Cerebral palsy: changing the narrative
A spirit of entrepreneurship can be one of the most powerful ways to change the world for people living with cerebral palsy. A new narrative is needed and that is the vision of guest blogger, Hannah Awadzi, Executive Director of the Special Mothers Project in Ghana.
No limits for young people with CP in Canada
In Canada, an innovative program is building pride, acceptance and belonging in a group of young people with CP. Guest blogger, Ashley Moliere from the Cerebral Palsy Association of British Columbia, explains.
Nick Schumi
Guest blogger, Emily Kachenko, meets the impressive young Nick Schumi from Adelaide in South Australia. World Cerebral Palsy Day is a social movement, of, by and for the CP community. Its vision is to ensure that everyone with CP has the same rights, access and opportunities as anyone else. Let’s meet Nick Schumi who has […]
People with Cerebral Palsy are #justlikeyou
Charlie McMartin, a young man who lives with cerebral palsy, has a message he’d like to share: “Bullying hurts people’s feelings and lowers their self-esteem. People with disabilities are just like anyone else. We just have greater obstacles to face than most people.” From May 28 to June 3, 2017, the Cerebral Palsy Association of […]
IssieBoard: a virtual keyboard with customizable options
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International study with cerebral palsy
In his second blog post for World CP Day, guest blogger Christian Karlsen from Norway talks about his experience as an international student in Australia… I haven’t travelled much in my life, and when I have it hasn’t been longer than to neighboring Scandinavian countries. When you have a disability, or an extra need for […]
Let’s play boccia
Fitness is big on World CP Day’s agenda. Our guest bloggers, speech and language pathologist Estelle Slevin and occupational therapist Dana Capel from Beit Issie Shapiro School, Ra’anana in Israel share how they have incorporated the popular sport of boccia into the program at their school. At the Beit Issie Shapiro School for Children with Complex […]
Christian Karlsen: One life
You only have one life. Norwegian psychology student, Christian Karlsen, shares his philosophy for making the most of it.
Toby Morrison: Hemiplegia
Learning to use his right hand was the starting point for this young man with big dreams for the future – and good advice for others!
Julie Brocklehurst
Guest blogger, Julie Brocklehurst, shares her beautiful World CP Day post. “Today may be World CP Day, but we live with the joys and challenges of raising a child with cerebral palsy every day.”