Often, the phrase cerebral palsy is associated unfairly with the inability to work. It’s a common misconception that a 66-year-old Northfield, Minnesota man has proven to be anything but true. Northfield News reports that Bob Baker, born with cerebral palsy, just celebrated his 30th year working for McDonald’s. While it may not be the ideal job […]
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Growing Up With Cerebral Palsy – Part 21 of a Series
South Miami Senior High School – August 1982 – June 1983 Graduation – the final frontier. All of us who have gone through high school have experienced the agony and ecstasy of that last year of high school – the seemingly endless and frustrating classes, the almost-as-endless celebrating of the upperclassmen and the frightening prospect […]
SIPCC Device Helps Babies At Risk Of Cerebral Palsy With Movement
A group of biomedical engineers and physical therapists at the University of Oklahoma (OU) have developed a ground-breaking medical device that has babies at risk of developing cerebral palsy scooting their way from room to room. IEEE Spectrum reports that after an encouraging study done on a robot with power steering, a team comprised of innovative OU engineers and therapists […]