The ECPA has been working to make a positive impact on the lives of those affected by Cerebral Palsy since 1951. As a volunteer charitable organization we rely on corporate and private donations.
Despite cerebral palsy, spina bifida and mental retardation, she held a job, married the man she loved and inspired many By EMILY ANNE EPSTEIN Karen Elder Anderson's determination was infinitely stronger than any of the the diagnoses her doctors handed down. The slight, 65lb woman suffered from cerebral palsy, spina bifida…
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Chris Klein is a voice to those that have none and helping hand to those with disabilities, even though he was born with cerebral palsy and uses augmentative communication to help him interact with the rest of the world. Over the past four years, Chris has been working closely with people that use AAC. He has recently been elected president of USSAAC (United States Society of Augmentative Alternative Communication). He has also formed an organization…
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Like many folks, Gerald Stopa likes to unwind with a beer after work. This being Boulder, it's a craft brew, usually a Billy's Chilies from Twisted Pine. For Stopa, the beer is a perk, provided free for working at the brewery. But unlike other workers who enjoy the same benefit, Stopa's job is a little different. He helps with inventory with the aid of assistive equipment and the help of a brewery employee and a caseworker for Imagine!, a local organization…
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by PATRICK JORDAN on APRIL 8, 2012 USA Today has a story up today that offers a perfect illustration of when the iPad lives up to its ‘magical revolutionary’ billing, that Steve Jobs gave it when first unveiling it back in 2010.…
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OTTAWA, March 22, 2012 /CNW/ - The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (CCPSA) are pleased to announce the athletes nominated to Canada's Boccia team for theLondon 2012 Paralympic Games set for August 29 to September 9. This is the first team to be officially nominated for the Games to the CPC. Boccia is a sport that is strategically similar to lawn bowls and is practiced in more than 50 countries.…
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I guess my family does not fit with the typical image of 2.4 children. But wouldn't it be boring if all families were identical? One bizarre reaction I often get is people thinking that I'm somehow depriving my children of physical activity because their dad is a wheelchair user. I typically get comments like: "Isn't it a shame the boys will never get to play football with their dad?" But there are lots of other different types of play which are…
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=Starting in 2012 and going forward, the first Tuesday in September will take on a whole new meaning across the globe. Tuesday September 4, 2012, will be the first annual World Cerebral Palsy Day. This will be a day for the estimated 17,000,000 global citizens diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. World CP Day will raise awareness on local, national and international levels through collaborative efforts to make a difference in the lives of those living…
Read MoreDoctors told Lisa Sexton that her firstborn son, Tyler, would be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Twenty-five years later, the boy who doctors expected to never walk is himself a doctor, and his mother couldn’t be more proud. Their journey to acceptance, courage and determination, however, was a long painful one, which they chronicled in a book entitled, “God Bless These Little Legs.” The 110-page…
Read More[text size="13" width="100%" height="" line_height="19px" color="" font="" other="" text_align="" top="0px" right="0px" bottom="0px" left="0px"] Here is a short video of a boy named Sidney using a walker. His sister is using his other walker showing him how it is done. It is amazing how his sibling without realizing that she was teaching him to walk. This is an inspiring video. This is comments by his parents: Audrey uses one of Sid's extra walkers.…
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