Thank you to the 6th grade class at Our Lady of Mount Carmel for allowing us to visit last Friday and speak on experiences of growing up with a disability. We did this in partnership with the Jospeh Maley Foundation. If you would like to arrange a speaking engagement, please reach out!
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Don’t Hold Us back! World Cerebral Palsy Day!
Please share this World Cerebral Palsy Day video with everyone you know! Celebrating and recognising the 17 million people that live with this condition, and…How will you help advocate for those living with cerebral palsy?
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Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day! This day is a movement in order to allow those with CP the same opportunities as everyone else in society.
If you would like to make a financial contribution, please follow this link: donorbox.org/ucpaindy
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#worldCPday is tomorrow (Sunday, October, 6th). Wear green and show your support by liking and sharing to help spread awareness!
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Is the genetic link to cerebral palsy more common than we thought? See what the National Society of Genetic Counselors has to say in this article: www.nsgc.org/p/bl/et/blogaid=1075
For more information on CP visit ucpaindy.org
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics: persons with disabilities (including those with cerebral palsy) have a higher chance of being unemployed or underemployed.
For more information please visit ucpaindy.org
Source: www.bls.gov/news.release/disabl.nr0.htm
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Many individuals with cerebral palsy may turn to drug or alcohol abuse as a coping mechanism for the daily struggles they face, whether it be physical challenges or frustrations caused by verbal/intellectual variables affecting the communication with others.
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