“Chance favors the connected mind.” ― Steven Johnson, Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation The Internet has been part of my life since the summer of 1999. For good or ill, I depend on the Net for many things – the ability to work from home, find information without having to […]
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ABC’s ‘Speechless’ Shines Awareness On Cerebral Palsy
Speechless, an ABC comedy that premiered on September 21, is shining awareness on disabilities via a fictional family who works together to provide a better life for their son J.J., a teen with cerebral palsy who’s just like any other person his age. According to Scott Silveri, the creator of the Speechless, the aim of the show is […]
UCP’s ‘Life Without Limits’ Empowers People With Cerebral Palsy
The United Cerebral Palsy Association’s (UCP) “Life Without Limits” (LWL) initiative is a powerful program that helps people with cerebral palsy live out their dreams while giving a platform to fight back against the stigma associated with the disorder, which can limit their ability to live their lives as successfully as possible. LWL History The idea […]
Living with Cerebral Palsy: How Technology Changed My Life – Part One
“We are all connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain.” – Stephen Hawking I love technology; as someone who struggles with the effects of cerebral palsy on a daily basis, I depend on it. Like most of my peers who were born in the latter half of the 20th Century, my way […]
World Cerebral Palsy Day: What You Need To Know
World Cerebral Palsy Day is October 5, and it’s a time for people across the world to take local and global action to help spread awareness and education about cerebral palsy. What is World CP Day? World CP Day is a time when people across the globe can help to create a movement on behalf of […]
Rolling With The Punches
Life in 21st Century America is, for most people, a never-ending series of challenges. Aside from the day-to-day struggle to make ends meet in a post-industrial economy with its wild boom-and-bust cycles, a fractious and often toxic political environment, and the social, moral and economic fallout of a never-ending War on Terror, most of us […]



