Filter by: All types All types CPSN News Health news Lifestyle Member stories Research Image 17 hours ago Meet Alex - our new Customer Liaison Officer Alex's lived experience with cerebral palsy means that she uses her role to build meaningful connections with participants and ensure they connect with the right support workers for them. Alex chats to us about her first few m Read more 3 weeks ago Overcoming the challenges of finding Supported Disability Accommodation Although John and Kaye have always been deeply involved in Tim's overall wellbeing, they realised that caring for him in their home was not sustainable as they aged. Read more 05 March 2021 Choosing to challenge the expectations of an able-bodied world While International Women's Day exists to highlight the obstacles faced each day by women worldwide, there are increased challenges women with disabilities are also forced to confront. Read more 14 January 2021 Cerebral Palsy - The Next Generation The CP-Achieve Project is refreshing in its approach towards the CP community. Its objectives are centred on people as they transition from childhood through to adulthood. Read more 02 December 2020 A neuroscientist and poet not letting cerebral palsy get in her way Jerusha Mather is gaining some well-earned attention both in the medical community and the literary world. On top of completing a PhD in neuroscience, the 25-year-old has just smashed out her first book of poetry, 'Burnt bones and beautiful butterflies'. The book's title is inspired by Jerusha's lived experience with cerebral palsy. "I based it on a thought that beautiful things come out of challenging circumstances. Hence, the term; burnt bones and beautiful butterflies. Life throws at you negative and positive things, but there is goodness in everything when you find the courage to look deeper. These are the key messages I am trying to convey in my book," she explains. Read more Image 12 November 2020 Liam’s journey to mobility When Michelle Sexton first embarked on the journey to get her son Liam a bike, she wanted to give him access to something that would empower him to maintain his mobility, while allowing him to have an outlet. She knew that a customised bike while extremely freeing and crucial for Liam’s quality of life, would only become a reality through thoughtful collaboration with providers, therapists, and the assistance of Liam’s Support Coordinator – Mark Boyce. Read more 12 November 2020 The toll of lockdown for the disabled community I’ve lost track of the conversations that I’ve had with friends, family, and colleagues – where I can see the exhaustion plastered on their faces through a screen, and the conversations echo constant disappointment. As someone with cerebral palsy, the COVID-19 epidemic created a scenario where I was told I had to work from home. In a pre-COVID world, it had rarely occurred to me to negotiate to work from home, as I was someone accustomed to long and tiring commutes to work. Read more 21 October 2020 Ask Kelly: COVID-19 and Telehealth Services Welcome to Ask Kelly. The current COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on how we live, work, learn and interact. While we have been offering a free telehealth service here at CPSN for quite a while now, COVID-19 has seen in a rise in the use of telehealth to access a wide range of medical care and therapies. So, I wanted to explore more about telehealth, what it is, and how you can benefit from it during this time of isolation. Read more Pagination 1 2 3 Next › >> Last
Image 17 hours ago Meet Alex - our new Customer Liaison Officer Alex's lived experience with cerebral palsy means that she uses her role to build meaningful connections with participants and ensure they connect with the right support workers for them. Alex chats to us about her first few m Read more
3 weeks ago Overcoming the challenges of finding Supported Disability Accommodation Although John and Kaye have always been deeply involved in Tim's overall wellbeing, they realised that caring for him in their home was not sustainable as they aged. Read more
05 March 2021 Choosing to challenge the expectations of an able-bodied world While International Women's Day exists to highlight the obstacles faced each day by women worldwide, there are increased challenges women with disabilities are also forced to confront. Read more
14 January 2021 Cerebral Palsy - The Next Generation The CP-Achieve Project is refreshing in its approach towards the CP community. Its objectives are centred on people as they transition from childhood through to adulthood. Read more
02 December 2020 A neuroscientist and poet not letting cerebral palsy get in her way Jerusha Mather is gaining some well-earned attention both in the medical community and the literary world. On top of completing a PhD in neuroscience, the 25-year-old has just smashed out her first book of poetry, 'Burnt bones and beautiful butterflies'. The book's title is inspired by Jerusha's lived experience with cerebral palsy. "I based it on a thought that beautiful things come out of challenging circumstances. Hence, the term; burnt bones and beautiful butterflies. Life throws at you negative and positive things, but there is goodness in everything when you find the courage to look deeper. These are the key messages I am trying to convey in my book," she explains. Read more
Image 12 November 2020 Liam’s journey to mobility When Michelle Sexton first embarked on the journey to get her son Liam a bike, she wanted to give him access to something that would empower him to maintain his mobility, while allowing him to have an outlet. She knew that a customised bike while extremely freeing and crucial for Liam’s quality of life, would only become a reality through thoughtful collaboration with providers, therapists, and the assistance of Liam’s Support Coordinator – Mark Boyce. Read more
12 November 2020 The toll of lockdown for the disabled community I’ve lost track of the conversations that I’ve had with friends, family, and colleagues – where I can see the exhaustion plastered on their faces through a screen, and the conversations echo constant disappointment. As someone with cerebral palsy, the COVID-19 epidemic created a scenario where I was told I had to work from home. In a pre-COVID world, it had rarely occurred to me to negotiate to work from home, as I was someone accustomed to long and tiring commutes to work. Read more
21 October 2020 Ask Kelly: COVID-19 and Telehealth Services Welcome to Ask Kelly. The current COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on how we live, work, learn and interact. While we have been offering a free telehealth service here at CPSN for quite a while now, COVID-19 has seen in a rise in the use of telehealth to access a wide range of medical care and therapies. So, I wanted to explore more about telehealth, what it is, and how you can benefit from it during this time of isolation. Read more
