Less Than Four
Submitted by JoshSundquist on Mon, 04/09/2007 - 20:29.
Last updated on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 12:29.
Vital Stats
ongoing project
Money Raised: GameStop Grant WinnerProject Video
The Problem
As an amputee with a website, I frequently receive emails from people looking for help. They write me to say they just lost a leg, or their friend just lost an arm, and were wondering what advice and information I can give them.
Why It's Important
Emails like this have only increased in the last several years due to the hundreds of amputees returning from combat in Iraq.
The Plan Of Action
In an effort to provide these people with better support than what I can give in an email, last year I launched a website called LessThanFour.org.(Get it?) Modeled loosely on social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, LessThanFour.org is a place where amputees can ask questions, get answers, and meet others with similar disabilities.
How Can Others Get Involved?
Visit Less Than Four here: www.LessThanFour.org
Project Updates
06/25/09
Update: 6/12/07-The GameStop grant allowed me to buy advertising on Google and Yahoo. Then CNN profiled it right after, and now membership has skyrocketed. Since then, many amputees have written me saying that LessThanFour has changed their lives. LessThanFour now has over 900 active members, many of whom blog and upload photos and videos every single day. The site also receives about 10,000 unique visitors per week, which is nearly half a million per year. I consider the project very successful because I can now list many, many individual people who have told me how the site has helped them in very specific ways.
Additional people impacted: 10000
Additional people involved: 900
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Your idea might inspire others to realize that they can do even more to help their friends with a disability. A friend of mine left the USA for Europe and started a business there. Because he is an amputee he promised to hire only people that have the same problem, offering them a chance to a new fresh start. He's domain is dezvoltare software so his employees are offered trainings for programming and other related courses. I am very proud of him and I really do hope that everyone will consider doing something for the ones in need.