We often hear so many terrible things in the news that we want to turn off our radio or TV. Stories about people being unkind to each other, political controversy, violence, murder. So it was a breath of fresh air to hear a story about an actor…
As a young girl, one of my main goals in life was to be taught in a regular classroom. I longed for it, and grew jealous of my brother and sister who were in a regular classroom. I didn’t feel challenged enough academically in a physically handicapped…
Have you ever had a day when you forget that you have cerebral palsy? You simply wake up, do your normal routine and don’t even think about your disability at all. Then, when you least expect it, society reminds you of how people can view you. I…
About a month ago I wrote a piece about my Apple Watch and its new accessibility features. Since then I’ve become addicted to it, wearing it every day, tracking my physical and occupational therapy sessions and using my watch to hold myself accountable for my at-home programs. All…
April is Autism Awareness Month, and April 2 was World Autism Awareness Day — with many people wearing blue to show their support of autism awareness. Across the country, special events and educational workshops concerning autism will take place this month. Surprisingly, cerebral palsy (CP) and autism are…
If you could take a pill and have your cerebral palsy cured, would you? What if your chronic illness was cured for one full day. What would you do? Do you ever think about what your life would be like if you weren’t disabled? These are questions I think everyone…
Sometimes people have no idea what to say to a person with a disability. They make a simple task of communication into an awkward stream of words. People who have disabilities do not need to be treated differently, or to be reminded that they have a disability.
Dear Whoever Is Reading This Our world today is flowing with endless possibilities; there are more devices to enable you to do more things, to save more time,to get your more places, to make you more productive, etc. We are more in control of our world than ever —…
March 25 is National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, a government-sanctioned observance that will remind us we’ve come a long way toward understanding cerebral palsy but we still have work to do. I have seen major improvements in treating cerebral palsy in my lifetime — an excellent development.
What were you doing when you were seven years old? Most seven-year-olds are playful and energetic, and enjoy running freely. But cerebral palsy changes a normal perspective into something extraordinary. When I was seven, a brand new world opened up to allow me to have a little…