by Dan DeMarle | Aug 24, 2023 | Cerebral Palsy, Orthopedic Impairment, Uncategorized
A national Hershey’s commercial that began this month and features the challenges of a second-grader promises to touch “many hearts,” a company spokesperson told the Herald-Leader. Lane Hartzel has cerebral palsy, which in his case means that he is nonverbal and...
by Dan DeMarle | Jun 23, 2022 | Cerebral Palsy, Orthopedic Impairment, Recommended Movies, Uncategorized
Disney is set to film a new movie about a girl with cerebral palsy who’s nonverbal Disney Making Movie Centering On Girl Who’s Nonverbaland uses a wheelchair and her experience out an inclusive education. The movie, which will stream on Disney+, is an adaptation of...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 5, 2022 | Cerebral Palsy, Orthopedic Impairment
Cerebral palsy, a non-progressing motor impairment that begins in early childhood, has widely been viewed as the result of oxygen deprivation during birth or other birth-related factors such as prematurity. While this is true for many children, new research from...