

Write a Letter to the Editor—Shine a spotlight on the issues that matter by helping to raise awareness for the Limb Loss and Limb Diffference community.

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Mixed Medium Art Challenge

Whether you are a seasoned artist or exploring creativity for the first time, we welcome submissions in any medium.

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Become a Certified Lead Advocate

The Amputee Coalition is looking for individuals to lead the advocacy efforts in all 50 states.

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Become A CPV

The Amputee Coalition’s Certified Peer Visitors (CPV) are trained volunteers who provide information and support for individuals about to undergo an amputation or who currently have limb loss/difference.

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Lead a Support Group

Becoming a support group leader is a powerful way to make a difference! Whether you’re passionate about creating a space for connection, sharing resources, or supporting others on their journey, leading a group can be an incredibly rewarding experience.

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Looking for Additional Ways to Spread Awareness?

Let’s unite in action, honor the strength of our community, and show the world that we thrive together. Express your creativity, wear orange, share your story, and submit your art. Use #LLLDAM2026 to share your journey and amplify our message all month long! Choose one or all from the list below.

Wear Orange Wednesday

Every Wednesday in April, wear orange to show your support. Snap a photo and post it using #WearOrangeWednesday #LLLDAM2026 and tag @AmputeeCoalition. Let’s flood social media with a sea of orange solidarity!

Show Your Mettle!

The last Saturday of April is “Show Your Mettle Day”, a day to empower individuals to show off their “mettle” (i.e. prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, wheelchairs, crutches, canes, etc.) This year, on Saturday, April 25, 2026, post a picture of you in your “mettle” and make sure to tag the @AmputeeCoalition.

Download the LLLDAM Toolkit

The Amputee Coalition has created a comprehensive toolkit to help you spread the word including shareable social media graphics, printable posters and banners, and sample posts to help you spread the word.

Create a Buzz on Social Media

Use #LLLDAM2026, #ShowUsYour40, #WeTHRIVE, #40YearsStrong, and #CreateArtLLLDAM to create an online movement and enact real change for our community.

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Countdown to Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month

Join the Fun: Weekly #WeTHRIVE Challenges to Inspire and Connect!

Each week in April, we’ll focus on a different theme to share stories, encourage participation, and build community:

Week 1: #ACShareYourStory #LLLDAM2026 Challenge

Week 1 invites you to share your story — how you became part of the limb loss and limb difference community, what this month means to you, and the moments that shaped your path.

Week 2: Growth & Perspective — #ThenVsNow #LLLDAM2026 Challenge

Week 2 of #LLLDAM2026 reflects on growth and perspective — both personal and collective. Over the past 40 years, the limb loss and limb difference community has grown through learning, collective action, and strength. Progress hasn’t been linear, but it has been powerful.

This week invites reflection on what has changed over time, what you’ve learned along the way, and what you wish others better understood about living with limb loss or limb difference.

Ways to participate: Share a Then vs. Now photo or reflection of your progress, growth, or change.

you, and the moments that shaped your path.

Week 3: Connection & Support — #CommunityStrong

Week 3 of #LLLDAM2026 centers the people and relationships that have carried this community forward for 40 years. Mentors, caregivers, supporters, and peer connections have shaped not only individual journeys, but the movement itself.

This week is an opportunity to recognize those who have supported your path and reflect on what community truly means to you.

Week 4: Knowledge Focus #LLLDAM2026 Challenge

Share one thing you’ve learned since joining the community. It could be a life hack, an informational fact, a mindset shift, or something you wish you had known sooner. Use #40YearsStrong #LLLDAM2026

Week 5: Legacy Focus #LLLDAM2026 Challenge

This final week is about what we carry forward — the values, lessons, and traditions built over the past 40 years that will continue to shape the future of the limb loss and limb difference community. Awareness doesn’t end with April; it continues through action, involvement, and connection.

Ways to participate this week: Share a value, lesson, or tradition you want to carry into the next 40 years.