Adult Amputee Program
Provided by: The War Amps
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Service Description
Provides adult amputees with financial assistance towards the cost of artificial limbs and a wealth of information about life as an amputee. Services include:
- Financial Assistance: provides financial assistance to Canadian amputees towards the cost of artificial limbs.
- Information on Life As an Amputee:
- Provides resources to educate amputees and their families on living with amputation.
- The booklet Pain and Phantom Limbs includes theories that may explain phantom limb pain and presents information on some of the techniques available to alleviate the pain.
- Advocacy:
- Advocates for individual amputees who have encountered discrimination or red tape in accessing health care, important financial benefits and/or legal rights.
Eligibility
Amputees 18 and over residing in Canada.
Application Process
Complete the online registration form.
Fees
No fee - Registration required.
Fax: 1-855-860-5595
Toll-Free: 1-877-622-2472
Service Website
waramps.ca/ways-we-help/adult-amputees/
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Coverage Area
Saskatchewan (and across Canada)
Languages Offered
English
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- Adult Amputee Program
- Advocacy
- Child Amputee Program
- DRIVESAFE Program
- Living With Amputation
- Orthotics and Prosthetics Professionals
- PLAYSAFE Program
- War Amputee Program
Location Info
Accessibility
Wheelchair access - designated parking spaces; Wheelchair access - front or side or back doors; Wheelchair access - ramps; Wheelchair access - washrooms (at least one); Wheelchair access - call for details or special appointment req’d; Elevators; Elevators - Braille signage; Elevators - audible tone or speech; Elevators - lowered buttons; Not Wheelchair accessible
Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program: 1-800-267-4023
Adult Amputee Program: 1-877-622-2472
Toll-Free: 1-800-465-2677
Business Line: 613-731-3821
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