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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While most workers have intellectual disabilities that can include cerebral palsy or Down syndrome, federal regulations list blindness, alcoholism and drug addiction as qualifying disabilities for lower pay.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
His first chance to help came in 1995 when the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation asked him to set up a humanitarian project to help disabled children, amputees and others who had been crippled by polio, cerebral palsy and other diseases.
—Seth Mydans, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Ashton stood up for his twin brother growing up
In May 2021, Michael shared with Today that he was bullied for his cerebral palsy as a child and that his twin defended him.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
Women who give birth to an albino child or even one with disorders such as autism or cerebral palsy are often chastised and ostracized by their husbands and relatives.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
Rates of congenital disabilities such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida and Down syndrome have been falling for decades, as have rates of disabling childhood injuries.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
People are sometimes born with disorders or developmental problems, such as cerebral palsy, that affect the visual, vestibular or somatosensory systems.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
That same week, a girl who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, was supposed to arrive home at 3:20 p.m. and her bus dropped her off after 5.
—Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
Advertisement Today, the organization provides services to about 2,000 children and adults throughout the county with intellectual and developmental disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
His first chance to help came in 1995 when the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation asked him to set up a humanitarian project to help disabled children, amputees and others who had been crippled by polio, cerebral palsy and other diseases.
—Seth Mydans, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Ashton stood up for his twin brother growing up
In May 2021, Michael shared with Today that he was bullied for his cerebral palsy as a child and that his twin defended him.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
Women who give birth to an albino child or even one with disorders such as autism or cerebral palsy are often chastised and ostracized by their husbands and relatives.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
Rates of congenital disabilities such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida and Down syndrome have been falling for decades, as have rates of disabling childhood injuries.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
People are sometimes born with disorders or developmental problems, such as cerebral palsy, that affect the visual, vestibular or somatosensory systems.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
That same week, a girl who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, was supposed to arrive home at 3:20 p.m. and her bus dropped her off after 5.
—Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
Advertisement Today, the organization provides services to about 2,000 children and adults throughout the county with intellectual and developmental disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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