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April 28, 2023

Changes over time in speech classification between 4 and 10 years in children with cerebral palsy

Speech impairments like dysarthria are common in children with cerebral palsy (CP) which can greatly affect participation across environments. Our study examined how speech impairment severity changes over time in 101 children with CP at 4, 6, 8, and 10 years of age.

December 21, 2022

What is Dyskinesia?

Dyskinesia is an umbrella term encompassing a range of different movements. These are all movements that can be out of your control. Dyskinesia is very common in cerebral palsy.

Illustration of a patient standing up talking with a doctor in front of a purple pinwheel background

December 21, 2022

What is Dystonia?

Illustration of a person in a purple wheelchair about to be transferred to standing by a woman standing in front of them. They are drawn on a green background.

December 20, 2022

Understanding Dystonia: Diagnosis and Treatment

Dr. Bhooma Aravamuthan presents Understanding Dystonia: Diagnosis and Treatment at the 2020 AACPDM Community Forum. Moderated by Council Chair, Jen Lyman.

April 21, 2022

The Power of Wheels

Powered mobility can offer users young and old a level of freedom and independence that may not be achieved through manual wheelchairs or other mobility devices.

Photo of David Stoner, wearing a blue shirt, sitting in his black wheel chair with a tree in the background.

September 20, 2021

Vocational Rehabilitation: A Resource for Employment

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), operated by the Department of Education, can be utilized for their many tools to aid those with disabilities in the preparation for the job search, finding gainful employment, and maintaining this employment.

July 27, 2021

Personal Care Attendant Job Description for an Adult

Personal Care Attendants for adults with cerebral palsy and other disabilities provide a variety of essential functions that ensure safety, health, wellbeing and overall impact quality of life.

Photo of woman wearing a blue shirt embracing a woman in a wheelchair

July 20, 2021

Personal Care Through the Years

Author David Stoner provides insight into his experience with Personal Care Attendants through the years as his needs and his family's needs have changed.

Photograph of a young woman and young man wearing a graduation cap and gown in wheelchairs holding hands with five individuals standing up behind them. One individual is holding an infant.

May 3, 2021

Head Over Wheels: His Story

Dating can be scary, all of the questions that go through your head before a first date can often be overwhelming. What do I wear? What do we talk about? Does my breath stink? These are common concerns before any normal date. My brain was wrapping itself around the idea that this was my FIRST DATE EVER.

July 1, 2020

One Size Does NOT Fit All- Using Multiple Means For Communication

Let me tell you about multimodal communication. We, as typical communicators, all use many different strategies. We use speech, gestures, facial expressions, technology, and no-tech solutions. As communicators, we all size up the situation based upon our communication partners, the context, the environment and then we choose to use the most effective communication strategy.

Drawing of hand giving the thumbs up signal against a pink background

July 1, 2020

Don't Be Boring Customizing Language

Drawing of AAC device with the word "epic" selected

July 1, 2020

The Art of Storytelling with AAC

Everybody tells stories, and that includes people who use communication systems. To ensure success and the ability to participate we need to make it as easy as possible. So that we can tell stories whenever we want, wherever we want, to whomever we want, and in a really easy way, so we can be successful.

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