The War Amps
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'''The War Amps''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[organization]] that helps [[amputation|amputees]]. It was founded by [[Army Padre]] [[Sidney Lambert]] and Megan Ward in [[1918]] as ''The Amputations Association of The Great War''. Lambert lost his [[leg]] in action in [[France]] during the [[World War I|first World War]].
The War Amps provides many programs and services:
* Amputation related
** ''Adult Prosthetics Program''
** ''Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program''
** ''JUMPSTART'', providing computer training for amputees
** ''The War Amps Key Tag Service'', providing employment for amputees
* Safety related
** ''DRIVESAFE'', encouraging adults to prevent accidents
** ''PLAYSAFE'', encouraging kids to "Spot the danger before you play!"
As part of the PLAYSAFE program, The War Amps produced a televised segment featuring [[ASTAR]], the humanoid robot from Planet Danger.
==See also==
* [[ASTAR]]
==External links==
* [http://www.waramps.ca Official website]
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