Cerebral Palsy Foundation

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Interested in learning about early mobility for cerebral palsy?We're less than a month away from our Early Cerebral Pals...
06/24/2026

Interested in learning about early mobility for cerebral palsy?

We're less than a month away from our Early Cerebral Palsy Health Summit at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD this July! Over the next few days, we'll feature a few workshops that we're getting excited about and hope you will, too!

On Early Mobility

- Body Weight-Assisted Motor Learning- Implementation into practice
Speakers: Dr. Laura Prosser, Dr. Barbara Sargent

- Biomechanical Development of Early Movement
Speakers: Dr. Colleen Peyton

- Principles of Motor Learning and Error
Speakers: Dr. Laura Prosser, Dr. Ryan Roemmeich

View all workshops and speakers and register right here: https://cpearlydetection.org/workshops-1-1-1

Whether you attend in-person of virtually, you'll get access to a curated selection of implementation workshops and training sessions — learn directly from leading researchers and clinicians who are shaping the future of early cerebral palsy diagnosis and intervention.

Attendees of the Health Summit have the potential to obtain up to 45 continuing education hours with a combination of both in-person and virtual (online) workshops. All attendees will also have access to the recordings of all the workshops except for keynote speeches for three months post-Summit.

July is Disability Pride Month! 💚What does Disability Pride mean to you or your family? Whether it's celebrating identit...
06/24/2026

July is Disability Pride Month! 💚

What does Disability Pride mean to you or your family? Whether it's celebrating identity, advocating for inclusion, or sharing your journey, we'd love to hear your perspective.

Share your story at https://airtable.com/appRuQGYaUH9Xd7lN/pagC4WiDt0yElfVxj/form for a chance to be featured on our feed this Disability Pride Month.

06/24/2026

📢 There are only a couple more weeks of recruitment left for APPLES-tele!

If your baby is between 4-13 months old with cerebral palsy or at high risk, they may be eligible to join APPLES-Tele, a groundbreaking study to improve arm and hand function! Send us a DM or comment “yes” below if you’re interested.

Get ready for the Early Cerebral Palsy Health Summit this summer with our popular Basic Early Detection E-Course!This co...
06/23/2026

Get ready for the Early Cerebral Palsy Health Summit this summer with our popular Basic Early Detection E-Course!

This continuing education has been approved by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 12.5 Continuing Education Hours. Learn more and register: https://cpearlydetection.org/courses-4

A series of virtual workshops, this e-Course is the perfect precursor to attending the Summit — designed for pediatric providers who want to improve outcomes for high risk infants through early cerebral palsy diagnosis and intervention in a multidisciplinary setting including.

Learn about basic implementation strategies, core knowledge of early detection principles and assessments, practical case examples and support to translate knowledge into practice for early detection of cerebral palsy at your own local sites.

Topics & Presenters:
- Introduction to Early Detection for Cerebral Palsy presented by Rachel Byrne, Dr. Nathalie Maitre
- The Basics of Cerebral Palsy presented by Dr. Nathalie Maitre
- High-Risk for Cerebral Palsy and Clinical Decision-Making presented by Dr. Faith Kim, Dr. Andrea Duncan
- Neuroimaging in Cerebral Palsy presented by Dr. Joanna Burton, Dr. Betsy Ostrander
- Genetics in Cerebral Palsy presented by Dr. Betsy Ostrander, Dr. Darcy Fehlings
- Standardized Neurological Exams to Inform Early Detection for Cerebral Palsy presented by Dr. Joanna Burton, Dr. Betsy Ostrander
- Standardized Motor Assessments to Inform Early Detection for Cerebral Palsy presented by Dr. Barbara Sargent, Dr. Lynn Boswell
- Challenging Conversations with Families presented by Dr. Nathalie Maitre, Dr. Mary Lauren Neel
- Implementation Tools to Rapidly Improve your Early Cerebral Palsy Practice presented by Dr. Nathalie Maitre, Rachel Byrne

This course is highly recommended prior to attending the Summit for those who have not attended in the past.

Register today to get the basics on early detection for cerebral palsy: https://cerebralpalsyfoundation.regfox.com/2026-early-cerebral-palsy-health-summit

06/23/2026

With Disability Pride Month right around the corner, we're highlighting a fresh way to get involved with the Cerebral Palsy Foundation! Show your support for our community your way this July by starting a fundraiser.

