News for the Special Education Community
Cerebral palsy is the collective names used to describe a spectrum of chronic movement disorders affecting body movement and muscle co-ordination. These disorders are usually caused by damage to one or more parts of the brain. Cerebral palsy is often considered a congenital (present at birth) syndrome. It may however, also develop after birth. A [...]
by Laurel L. Scott – Like her classmates, Ashley Mohesky tried to paste an interested look on her face as she listened to an aria from a Wagner opera in her music history class at Howard College. The Lake View High School graduate and senior class prom queen prefers country music and planned to do [...]
by Christina Lane – After being told all his life that her son wouldn’t make it, Kristina Klawinski has reasons to be thankful. “I tell God every day how grateful I am for us to be together,” she said Wednesday. Klawinski’s son, Klemente Klein, now 11, was born as a triplet at 23 weeks and [...]
by Hayden Shaver – A gymnasium full of fans got to see something incredible for the first time. And seven swimmers got to be a part of it. The 2012 high school girls swimming finals marked the first year during which there were events for athletes with disabilities. And for one Peoria girl with mild cerebral [...]
A senior with a big smile is wearing an even bigger smile after this weekend’s Homecoming at St. Lucie West Centennial High School in Port St.Lucie, Florida. Hakam Daley has not had it easy. He has cerebral palsy and has been in and out of foster homes most of his life. But he has many [...]
by Justin Willis – “Rafael was born 4 months premature. The odds were stacked against him tremendously from the very start.” Rafael Reyes is as energetic as any 4-year-old and he doesn’t let the effects of cerebral palsy hold him back. “Even when I first met him, he had this smile on his face.” He [...]
Learning to crawl comes naturally for most infants, but those with cerebral palsy lack the muscle strength and coordination to perform the 25 individual movements required for crawling. With a $1.135 million, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation’s National Robotics Initiative, University of Oklahoma researchers from the Norman and Health Sciences Center campuses are [...]
by David Morrison – As most of what I write about comes from online articles or research, I often think of this blog as a sort of virtual support network. Even those who read my column in print may follow-up reading by going online to gather more information on a topic or to email me [...]
by Janet Harrold – For over 20 years now I have been expressing myself through art. It wasn’t until 5 years ago, when my beautiful granddaughter was born with cerebral palsy, that I started including a green awareness ribbon in my work. The Search for Answers Before Hailey was born, I really didn’t know too [...]
by John Jarvis- From the seat of her power wheelchair, Caitlin Omness doesn’t see her cerebral palsy as a barrier, just a challenge to overcome. Omness, a 24-year-old soon-to-be Sunbury resident, will be the featured speaker at the Marion Goodwill Industries annual meeting and banquet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Tri-Rivers Career Center. The Ohio [...]
