New year, new way to make a difference!✨
With #3forCP, you can support people with #CerebralPalsy any way you like!
When you do, you’ll be helping us fund more #ResearchForCP & assistive tech that will make the world more #accessible
💚 Learn more at give.cparf.org
Join us on Wednesday, March 6, at 5:30 pm ET, for CPARF in Conversation to learn how tech and research are intersecting to make mobility easier for people with CP who already walk. Sign up at bit.ly/CPARFInConversation2.
We’re hosting our first webinar of the year next week and we don’t want you to miss it! Sign up at bit.ly/CPARFInConversation1 and join us as we talk about the latest early intervention research for cerebral palsy with Colleen Peyton, PT, DPT.
Apply to join our Athletes for Accessibility team for America’s largest charitable bike ride — the TD Five Boro Bike Tour on May 5, 2024! Learn more and save your spot today at cparf.salsalabs.org/bike/ind… Image description in alt text.
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New #webinar — CPARF in Conversation — feat. researchers, clinicians & other important voices within the #CerebralPalsy space.
Join us for our first one with Colleen Peyton, PT, DPT. We discuss why early intervention is so crucial & the latest research➡️bit.ly/CPARFInConversation1
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We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Beena Kamath-Rayne to CPARF’s Board of Directors!
@BeenaDoc is VP, Global Newborn & Child Health @AmerAcadPeds & focuses on clinical/transl. research, quality improvement & medical ed.
Let's celebrate Beena & her contributions to #ResearchForCP!
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“Adults with #CP often struggle to find treatments or therapies that work for them, and they encounter additional challenges that arise with aging. But there is hope on the horizon.”
Learn more about a scientific breakthrough from @spinex_official! ➡️ bit.ly/ScienceSpotlightSpine…
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#3ForCP
The number 3 shows up in so many ways for people with #CP
👶33 children are diagnosed w/ #CerebralPalsy every day
🦽1 in 3 people with CP can’t walk
⚡3 in 4 people with CP experience chronic pain
Discover 3 ways you can make a difference give.cparf.org
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You can help make speech-recognition tools more #accessible for disabled people!
@BeckmanInst is leading a paid study for people with a range of diverse speech patterns.
Learn more in the article below or register ➡️ go.illinois.edu/SAPregistrat…#CerebralPalsy
The Speech Accessibility Project is now recruiting U.S. and Puerto Rican adults with cerebral palsy.
“This project allows many individuals with CP ... to share their own experiences and struggles,” said participant Spencer Hadbavny.
➡️bit.ly/41OpzZr@ResearchForCP
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Still thinking about your 2024 resolutions? It’s never too late to set a goal to support the #CerebralPalsy community!
Check out #3forCP and get started today. When you do, you’ll show the world that you’re ready to take action for #CP!
✨give.cparf.org
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Join our partners @CPRN_org for an upcoming webinar. We’ll discuss priorities in adult #CerebralPalsy research & share how members of the #CP community can engage.
Sign up & bring your questions: cprn.org/portfolio-item/prio…
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#IDPD: this year’s theme focuses on collaboration with disabled people to help achieve the #UNSDG.
We need your input to inform the kinds of #AssistiveTech that the we'll prioritize @RemarkableTech so we can bring more life-changing tech to the market: bit.ly/AssistiveTechSurvey
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"As someone with #CerebralPalsy, I'm not supposed to be able to walk well. Through hard work and lots of support, I've become an avid hiker. In gratitude for the sacrifices that were made for my own treatment, I walk long distances over mountains with my life on my back. (1/3)
...I will be hiking over 4,000 miles across Europe, from Spain to Bulgaria on the newly mapped Trans European Alpine Route (#TEAR). I will be using this adventure and any attention it brings to raise money for #CerebralPalsy Research." (2/3)
This #GivingTuesday, join Jake in reimagining what’s possible for our community by investing in research & innovation that will improve outcomes for all those with #CerebralPalsy
Learn more & help him reach his $40,000 goal at give.cparf.org/giving-tuesda…
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We’re thankful that we can share the latest life-changing innovations for people with disabilities on our podcast & tech talks.
We’re thankful that we can fund more #ResearchForCP & #AssistiveTech thanks to your support!
Thanks to all who chose to raise funds for CPARF in 2023!
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@Cephable CEO/Founder @Suave_Pirate shared they're “a majority-disabled company in how we build everything — from how we do our marketing to how we interact with our community, how we do our engineering — it takes it takes an entire community...(1/3)
➡️ bit.ly/CPARFInnovationInsigh…
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...to build something like this and it's always been a part of my product lifecycle development to understand what a person's problems are in developing solutions. I'm not in the business of developing solutions without problems because ultimately those don't succeed.” (2/3)