Families are travelling as far as five-hours on a round trip to bring their kids with CP to Gympanzees’ all-inclusive pop-up leisure centre. You might wonder why anyone would travel that far to go to a gym. For these families and their often-isolated children, the wonderful results being seen by this first-of-its-kind program make it […]
Dr Olaf Verschuren has been working with the Centre of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine, the UMCUtrecht Brain Centre, Utrecht University and De Hoogstraat Rehabilitation in the Netherlands for over a year to tackle the challenge of poor sleep, nutrition and physical activity in children with CP. The doctor and his colleagues started by interviewing the […]
Emily Prior, an 11-year old model with cerebral palsy, is changing the face of advertising. “I just keep showing people how disability CAN be included”. “I am trying to make sure that people with disabilities are seen in advertising, TV and film and that everyone is being included. I like that people can see what […]
Meet Farida Bedwei: Superhero and Software Engineer Farida Bedwei may have Cerebral Palsy (CP) but she has never let it define what she is, and is not, capable of achieving. The highly successful entrepreneur and software engineer has brought hope to people living with CP and their families through her powerful fictional protagonists, Karmzah and […]
Born in Sri Lanka in 1994, Jerusha was destined to achieve great things. She was diagnosed with atheoid cerebral palsy by doctors in Sri Lanka who said that it was unlikely she would ever walk or talk. With this information, her parents decided to immigrate to Australia where they could access a more advanced medical […]
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