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Jack Splitt, a Colorado teen with cerebral palsy, who became well-known for helping pass a law in his state for medicinal use of marijuana in schools, died on Wednesday. The Denver Post reports that Jack, 15, used medical marijuana to treat pain associated with cerebral palsy. Jack and mother Stacey Linn were the pioneers of what would […]

United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) is gearing to join in on the international STEPtember campaign, a four-week event that helps raise money for children with cerebral palsy, while promoting awareness through participants doing daily exercises. UCP reports that STEPtember will help spread awareness about cerebral palsy and other disabilities, as well as help participants get in shape as […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A woman with numerous disabilities, including cerebral palsy, wowed the audience at the Republican National Convention (RNC) on Thursday evening at the Quickens Loans Arena in Cleveland, with a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem. News 4 SA reports that Marlana Vanhoose, 20, gave such a powerful performance at the RNC  that she was given a standing […]