Every year on 6 October, the world comes together to celebrate World Cerebral Palsy Day, to express pride for the lives and achievements of people with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy affects more than 17 million people worldwide.
According to the International Classification of Diseases, cerebral palsy is “a group of disorders that affect the development of movement and posture, often accompanied by disturbances of sensation, perception, cognition and behavior. It is damage to the brain of the fetus or infant. as a result of being delivered.” The Cerebral Palsy Alliance recognized 6 October as World Cerebral Palsy Day. Here’s everything you need to know about this day:
World Cerebral Palsy Day: History
In 1810, Dr. William John Little was born, the first person to study cerebral palsy.
Harry Jennings built the first modern folding wheelchair in 1932. Their aim was to improve the lives of people with motor disabilities.
1948 marked the formation of the United Cerebral Palsy Association. This was to help people with cerebral palsy receive better diagnosis, treatment, and funding.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted the first major US cerebral palsy study to understand the prevalence and impact of the disorder.
In 2012, the Cerebral Palsy Alliance designated 6 October as World Cerebral Palsy Day. It aimed to bring together people with cerebral palsy, their families, supporters and organizations in more than 100 countries. They wanted to ensure that children and adults with cerebral palsy had the same rights, access and opportunities as the rest of the world.
World Cerebral Palsy Day: Significance
World Cerebral Palsy Day is observed to understand the impact of the disorder. It affects infants and children alike. According to the official website of World Cerebral Palsy Day, “Cerebral palsy is one of the most poorly understood disabilities and people with cerebral palsy are often out of sight, out of mind, and out of options in communities around the world. Is required.” This year’s 2022 Millions of Reasons campaign aims to “embracing diversity and helping create a more accessible future for all.”
World Cerebral Palsy Day: Quotes
- “Putting one foot in front of the other, I have climbed to greater heights. To show my inner strength, to reach beyond my limits. No obstacle is too difficult for this warrior to cross. I am just a man on a mission , to prove that my disability does not win.” – Robert M. Hansel, world record holder with spina bifida
- You gain strength, courage and confidence from every experience in which you really stop looking fear in the face. You might say to yourself, ‘I went through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ , , , You must do what you think you can’t.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “There are times during this journey that are very challenging and you can feel lost and hopeless. These are the times when “appearing” for the day and praying with an open mind and your breath are the best tools It’s very humbling and most of us parents have been there. May love and hope hold you back till this time passes.” , Michelle Shusterman, Founder of CP Daily Living
- “With heavy burdens often come heavy gifts. The trick is to identify the gifts, and in them there is glory.” -Doctor. Maya Shetreat-Klein
- Of course my education has been very difficult – no one other than Chickenshade believed I was anything more than the label of “cerebral palsy” – I was described as a vegetable to my family. Who in this world would feel that they needed to educate someone like me? It has set me behind. If people had believed in me before I found Chickenshed, I don’t know which mountains I would have climbed. ,Paula Rees, Cerebral Palsy Patient, Writer, Producer, and Performer at Chickenshed Theatre”
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