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Contemporary Featuring Derek Hough and Amy Purdy Season 18’s Amy Purdy was the first double amputee to ever appear on Dancing with the Stars.
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Support from the amputee community Marcusen, Frech and Lockhart each took the stage at different parts of the show to update the crowd on how much money was raised, and how important this night is to them.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
The wrinkle here is Gaston and Loeffler’s partnership with a team from the University of Georgia to develop new software, for use with consumer versions of Meta Quest headsets, that immerses amputees in a virtual world and gives them back their lost limb via a simulation.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
Fundraising, posting, and bringing Rahaf, a three-year-old double amputee, onto her show.
—Samantha Barry, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Support from the amputee community Marcusen, Frech and Lockhart each took the stage at different parts of the show to update the crowd on how much money was raised, and how important this night is to them.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
The wrinkle here is Gaston and Loeffler’s partnership with a team from the University of Georgia to develop new software, for use with consumer versions of Meta Quest headsets, that immerses amputees in a virtual world and gives them back their lost limb via a simulation.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
Fundraising, posting, and bringing Rahaf, a three-year-old double amputee, onto her show.
—Samantha Barry, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Amputee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amputee. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē 
: one that has had an arm or leg amputated
Medical Definition
amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē
: one that has had a limb amputated
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