Cerebral Palsy
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I slept for about two hours the night before, it was like being a child at Christmas, I was waking up every five minutes thinking 'I'm running at the Olympic Stadium tomorrow'." At the event, Warner, who suffers from cerebral palsy, "smashed" the T35... Full Article at This is Surrey
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More than 1,000 Stanislaus County students held 400 lemonade stands Saturday, all to raise money for the Connections Family Center in Modesto run by United Cerebral Palsy. Organizers did not have a total Monday, but a spokeswoman said many of the stands... Full Article at Modesto Bee
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Samantha Cameron, (R) wife of British Prime Minister David Cameron, poses for pictures with head teacher Tracy Beard (L) and 3-year-old Samir Nadji, as she meets with children, parents and staff at a special tea to celebrate the securing of new funds for... View Photo »
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I remember that time that the doctor came in and he told us about the problems that that could happen with a baby that was born that premature, and it was devastating ... She could be blind, she could be deaf. She could have heart problems, cerebral palsy, ADHD, and the list went on and on. It was -- it...
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Graduate student Michael Neil, who suffers from spina bifida and cerebral palsy which confines him to a wheel chair, said he still values the Saferide service. He said he feels the service should not be discontinued. “I believe that this is a safety... Full Article at DU Clarion
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Rich says, "His heart rate will go 160, 170 and sometimes up to 200 depending on how desperately he wants to catch the guy or woman in front of him." They have to secure Kevin's hands and feet to the bike, the involuntary muscle movements from cerebral... Full Article at 11Alive | Atlanta
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Mother Dawn Mackenzie-Wyatt said the trip to Michigan had been extremely beneficial for her son, who suffers spastic quadraplegia, a form of cerebral palsy that affects all his limbs. "He can sit up now," Ms Mackenzie-Wyatt said, as Blaise showed off... Full Article at The Queensland Times
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The idea that children with cerebral palsy could be self-dependent and integrated with Egyptian society is completely alien; most people think they'd be better off dead.
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"I spoke to lots of kids as part of their school curriculum and it allowed me to quash many myths about disabled people," said Beckwith, who has cerebral palsy. "The children actually saw me as a person rather than a person with a disability." More... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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NINE-YEAR-OLD boy with cerebral palsy is set to tackle a charity triathlon – despite only learning to walk two years ago. Jack Lawrence, from Filey, was confined to a wheelchair until he flew to America in December 2009 for a “life changing” operation. ... Full Article at Scarborough Evening News
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KYRGYZSTAN: Activists demand end of discrimination in access to education
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2008 UNICEF study found that over 43 per cent of children with special needs in Kyrgyzstan do not attend school at all. [17 May 2012] - In Kyrgyzstan, and throughout much of the former Soviet Union, a child with cerebral palsy, impaired hearing or... Full Article at Child Rights Information Network
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Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious conditions that cause physical disability in human development. Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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