Shane Harvey

As a single leg below the knee amputee since the age of 4, I've experienced first hand (or technically first foot) the pain, frustration, and discouragement that trying to participate in sports without proper prosthetic equipment can cause. Growing up I was always very active playing basketball, baseball, frisbee, soccer with my friends and 8 siblings. I even played football in High School with my everyday walking prosthetic. Every season my prosthetic would break, or worse, blister my leg raw because I was taking impacts the leg was not designed for. The best way I can describe it is like trying to run in an ankle cast. This caused me to sit out of days or weeks of practice time and left me feeling discouraged and frustrated.

After college there were years where I was unable to run without pain and times where I could not even walk for 30 minutes. In 2025 I faced continuous setbacks due to not having a running blade and spent 6 months battling my walking leg in order to complete my goal of running the San Francisco Marathon. I finished but spent the next 3 days on crutches.

Last year, I finally bit the bullet and paid for a running blade out of pocket but the cost is something most people cannot afford. I can't overstate how much nicer it is to run with this blade! It's like the difference between jumping on concrete vs a trampoline. Like running with an ankle cast vs super shoes. This blade is helping me reach my goals of competing in the Paralympics in triathlon.

The kind of coverage So Every BODY Can Move is pushing for would have saved me many years of pain & frustration attempting to run and play sports on subpar prosthetics and I hope future kids and adults alike don't have to go through the same pain.

I'm excited to join the 28x28 Mobility Challenge in support of So Every BODY Can Move, a landmark state-by-state policy and advocacy initiative creating equitable access to prosthetic and orthotic care for physical activity, currently deemed “not medically necessary” and not covered by insurance. Your support will fuel our legislative efforts, ensuring everyone has the right to move. Every dollar counts!

Together, we can make movement a human right. Thank you.