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In partnership with Toys “R” Us Canada and Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada, Barbie has named a teen with cerebral palsy (CP) an official Barbie Role Model for her strength, positivity, and ... Read more

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019

From Cerebral Palsy to Ironman World Champion: A Memoir Tells the Tale

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Yes, he has spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy. Yes, he uses a wheelchair. Still, Kyle Pease dreamed of the seemingly impossible — becoming an Ironman like his older brother, Brent. ... Read more

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019

Cerebral Palsy Foundation Videos Spotlight Accessibility in Home Design

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The Cerebral Palsy Foundation (CPF) recently launched a novel initiative featuring a YouTube video miniseries and a design book spotlighting the residences of several disability advocates. The launch of ... Read more

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019

Cerebral Palsy Approved for Patient Medical Marijuana Use in Michigan

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Michigan has added cerebral palsy to the list of debilitating health conditions eligible to be treated with medical marijuana. Following unanimous recommended approval by the five-member Medical Marijuana Review Panel, ... Read more

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019

Reaching for the Stars Joining Forces with Cerebral Palsy Foundation in Merger

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Reaching for the Stars (RFTS), one of the largest parent-led global cerebral palsy nonprofits, is joining the Cerebral Palsy Foundation (CPF) in a potentially powerhouse merger. The new entity, ... Read more

February 13, 2019February 14, 2019

16-year-old Girl with Cerebral Palsy Joins University of Pittsburgh Softball Team Through Team IMPACT

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A 16-year-old girl with cerebral palsy will join the championship University of Pittsburgh’s softball team, which recruited her through the Team IMPACT program. New Panthers member Rylee DiTullio was accompanied by her ... Read more

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019

Pain Treatment Initiative Aims to Reduce Opiates Addiction Among CP Patients

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Contending that the effects of addiction outweigh pain management, the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation (CPARF) has launched a medical research initiative to treat chronic pain without opiates. The ... Read more

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018

NYU Collaboration Aims to Help Young Cerebral Palsy Patients Get Needed Hand Orthotics

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To help cerebral palsy patients get the needed therapeutic braces and prosthetics that insurance companies can be reluctant to pay for, experts and innovators from New York University (NYU) ... Read more

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018

Exchange Program Leads Toronto Doctoral Student to Design Video Game to Help Kids with Cerebral Palsy

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An exchange program, sponsored by nonprofit organization Mitacs and the University of Toronto, gave doctoral student Alexander MacIntosh the opportunity to design a video game to help youths with cerebral ... Read more

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017

Nutritional Formulas Created for Daughter with Cerebral Palsy Grew into Kate Farms

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Michelle Laver remembers putting a rattle in her infant daughter’s hand and closing her little fingers around it. Then she watched the rattle fall. Kate couldn’t hold on to it. ... Read more

Posts by: Mary Chapman

Mary Chapman

Canadian Teen with CP Joins Barbie ‘Role Models’ Lineup

From Cerebral Palsy to Ironman World Champion: A Memoir Tells the Tale

Cerebral Palsy Foundation Videos Spotlight Accessibility in Home Design

Cerebral Palsy Approved for Patient Medical Marijuana Use in Michigan

Reaching for the Stars Joining Forces with Cerebral Palsy Foundation in Merger

16-year-old Girl with Cerebral Palsy Joins University of Pittsburgh Softball Team Through Team IMPACT

Pain Treatment Initiative Aims to Reduce Opiates Addiction Among CP Patients

NYU Collaboration Aims to Help Young Cerebral Palsy Patients Get Needed Hand Orthotics

Exchange Program Leads Toronto Doctoral Student to Design Video Game to Help Kids with Cerebral Palsy

Nutritional Formulas Created for Daughter with Cerebral Palsy Grew into Kate Farms

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