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The most recent work, Berenice Olmedo’s “Amalia,” a motorized sculpture of a leg made from medical prostheses, splints and braces, was created in 2021, a comment on difficulties faced by the disabled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The centre was set up around 60 years ago by a Belgian Catholic association and has a workshop for producing prostheses, splints and braces.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

“When I didn't have prostheses, I had to move around in a wheelchair. I discovered how inaccessible and unsuited Kyiv was for wheelchair users, even though it’s the capital city,” he says.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2024

"This is a very simple idea that can be easily integrated into commercial prostheses," says senior author Silvestro Micera of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024

She asks him for ideas on how to make money to pay for medicines and prostheses.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario