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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UCP’s Life Labs invites you to join us at the Microsoft Technology Center in Chicago, Illinois on May 19-20 for our Innovation Lab! This intensive design challenge uses the principles of Universal Design to come up with the next big idea for people with and without disabilities. Find out more and register before May 1 at www.ucpinnovationlab.org.
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April is Autism Awareness Month! Wendy Katz recently shared her story with UCP, in hopes that her story will raise awareness about invisible disabilities. Katz has Asperger’s syndrome, a mild form of autism spectrum disorder…
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Sarah Masino, Community Relations Coordinator at the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) recently spoke with United Cerebral Palsy, discussing multiple sclerosis (MS) and the importance of MS Awareness Month…
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March 25, 2015 is National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day and, to celebrate, we are excited to feature videos that have been submitted using the hashtag #CerebralPalsyCan on social media. After launching an awareness video at the beginning of March (National CP Awareness Month), partners have encouraged people to help spread awareness and join the #CerebralPalsyCan campaign…
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Researchers at the University of Michigan are seeking participants for their study about selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR). The study is assessing long-term outcomes in adults with cerebral palsy who have had a SDR in comparison to those who have not had the procedure…
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March is National CP Awareness Month and partners have come together to help spread awareness. Join UCP and other partners by using the hashtag #CerebralPalsyCan on social media!
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Jenny Marceron, PhD student at The George Washington University is researching how people with physical disabilities think about and prepare for disasters– both natural and human made. Learn more about her research, which means a lot– both professionally and personally and how to participate…
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Virginia Commonwealth University’s (VCU) Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Employment of People with Physical Disabilities is recruiting participants for one of their studies. If you are between 18 – 24 years old with a physical disability, they want to speak with you to learn about the experiences you face when job hunting and more…
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Author and speaker, Lorraine Cannistra was once a “poster child” for United Cerebral Palsy in 1974. Her experiences back then have influenced her even to this day and she recently shared her memories with UCP. Take a look back 40 years and read how things have changed.
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With Valentine’s Day around the corner, UCP’s My Life Without Limits community decided to dig into the topic of dating with a disability. Offering their personal opinions, a mix of people with and without disabilities gets us started as we tackle the question, “Who is more accepting of a disability– men or women?”
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