What You Need to Know about Sexual and Reproductive Health and Disability
Safe, affordable, and reliable access to sexual and reproductive health services is an important thing for anyone engaging in sexual activity, and it is something everyone needs to talk about, and it is especially important to make sure disability is considered in the conversation. As we have mentioned before, the existence of disability does not…
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Are you a person with a disability who has ever wondered whether or not you would one day become a parent? Ms. Wheelchair Michigan 2014, Kelsey Kleimola, shares her journey to parenthood.
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When it comes to paying for wheelchairs and other equipment, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) uses a program called ‘competitive bidding’. Over the years, United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) has worked with the disability community to ensure that the competitive bidding process does not restrict reimbursement of the equipment necessary to live daily life with a disability. But a recent development has come up– and could drastically limit the payment for and access to much-needed tools and technology. Check out what YOU CAN DO…
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Gabriel Forsythe y Korzeniewicz, Program Manager of UCP’s Life Labs, created this video with his brother, Adrián, and good friend, Jake. It was originally intended as an entry in a video contest being held by a local Down syndrome nonprofit. Adrián has Down syndrome and the contest was meant to demonstrate the unique sibling relationship…
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World CP Day – October 7, 2015 Join United Cerebral Palsy by putting yourself on the map for World CP Day. On October 7, we will tell the world that WE ARE HERE. Cerebral Palsy is one of the most misunderstood physical disabilities, and very often, the voices of those with CP…
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As they wrapped up their summer internships, UCP’s 2015 summer interns reflected on their recent visit to UCP of Delaware. Learn more about their visit, as they discuss the people and programs they met and saw…
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Adrian and Martin Konstantinov, volunteers at UCP’s national office, recently surveyed the websites of several popular cruise lines and other online sources to explore how accessible they are.
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It’s summer time and UCP wants to help show the world all of the types of things that people with disabilities love. Learn more about #SummerOfLove and join in!
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Jerry Robinson, UCP summer intern and Ph.D. candidate at Syracuse University reflects on his early experiences as an individual with a disability and explains how the medical and social models of disability have helped shaped the self-acceptance in his life…
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This guest post was written by UCP’s Marketing Specialist, Kaitlyn Meuser. She is a 25-year-old woman living with cerebral palsy. This guest blog reflects her personal opinions. I was born at the very tail end of 1989, and all of my life experiences have occurred in a world shaped by the Americans with Disabilities…
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This guest post was written by UCP’s Manager of Institutional Giving, D’Arcee Neal. While we here at UCP acknowledge and celebrate all of the great changes and opportunities that have been provided to people living with disabilities because of the passage of the ADA, we also want to acknowledge that there is much work left to do. This guest…
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United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) released the 2015 Case for Inclusion today, an annual report and interactive website used to track state-by-state community living standards for Americans with disabilities. All 50 States and the District of Columbia (DC) are ranked each on a set of key indicators, including how people with disabilities live and participate in their communities, if they are satisfied with their lives, and how easily the services and supports they need are accessed…
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