Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation

We fund cutting-edge US-based CP research & affordable innovative tech to improve accessibility & inclusion for all disabled people. #ResearchForCP

[Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation @ResearchForCP]

New year, new way to make a difference!✨

With #3forCP, you can support people with #CerebralPalsy any way you like!

When you do, you’ll be helping us fund more #ResearchForCP & assistive tech that will make the world more #accessible

💚 Learn more at https://t.co/83IGyPg7LP

[Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation @ResearchForCP]

Learn about CPARF-funded research at UCSF that’s investigating how @trexorobotics can help children under two years old w/a CP diagnosis or delayed motor skills. https://t.co/ol2QdMHsiG.

#Technology #AssistiveTechnology #CerebralPalsy #EarlyIntervention #Robotics

[Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation @ResearchForCP]

Join us on Wednesday, March 6, at 5:30 pm ET, for CPARF in Conversation to learn how tech and research are intersecting to make mobility easier for people with CP who already walk. Sign up at https://t.co/N3uQg6c1vj.

[Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation @ResearchForCP]

We’re hosting our first webinar of the year next week and we don’t want you to miss it! Sign up at https://t.co/gCF0CNgVx8 and join us as we talk about the latest early intervention research for cerebral palsy with Colleen Peyton, PT, DPT.

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Apply to join our Athletes for Accessibility team for America’s largest charitable bike ride — the TD Five Boro Bike Tour on May 5, 2024! Learn more and save your spot today at https://t.co/VW0LwdYM43 Image description in alt text.

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New #webinar — CPARF in Conversation — feat. researchers, clinicians & other important voices within the #CerebralPalsy space.

Join us for our first one with Colleen Peyton, PT, DPT. We discuss why early intervention is so crucial & the latest research➡️https://t.co/93TtarMbEQ

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We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Beena Kamath-Rayne to CPARF’s Board of Directors!

@BeenaDoc is VP, Global Newborn & Child Health @AmerAcadPeds & focuses on clinical/transl. research, quality improvement & medical ed.

Let's celebrate Beena & her contributions to #ResearchForCP!

[Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation @ResearchForCP]

“Adults with #CP often struggle to find treatments or therapies that work for them, and they encounter additional challenges that arise with aging. But there is hope on the horizon.”

Learn more about a scientific breakthrough from @spinex_official! ➡️ https://t.co/JZAym5d7ia

[Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation @ResearchForCP]

#3ForCP

The number 3 shows up in so many ways for people with #CP

👶33 children are diagnosed w/ #CerebralPalsy every day
🦽1 in 3 people with CP can’t walk
⚡3 in 4 people with CP experience chronic pain

Discover 3 ways you can make a difference https://t.co/83IGyPg7LP

[Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation @ResearchForCP]

You can help make speech-recognition tools more #accessible for disabled people!

@BeckmanInst is leading a paid study for people with a range of diverse speech patterns.

Learn more in the article below or register ➡️ https://t.co/0r1EK5rOex

#CerebralPalsy

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The Speech Accessibility Project is now recruiting U.S. and Puerto Rican adults with cerebral palsy.

“This project allows many individuals with CP ... to share their own experiences and struggles,” said participant Spencer Hadbavny.

➡️https://t.co/bbDDEMooin

@ResearchForCP

[Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation @ResearchForCP]

Still thinking about your 2024 resolutions? It’s never too late to set a goal to support the #CerebralPalsy community!

Check out #3forCP and get started today. When you do, you’ll show the world that you’re ready to take action for #CP!

✨https://t.co/83IGyPg7LP

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Join our partners @CPRN_org for an upcoming webinar. We’ll discuss priorities in adult #CerebralPalsy research & share how members of the #CP community can engage.

Sign up & bring your questions: https://t.co/lGSvkrwc6Q

[Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation @ResearchForCP]

#IDPD: this year’s theme focuses on collaboration with disabled people to help achieve the #UNSDG.

We need your input to inform the kinds of #AssistiveTech that the we'll prioritize @RemarkableTech so we can bring more life-changing tech to the market: https://t.co/glfb9GD6QV

[Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation @ResearchForCP]

This #GivingTuesday, join Jake in reimagining what’s possible for our community by investing in research & innovation that will improve outcomes for all those with #CerebralPalsy

Learn more & help him reach his $40,000 goal at https://t.co/INSiBKpF9l
(3/3)

[Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation @ResearchForCP]

"As someone with #CerebralPalsy, I'm not supposed to be able to walk well. Through hard work and lots of support, I've become an avid hiker. In gratitude for the sacrifices that were made for my own treatment, I walk long distances over mountains with my life on my back. (1/3)

[Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation @ResearchForCP]

...I will be hiking over 4,000 miles across Europe, from Spain to Bulgaria on the newly mapped Trans European Alpine Route (#TEAR). I will be using this adventure and any attention it brings to raise money for #CerebralPalsy Research." (2/3)

[Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation @ResearchForCP]

We’re thankful that we can share the latest life-changing innovations for people with disabilities on our podcast & tech talks.

We’re thankful that we can fund more #ResearchForCP & #AssistiveTech thanks to your support!

Thanks to all who chose to raise funds for CPARF in 2023!

[Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation @ResearchForCP]

#WorldPrematurityDay
Here's a clip on the importance of an early #CP diagnosis from #ResearchForCP experts — @NadiaBadawiCPA , @BeenaDoc & Dr. Stephanie Boyd.

They help doctors, parents & care providers give preterm babies the best possible start➡️ https://t.co/k1sz5BmxBN

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Head to https://t.co/AD3vr10vCu to check out the next installment in our Innovation Insights series & to watch our Disability Tech Talk! (3/3)

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@Cephable CEO/Founder @Suave_Pirate shared they're “a majority-disabled company in how we build everything — from how we do our marketing to how we interact with our community, how we do our engineering — it takes it takes an entire community...(1/3)

➡️ https://t.co/AD3vr10vCu

[Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation @ResearchForCP]

...to build something like this and it's always been a part of my product lifecycle development to understand what a person's problems are in developing solutions. I'm not in the business of developing solutions without problems because ultimately those don't succeed.” (2/3)