Title photo source: www.wikia.com 1. Size Up: Next time you order a drink at your favorite coffee house or fast food joint, you may want to try asking for your drink in a size larger cup. For example, if you are ordering a small latte, you may want to ask them to put it…
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[image description: a young Asian American woman with shoulder length black hair, smiling and sitting in her wheelchair outside surrounded by trees] Guest Post by Mao Yang For most of us, whether or not we live with a disability, accepting ourselves just the way we are with flaws and all can be a very…
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Guest post by Joanne Grana October 15, 2014. That was the day my life changed forever. That was the day I left the home I had lived in for 57 years. That was the day I moved into a facility. Moving to a facility was not my choice. I was hot lined by an…
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A few weeks ago, during my first week here at United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), my coworker, Kaitlyn and I were invited to an event at the White House. The event was exclusively for young women with disabilities…
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Daniel Hoffman, member of the U.S. National Paralympic Soccer team has cerebral palsy and shares his experiences with training and playing sports. He discusses what it’s like to have a disability, offers advice for others with disabilities who are wanting to become involved with sports and more…
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Daman Wandke is a User Interface Analyst who consults with numerous large companies on how they can improve their information technology accessibility. He also happens to have cerebral palsy and does not buy into the idea that he needs to be cured. “Yes, my body works differently but it’s not broken, nor sick, nor does it need to be cured,” Wandke explains….
Read More of "I Don’t Need a Cure"O’Ryan Case is the Director of Membership and Public Education for United Cerebral Palsy’s national office. He grew up in Maryland and lives there now, the proud dad of a three-year-old son. As a person with CP and the director of several of UCP’s programs, he has a very personal connection to UCP’s newest initiative, My Life…
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