Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy

By Express News Service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) is organising an online seminar on adaptive and assistive aids to facilitate functional motor skills in children with cerebral palsy, on December 21. The seminar, being organised in collaboration with the Directorate of Social Justice, will be led by Shyni M T, (senior physiotherapist) and Neethu Thampi M, (occupationaltherapist) NISH. The two-and-a-half-hour webinar, to be conducted in Malayalam, aims at creating awareness on different types of feeding difficulties, signs and symptoms and different management strategies to cope up with such situations Continue reading →

A first-grader from Paoli, Indiana, received a surprise of a lifetime thanks to Kids Wish Network.Colton Harkness was born at just 23 weeks, weighing less than 2 pounds. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and uses a walker to get around."One of his wishes was when he grows up he wants to be a policeman. Continue reading →

I have a face, a countenance that I reserve for speaking with doctors who are quick to discount me and teachers who doubted my intelligence. Its the same one I wore as a teenager in my individualized education programs. Behind my unwavering expression, I keep a mindset of determination and self-worth Continue reading →

A wrestling match between two teenagers, a video of which was posted on Facebook, is inspiring social media users around the world. One of the two wrestlers, Lucas Lacina, has cerebral palsy, while the other, Austin Scranton displays what viewers are calling true sportsmanship in his match with his differently-abled opponent. The one-minute-long video, which subsequently went viral, shows 14-year-old Lacina pinning down his opponent and winning the match. Continue reading →

PORTLAND, Ore. The mother of a middle schooler is suing the Davis Douglas School District, saying her wheelchair-bound son fell and fractured his thigh bones and school staff didnt tell her until three days later. Continue reading →

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- No one likes when the power goes out, but for at least one Staten Island teen a power outage can be life-shattering. Continue reading →

Weve got young guys who have never experienced anything like that before in their lives, so for them to come out and see what it means to everyone else around them, it means the world. Australia's Pararoos captain Dave Barber after the team played at home for the first time in 19 years. Continue reading →

I threw away a packet of cigarretes I had just bought when the physician who was attending to my baby girl told me she had a chest infection. The infection was causing her breathing problems which was being exacerbated by my habitual smoking which I had adopted as a way of life, Michael Mwangi remarked Continue reading →

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A new opera exploring questions of disability, technology and communication is being created with the help of the Lyric Theatre program at the University of Illinois. Sensorium Ex is in the early stages of development, including a weeklong workshop this past week at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Continue reading →

Nike (NKE) is stepping up its game to meet the needs of people with disabilities. The swoosh brand is expanding and improving its easy-entry footwear system called FlyEase. One of FlyEases main goals, according to Nike, is to create more hands-free solutions, so the shoesare easier to take off and put on Continue reading →