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Tag Archives: cerebral palsy
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 17 – Friday, March 21
Disability Awareness: Friday marks World Down Syndrome Day (9News, Denver, CO) Down syndrome is a genetic disorder in which someone has three copies of chromosome 21 instead of two. As a play on numbers, March 21 is World Down Syndrome … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, apps for blind users, autism, blood tau levels, brain concussion, cerebral palsy, clinical trials, clot-busting treatment, dark chocolate, dark chocolate health benefits, dementia, disability legislation, down syndrome, microvascular disease, mobile and smartphone, mobile apps, robotic exoskeleton, school suspension, special education, stroke
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Miss, You Can Do It!
The Miss You Can Do It Pageant will be featured in a new HBO documentary airing June 24 at 9 p.m. EDT. The documentary follows eight contestants with varying disabilities as they prepare and compete in the pageant. Miss You … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 years, 2008, abbey, alexis, america, beauty, beauty queen, cerebral palsy, congenial, contest, curran, disorders, documentaries, entertainment, hbo, hbo documentary, iowa usa, living with disabilities, miss iowa, miss usa, miss you can do it pageant, NARIC, neurological disorders, non-profit, owusu, pageant, performing with disabilities, teddowusu, teddy, wineman
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The #NikeLetter
According to the Oregonian, a 17-year-old high schooler who was born weighing 2 pounds, 6 ounces with cerebral palsy may have just created a huge shift in the way a $67 billion company does business. The Portland based newspaper reports … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, athletics, cerebral palsy, independent living, living with disabilities, nike, owusu, research, research design, run, running, shoes, sports, teddowusu, teddy, walk, walking
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Participate: ICF Global Expert Survey
The Child and Family Research Institute, along with the University of British Columbia, are looking for participants in a research project: You are invited to participate in an important research regarding the World Health Organization (WHO)’s International Classification of Functioning, … Continue reading