cerebral palsy
noun
: a disability resulting from damage to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth and outwardly manifested by muscular incoordination and speech disturbances
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The girl, who had cerebral palsy, used a wheelchair and was non-verbal, died of hyperthermia as temperatures inside the vehicle reached up to 135 degrees in the summer of 2019, according to a press release from the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office in Colleton County, S.C.
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 17 May 2025
This coming-of-age film, based on a 2010 novel by Sharon M. Draper, stars Phoebe-Ray Taylor as a sixth-grader with cerebral palsy facing the challenges of being in a mainstream class for the first time.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Arizona Officers Suspended After Beating Deaf Black Man With Cerebral Palsy
Three Phoenix police officers who beat and tased Tyron McAlpin, a Black man who is deaf and has cerebral palsy, have been suspended without pay for 24 hours, according to interim police chief Michael Sullivan.
—Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
Woodland is the seventh recipient and joins fellow professional players Erik Compton, Gene Sauers, Morgan Hoffmann, Chris Kirk and the late Jarrod Lyle, as well as activist D.J. Gregory, who advocates for people with cerebral palsy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 17 May 2025
This coming-of-age film, based on a 2010 novel by Sharon M. Draper, stars Phoebe-Ray Taylor as a sixth-grader with cerebral palsy facing the challenges of being in a mainstream class for the first time.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Arizona Officers Suspended After Beating Deaf Black Man With Cerebral Palsy
Three Phoenix police officers who beat and tased Tyron McAlpin, a Black man who is deaf and has cerebral palsy, have been suspended without pay for 24 hours, according to interim police chief Michael Sullivan.
—Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
Woodland is the seventh recipient and joins fellow professional players Erik Compton, Gene Sauers, Morgan Hoffmann, Chris Kirk and the late Jarrod Lyle, as well as activist D.J. Gregory, who advocates for people with cerebral palsy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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