Author: Connecticut Amputee Network (CAN)

To contact your legislators — and ask them to become a sponsor of CT State proposed HB 5374 — go to https://cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/cgafindleg.asp, complete the form, and proceed to the pages for your State Representative and State Senator. To contact them, you may have to send a message using an online form, or you may be able to get their email address.

Sample request:

Dear Senator/Representative _____,

I am a constituent of your district and I support HB 5374, which includes the So Every BODY Can Move proposed law. I have a son/daughter/parent/neighbor/friend with limb loss/limb difference, and I understand the challenges they face using the one prosthetic/orthotic device covered by health insurance. They would enjoy participating more fully in activities with their family/friends/work and community, but cannot because of the limited functionality of the one prosthetic/orthotic device covered by insurance.

Did you know that the one device covered by insurance cannot do everything? Each device is custom-fabricated for the individual and is prohibitively expensive for CT residents to pay out-of-pocket. By remaining active, people with limb loss and limb difference can prevent future injury, chronic illness, and reduce long-term health care expenses.

[Add a personal anecdote, or personal explanation of how you know this person is impacted by limited function or cost of custom devices.]

It is important to me that you show your support for people living with limb loss and limb difference by adding your name as a sponsor of the So Every BODY Can Move legislation, currently included in HB 5374.

Thank you,

[Your name and address]

Our heros! CT residents interviewed by WTNH Channel 3 before testifying at the Insurance and Real Estate Committee’s public hearing for HB 5374 on March 3rd. The language of the Bill includes So Every BODY Can Move Connecticut.

Anyone can submit testimony in support of this bill –– people with limb loss and limb difference, their family, friends, caretakers, healthcare professionals. (Select Hearing Date 3/3/2026)

We had a good turnout — at least 7 people with limb loss–not bad, considering the weather forecast. If you don’t want to miss anything, you can read all the written testimony submitted so far at:

https://www.cga.ct.gov/aspx/CGADisplayTestimonies/CGADisplayTestimony.aspx?bill=HB-05374&doc_year=2026

And if you don’t want to miss a bit of the live action, watch the full IRE Committee public hearing–or watch our SEBCM-CT supporters testify, starting at 03:42:45 and 05:09:00

So Kids Can Move is a new policy and advocacy initiative working to expand access to prostheses and orthoses utilized for physical activity as medically necessary healthcare for children on a state-by-state basis. It is the result of a collaboration between the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA), the National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP), the Amputee Coalition, and the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP).

You can help So Kids Can Move become reality in New Mexico. The New Mexico legislature allows expert testimony from outside the state. If you are a member of the limb loss community, you are an expert!

If you are interested in bringing So Kids Can Move to your state, contact Sam Miller, AOPA State and Federal Advocacy Manager at SMiller@AOPAnet.org. Whether it’s coalition-building, legislative drafting, or contacting policymakers, we can help you begin the process of advocating for recreational prostheses for children. So Kids Can Move has the resources you need to make your voice heard.

For more information, read these FAQs.