When you raise funds for our organization, you're supporting our work to:

- improve healthcare for individuals with cerebral palsy and their families — at every age
- fund innovative research that will reduce the impact of CP across the lifespan
- provide new education and training opportunities for clinicians who want to improve outcomes for everyone with CP
- increase awareness and support for cerebral palsy at the federal level

Need ideas for how to get started? Send us a message or reach out at: [email protected].

Our 8th Annual Early Cerebral Palsy Health Summit is coming up on July 18-19, 2026 in Baltimore, MD! This educational ex...
06/22/2026

Our 8th Annual Early Cerebral Palsy Health Summit is coming up on July 18-19, 2026 in Baltimore, MD! This educational experience is designed for pediatric providers who want to improve outcomes for high risk infants through early cerebral palsy diagnosis and intervention in a multidisciplinary setting.

Attendees of the Health Summit have the potential to obtain up to 45 continuing education hours with a combination of both in-person and virtual (on-line) workshops. In-person attendees will have access to the recordings of all the workshops except for keynote speakers for three months post-Summit.

Register today at cpearlydetection.org.

Happy Father's Day!Today, we’re celebrating all of the dads, grandfathers, caregivers, and father figures who show up wi...
06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day!

Today, we’re celebrating all of the dads, grandfathers, caregivers, and father figures who show up with love and support every day.

We want to take a moment to highlight one special dad in our community: Brad Serot. In 2020, Brad founded Yes We Can Cycling to raise funds for the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley, and the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago. Since then, the team has grown to more than 20 members and has raised over $2.4 million! Their goal this year is to reach $3 million and take on yet another challenging ride in support of our work.

Team Yes We Can Cycling will take on SBT GRVL (a 100+ mile race!) in Steamboat Springs, Colorado exactly one week from today on June 28!

"It started with my daughter Ava, who's ten, has cerebral palsy and epilepsy. Endurance cycling was a way to raise awareness and fundraise for my daughter's charities…for me personally, if I can help one child, one family in this world, that's a win."

Thank you, Brad, and to all the dads making a difference in the lives of their children and communities — we see you! Give Yes We Can a follow so you can cheer on their big ride next weekend.

Registration is open for our 8th Annual Early Cerebral Palsy Health Summit! Learn about new pathways for translating kno...
06/21/2026

Registration is open for our 8th Annual Early Cerebral Palsy Health Summit! Learn about new pathways for translating knowledge into practice for the implementation of early detection and intervention of cerebral palsy from the best researchers and clinicians in the field.

This year's Summit features a flexible hybrid format, offering:
– In-person implementation workshops
– Hands-on training courses (HINE, HNNE, and GMA)
– Virtual e-courses for remote participation

Learn more and register today at https://cpearlydetection.org/

Be part of a transformative educational experience focused on advancing early detection and intervention for cerebral palsy!

Designed for pediatric providers who want to improve outcomes for high risk infants through early cerebral palsy diagnosis and intervention in a multidisciplinary setting including pediatricians, family practitioners, neonatologists, neurologists, OTs, PTs, business managers, nurses, nurse practitioners, researchers and trainees.

From learning to walk later in childhood to driving as an adult and becoming a mother, Amelia's story is a great reminde...
06/20/2026

From learning to walk later in childhood to driving as an adult and becoming a mother, Amelia's story is a great reminder that people with cerebral palsy can and do pursue the same things in life as everyone else, it just might take a bit longer or look a bit different.💚

We’d love to hear from other parents with cerebral palsy — what’s your experience been like? Comment below or share your own story at https://airtable.com/appRuQGYaUH9Xd7lN/pagC4WiDt0yElfVxj/form

06/19/2026

With summer just around the corner, listen to this episode of Cerebral Palsy Health on frame running at
https://cpresource.org/media/podcasts/cerebral-palsy-health/frame%20running

In this clip, our host, Jen Lyman, shares how frame running positively impacted her son Bower. Check out the full episode to hear more about their conversation with physical therapist and researcher Theresa Sukal Moulton, and frame runner manufacturer David Black of RAD Innovations about the history of frame running, the research behind it, who can participate, and how to get involved.

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