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World CP Day wrapped! 🎁
It’s been a big year for our global cerebral palsy community, and 2025 is shaping up to be even bigger.
As we head towards the end of the year, we wanted to take a moment to thank you for playing such an important role in creating positive change and campaigning for a future where people with CP have the same rights, access and opportunities as anyone else.
Thank you again for being part of this journey – and stay tuned for some big things in 2025 💚
Did you know 10 December is the United Nations` official Human Rights Day? 🌎
This year`s theme is `Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now` - something that resonates with the global disability community`s campaign for equity and justice.
Today and every day, we seek to promote and protect the human rights of people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities 💚
Happy International Day of People with Disabilities 💚
December 3rd is about celebrating the achievements of our global disability community, learning from lived experience and championing inclusivity.
But this mission isn`t just important today - we won`t rest until true equity for people with disability is a reality every day.
PS don`t forget to join International CP Society`s #IDPwD webinar with World Health Organisation at 5pm UTC! Register here 👉 www.cpint.org/events/IDPD24
Special webinar event!
@intcpsociety, @who and @disneyplus are coming together to celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities with a webinar exploring the lived experience of adolescents with cerebral palsy.
The webinar will also mark the release of `Out of My Mind`, the new film from Disney+ which tells the story of Melody, a teenage girl who has CP, and her schooling experience as a non-verbal wheelchair user.
@phoeberaetaylorx, the lead actress of Out of My Mind, will take part in a panel discussion sharing the experiences of teenagers with cerebral palsy.
Other exciting guest speakers from around the globe include:
👉 Adam O’Brien, Student & Founder of Barrierefrei.Freiburg 🇩🇪
👉 Agnes Kojc, Youth Representative, Cerebral Palsy Europe 🇸🇮
👉 Ann Alriksson-Schmidt, University of Lund @cpsverige 🇸🇪
👉 Chiara Servili, World Health Organization 🌎
👉 Melanie Wardan, @SESOBEL 🇱🇧
👉 Nonyelum Nweke, @cpcenternigeria 🇳🇬
📅 Tuesday 3 December, 2024
⏰ 17:00 - 18:30 GMT
📍 Register: https://www.cpint.org/events/IDPD24
Out of My Mind - exclusive clip! 💚
Today, Disney+ has released Out of My Mind, a new film about the lived experience of Melody, a young girl with cerebral palsy.
The film`s launch is a milestone for our community in its portrayal of a non-verbal wheelchair user, and we are excited to collaborate with Disney to share this film with the world.
It`s a story about non-verbal communication, disability in education, acceptance and stereotypes - but most of all it`s a film about one girl`s will to overcome discrimination and share her voice with the world.
Out of My Mind is available to stream globally on Disney+ now 🎞
"I have celebrated World CP day, everyday for the last 11 years of my life... I have read about people`s lived experiences, I have spoken to over a thousand parents of children with CP."
Hannah, the founder of Ghana`s Special Mothers Project, has been celebrating World Cerebral Palsy Day as a platform for her disability advocacy for more than a decade.
Swipe to read Hannah`s reflection on the role World Cerebral Palsy Day plays in her advocacy and why she is so passionate about supporting other parents of children with CP.
Every person with cerebral palsy`s experiences are unique - and this is true of our family members and carers too 💚
The wonderful stories from World CP Day 2024 just keep coming.
Here`s another wrap-up of gatherings from cerebral palsy organisations across the globe to mark last weekend`s annual day of action! 💚🌏
Hundreds of thousands of people came together across dozens of countries - see some of the highlights:
1. @albionfoundation, UK 🇬🇧
2. @cpjohor, Malaysia 🇲🇾
3. @nuevoamanecer.abp, Mexico 🇲🇽
4. @cpdanmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
5. @kennedykriegerinstitute, USA 🇺🇸
6. @nidoparaangeles, Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
7. @letcpkidslearn, Nigeria 🇳🇬
8. @confeaspace, Spain 🇪🇸
9. @spuvsn, India 🇮🇳
10. @cerebralnaparaliza.rs, Serbia 🇷🇸
"Cerebral palsy looks different for everyone but for all of us, our lives both orbit around those two little letters and are so much more... Without CP, who would I be? I don’t know, but she wouldn’t be me" 💚
As we wrap up a massive World CP Day 2024, we are struck by the profound words of Australian writer, actress and disability activist Hannah Diviney, whose insights on identity and the contradictions and complexities of cerebral palsy are essential reading.
Head to Hannah`s page @hannahthewildflower to read her full reflection on the meaning of World CP Day.
And stay tuned for many more #UniquelyCP highlights to come!
