Theodore "Armpit" Johnson tries his best to keep out of trouble after being released from juvenile detention. But it's hard to do when the only person who believes in you is your ten year old neighbor with CP, and people from the past are trying to get you back into bad habits.
The Summer I Got A Life by Mark Fink follows brothers Andy and Brad as they navigate love and adventure during one unforgettable summer.
In "Reaching For Sun" by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer, Josie Wyatt knows what it means to be different. Even if Josie wants to forget that she was born with a disability, her mom can't seem to let it go.
On Thursday, March 24th, 2022, the Cerebral Palsy Foundation hosted the first ever Cerebral Palsy Congressional Briefing with a panel of physicians, patient and self advocates.
![Seal of the United States Congress](/sites/www/files/styles/small_landscape_12x7/public/2022-03/Seal_of_the_United_States_Congress.jpeg?h=f34f3095&itok=XG7OweeR)
What do you do when you want to help your child but your local providers don't have the resources? You travel for treatment. In this personal story, Sophia's family describes their experiences traveling to Gillette Children's for treatment, including both neurosurgical and orthopedic surgeries.
![A girl with brown hair is wearing blue framed sunglasses and a pink shirt. She is standing outside with the background of the roof of a historic home](/sites/www/files/styles/small_landscape_12x7/public/2023-03/23.png?h=8a7fc05e&itok=rCSdDuSF)
Learn about Ava's journey with gait analysis and surgery at Gillette Children's.
![A little girl with blond pigtails and a big smile is in front of a fountain at a water park wearing her swim suit.](/sites/www/files/styles/small_landscape_12x7/public/2023-03/24.png?h=8a7fc05e&itok=c3pi2NA1)
A year ago, I wrote in my Forbes column about the decades-long pattern of Pride Month celebrations excluding people with disabilities. The underlying reason why Pride events were (and still are) mostly inaccessible for people with disabilities, both in terms of physical spaces and social acceptance, is that mainstream media and public don’t see them having identities outside of their disabilities.
!["People with Disabilities Also Have Diverse Sexualities and Gender Identities" is written in text above a representation of different people, some using wheelchairs, some using crutches, some standing without assistance. The representations of people are all in different colors reminiscent of the pride flag](/sites/www/files/styles/small_landscape_12x7/public/2020-06/Screen%20Shot%202020-06-30%20at%205.24.18%20PM.png?h=b64777d1&itok=I9mojRHF)
I’m at that age when Facebook friends begin to get engaged and married, and shortly after, have children. So, I feel the pressure to proceed onto the next stage of my adulthood. But, as anyone with cerebral palsy knows, everything in life is a tad more complicated with this disability.
!["What It is like to be an adult with CP" shown in text against a blue background on the right, next to an image of author of this blog, Sarah Kim, holding a phone on the left](/sites/www/files/styles/small_landscape_12x7/public/2020-06/Sarah%20Kim%20-%20What%20it%20is%20Like%20to%20be%20an%20Adult%20with%20Cerebral%20Palsy%20SQ.jpg?h=57024e64&itok=HEk0m9yc)