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October 16, 2019October 14, 2019

Equation for Equality: Adding Up with a Disability

Columns, Wiggle Room – a Column by Briana Beaver

I am not a math person. My aversion to mathematic equations dates to my earliest arithmetic memories. Given my distaste for equations, it might come as a surprise to ... Read more

October 9, 2019October 7, 2019

Candles, but No Cake: Celebrating My Birthday Without Food

Columns, Wiggle Room – a Column by Briana Beaver

Have your cake and eat it, too. But not me. For several years, I’ve been fruitlessly reassuring myself that when my next anniversary of living rolls around, I will ... Read more

October 2, 2019September 27, 2019

A Friend in Need Brings Out the Giver in Me

Columns, Wiggle Room – a Column by Briana Beaver

I got to be the giver. For the first time in my life, I got to be the person on the other side of the hospital bed. Instinct had ... Read more

September 25, 2019September 23, 2019

I Found Wiggle Room in a (Typically) Hopeless Place

Columns, Wiggle Room – a Column by Briana Beaver

Welcome to Briana Beaver’s “Wiggle Room,” a new Cerebral Palsy News Today column. Online dating. Did those words make you flinch? The awkwardness of navigating the virtual dating realm swells ... Read more

August 16, 2019August 13, 2019

Reflections on My Life’s Ups and Downs

Columns, Living to Inspire - a Column by Reo Kobayashi

My life has been a good one, despite its ups and downs. I was born in Tokyo and during my early years of living in Japan, I experienced discrimination ... Read more

August 9, 2019August 6, 2019

Limited Accessibility: A Day in My Life

Columns, Living to Inspire - a Column by Reo Kobayashi

I’m going to take you through a day in my life. It was a day not long ago when I was by myself in public at the University of ... Read more

August 2, 2019July 30, 2019

The World from Steven’s Perspective

Columns, Living to Inspire - a Column by Reo Kobayashi

Today, I will introduce you to a young man named Steven Hachigian. I hope his story will give you a new perspective on cerebral palsy (CP). I first met ... Read more

July 30, 2019July 29, 2019

Samsung vs. Apple for Someone Who Has Cerebral Palsy

Columns, Embracing Life on Wheels - a Column By Jessica Grono

Technology plays an important role in the life of someone with cerebral palsy (CP). A cellphone is high on the list of items I depend on to maintain my ... Read more

July 26, 2019July 25, 2019

Our Reality, Part 3: An Open Letter to US Teachers

Columns, Living to Inspire - a Column by Reo Kobayashi

Third in a series. Read parts one and two. Dear Teachers of the United States, Hi, my name is Reo Kobayashi. I am 20 and live with cerebral palsy, ... Read more

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