Highway Patrol Officer  April, 2003
The lady is a highway patrol officer. And a RAK.

A victim, a survivor, an artist  JAN 30, 2003
This lady was raped, the rapist hacked off her forearms and left her to die. Against all odds she survived and is today a distinguished artist and painter.

Devotee phenomenon  JAN, 2003
The author is Kimberley Barreda, amputee, actor, fashion model and disability acitivist. She appreciates what she considers as real devotees but has certainly also some harsh things to say.

What does your partner find
sexy about your disability?
MAY, 2002
The author wants to break a taboo. "Anyone who gets involved with someone who has a disability becomes suspect."

Devotees and Fetishists   2002
Kimberley Barreda, famous DAK amputee, again. She makes a sharp distinction between devotees and fetishists. Published at Cripworld .

Hopelessly devoted to you  DEC, 2001
Lara Masters, TV presenter and wheelchair user, has her own column at yourable.com. "...an email ... has converted me to a devotee sympathiser."

Disability and Delight  MAJ, 2001
A research project about the devotee community by Raymond J. Aguilera.

A New Way to Be Mad   DEC, 2000
A detailed article about self-mutilation. "The phenomenon is not as rare as one might think".

Amputated Desire  JUNE, 2000
Alison Kafer, herself disabled, has produced this paper about female amputees in the devotee community. "These women were meeting men who saw them as more desirable than nondisabled women." Published at the home page of Disability World.

Fan Club  2000
A young lady who lost a foot as a child writes about devotees.

Ask mum archive  2000

Devotees, pretenders and wannabes   1997
Two cases of Factitious Disability Disorder.

The Acrotomophile
An Amputee's Perspective  1997

Humping Stumps  1997

Rose Petra, student  Autoumn 1990
Rose Petra, amputee and wellknown among devotees, explains how she can help others by using crutches instead of a prosthesis.