On this page What is cerebral palsy? Cerebral palsy is a condition that affects body movements due to brain injury. Continue reading →

The mother of a toddler with severe disabilities says her life is on hold as she has had to give up her education and rely on donations to pay for her sons physiotherapy. Marta Andreevas son Ben suffered brain damage after he was delivered by an emergency caesarean section at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee in August 2019. Now almost three years old, Ben has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, meaning all four of his limbs are affected. Continue reading →

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By Paula Ebben June 6, 2022 / 6:01 PM / CBS Boston Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees in Poland have been housed with help from a Cape Cod charity CHATHAM -- Two Cape Cod businessmen are now in Poland helping Ukrainian refugees looking to build a new life. Since WBZ-TV shared Tom Johnson and Jim Peterson'smission last month, their charity has grown exponentially. Continue reading →

Harper Nichols has always had cerebral palsy, but she recently found she also had something else: courage. The Homewood native and Homewood High School alumnus has had difficulty using her right arm her entire life. Because of the disease, she grew up with a fear of being photographed, afraid of the world seeing cerebral palsys impact on her right arm. Continue reading →

A bride, reduced the congregation to tears when she stepped out of her wheelchair and walked down the aisle. Natalie Nowak from Southport was born with cerebral palsy and it was thought that she would not live to see her wedding day. Continue reading →

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The problems begin with the menagerie itself: a looming cabinet, with creatures lined up as if rehearsing for Damien Hirsts Forms Without Life. Tennessee Williamss wonderful image of fragility, secret light and peculiarity becomes solid and confrontational in Jeremy Herrins production: under some lights, it looks like a vending machine. The Glass Menagerie, one of the 20th centurys most emotionally quaking plays, is made of uncertainty and tremulousness Continue reading →

The Haryana government on Monday ordered that differently-abled persons, with benchmark disabilities, in the state will get benefit of 4% horizontal reservation in promotions in government jobs. Earlier, the benefit of horizontal reservation for the differently-abled, with benchmark disabilities, was 3%. As per an order issued by Haryana chief secretary Sanjeev Kaushal, 4% of the total number of vacancies in the cadre strength of group A, B, C and D will be reserved for persons with benchmark disabilities in case of promotion. Continue reading →