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December 8, 2022

JSH Educational Webinar 8: Anecdotal Lessons Learned from Lived Experience

This webinar is with Ketrina Hazell, Ms. Wheelchair 2018, a young woman with cerebral palsy and Debbie Fink, Vice President of Education and Inclusion at the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, overseeing its flagship “Just Say Hi” program. This webinar is about Ketrina's lived experience in the school system and community and what worked or didn't work as she was growing up.

Anecdotal Lessons Learned from Lived Experience webinar

December 8, 2022

JSH Educational Webinar 5: Cultivating Welcoming Communities

This webinar with Rachel Byrne, Executive Director of Cerebral Palsy Foundation, Ashley Harris Whaley, Director of Communities and Engagement, and Debbie Fink, Vice President of Education and Inclusion at the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, overseeing its flagship “Just Say Hi” program.This video series is a partnership with the New York City Department of Education and the Cerebral Palsy Foundation "Just Say Hi" Disability Education Curriculum. This series is meant to educate and empower parents of students with diverse needs.

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December 8, 2022

JSH Educational Webinar 7: The Balancing Act

This webinar with Jennifer Lyman, Content Manager for CP Resource and parent of a teen son with with CP, and Debbie Fink, Vice President of Education and Inclusion at the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, overseeing its flagship “Just Say Hi” program. This webinar aims to help parents adapt and support academic success and participation at school and in the community.

The Balancing Act: Meeting Students where their at and motivating them where they can go

November 5, 2021

Optimizing Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifespan

Though the initial insult or injury to the brain that causes cerebral palsy is non-progressive, aging with cerebral palsy and lack of physical activity during critical periods of development can impact biologic and metabolic function for adults with cerebral palsy.

July 1, 2020

People with Disabilities Also Have Diverse Sexualities and Gender Identities

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.

July 1, 2020

The History and Origin of Cerebral Palsy

If you’re a history nerd like me, then you probably wondered about the origin of cerebral palsy at least once in your life. As an ever-inquisitive kid, that was certainly at the forefront of my mind, especially when I was old enough to truly comprehend that I had CP.

Collage of individuals wearing green shirts representing people with Cerebral Palsy and those who care about them.

July 1, 2020

What it is Like to be an Adult with Cerebral Palsy

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

July 1, 2020

How Cerebral Palsy Affects Adults

Although the brain injury that causes cerebral palsy is nonprogressive, adults with CP can experience a variety of symptoms as they age which often depend on the type of CP they have, as well as the level.

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