Now what?
Well, I've only got one more week of class. I passed all my classes and now I'm going out into the world to apply everything I know about Microsoft Office. If anyone has some projects that they may need help with, let me know.
Well, I've only got one more week of class. I passed all my classes and now I'm going out into the world to apply everything I know about Microsoft Office. If anyone has some projects that they may need help with, let me know.
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Popular MasterChef contender John Hughes was picked on as a school kid over his cerebral palsy — but now he wants to help other children with disabilities by teaching them how to cook.
Higley High junior Ricky Nelles spent a year documenting a 7-year-old Queen Creek boy's struggle with a rare form of cerebral palsy - and his poignant documentary won a top award at a national student film festival.
"It's a good experience, something I would have never gotten to do," Thomas Hudson said.Offered by the Dive Pirates Foundation, these scuba instructors are trained to teach people with disabilities how to scuba dive."It's a great opportunity. I recommend it to everyone. Wounded or not, it's a great experience," Clennon said.The best part, when the diving class is over, they're all heading to the Caymen Islands to put their new skills to work.
I am learning to look at my Cerebral Palsy differently.
Jeffrey DiGeorgio, a member of Boy Scout Troop No. 26 of Mohawk, recently led a group of scouts in completing a project towards his Eagle Badge.
The project helped the Upstate Cerebral Palsy TRAID (Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities) Program to organize its equipment and provided a larger area to display the devices.
TRAID has a large inventory of equipment for people to borrow and a small area in which to store it. DiGeorgio and his team of fellow scouts and family members spent a Saturday in August building shelving and cleaning and organizing the equipment.
DiGeorgio spent many months planning for the activity and raising funds for the supplies that were needed to complete the project. He obtained the shelving, recruited the workers and coordinated the efforts of the scouts on the day of the project. He presented his project for review to the Eagle Board in November 2010 and received advancement to Eagle Scout.
TRAID is a division of Upstate Cerebral Palsy that provides loans of adaptive equipment to individuals with either short or long-term disabilities. It is a free lending library available to anyone in Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, Herkimer, Fulton, Montgomery or Hamilton counties. TRAID also offers assistance on issues of finding appropriate adaptive devices, device funding and related questions. TRAID does take donations of frequently needed items that are in good condition and can be reached at 737-9012, ext. 241, to either borrow or donate equipment.
Researchers at the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering are working on technology that will enable electric-powered wheelchairs to detect hazardous terrain and automatically adjust their control settings to maneuver more safely. Engineers had previously developed automatic terrain-sensing controls for military robotic vehicles, and several four-wheel-drive automobiles now on the market include such mechanisms for improved safety. Emmanuel Collins, the John H. Seely Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the college and director of Florida State's Center for Intelligent Systems, Control and Robotics (CISCOR), led an effort to integrate this type of system into electric-powered wheelchairs to provide more mobility and independence for their operators. A device known as a laser line striper has been adapted to classify terrain conditions so the wheelchair control system can self-adjust. Collins estimated that if the team develops a strong commercial partner, the technology could be assisting electric wheelchair users in approximately five years. 
Emmanuel Collins and his research team will enable electric-
powered wheelchairs to self-adjust to hazardous terrain.
NEW DELHI: Research on the efficacy of stem cell therapy is on, says the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), but there is still no final word on its success. Nevertheless, all major hospitals in the city have been using this therapy to treat several diseases like cancer, thalassaemia, leukaemia, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy and immune deficiency.
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' condition was upgraded to serious from critical on Monday, moving her closer to beginning intensive therapy that will be part of her rehabilitation, those with expertise in addressing brain injuries say.In general, people who have survived injuries such as Giffords' are good candidates for rehabilitation, said Dr. Austin Colohan, chief of the department of neurosurgery at Loma Linda University Medical Center.
However, "recovery can take several years," Colohan said.
Disability advocate, mentor, retired teacher. I have a disability called cerebral palsy.
