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CP SOCIAL 2022

June 10, 2022 by Katy Fetters

WHO: You & all #CPstrong! Hosted by Katy (Fetters) Gaastra, Cerebral Palsy Strong’s founder. WHAT: Our second CP Social: Outdoor Edition. WHEN: Saturday, July 30, 2022  WHERE: Portland, Oregon — Kelley Point Park & the Arc’teryx PDX store. We’ll meet at KPP at 2:00pm and then Arc’Teryx for an evening happy hour after store close … [Read more…]

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World CP Day + CPstrong

September 12, 2019 by Katy Fetters

Let’s spread the word about World Cerebral Palsy Day this October 6th, 2019. “World Cerebral Palsy Day is a movement of people with Cerebral Palsy and their families, and the organisations that support them, in more than 75 countries. Our vision is to ensure that children and adults with Cerebral Palsy (CP) have the same … [Read more…]

Posted in: Announcements, Cerebral Palsy Tagged: CEREBRAL PALSY, CEREBRAL PALSY AWARENESS, CP, CP ALLIANCE, CPARF, CPMOVEASONE, CPSTRONG, DISABILITY, WORLD CP DAY

LET’S GO IRL: CEREBRAL PALSY EVENT QUESTIONNAIRE

April 3, 2018 by Katy Fetters Leave a Comment

Hi everyone, I am equally nervous & excited to put this out there today–I am trying to organize a CP event to take place early next year and it only makes sense to start with your feedback. I am hoping you can take a look at the survey below & offer up your (anonymous) thoughts! … [Read more…]

Posted in: Announcements, Cerebral Palsy Tagged: CEREBRAL PALSY, CEREBRAL PALSY AWARENESS, CEREBRAL PALSY STRONG, COMMUNITY, CP, CPSTRONG, DISABILITY

SHE EXPLORES PODCAST FEATURE!

December 10, 2017 by Katy Fetters Leave a Comment

Hi All, I’ve been meaning to get this up on the blog! A few weeks ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to talk with Gale Straub, podcaster and founder of She Explores , an amazing online community and resource that highlights the experiences of women in the outdoors. We talked about everything from being identical twins, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Announcements Tagged: CEREBRAL PALSY, CEREBRAL PALSY AWARENESS, CEREBRAL PALSY STRONG, COMMUNITY, CONGENITAL CONDITIONS, CPSTRONG, DISABILITY, DISABILITY IS DIVERSITY, EXOSYM, MACHU PICCHU, OVERLAND, SHE EXPLORES, TRAVEL WITH DISABILITY, WOMEN WHO TRAVEL

LIFTWARE LEVEL: [A TOOL FOR EATING WITH CEREBRAL PALSY]

September 27, 2017 by Katy Fetters Leave a Comment

  Who is Liftware? What is The Level? I was recently approached by Verily to review their self-leveling utensil for people living with limited hand or arm mobility, Liftware Level. I intentionally didn’t do a lot of research on the device beyond the main website as I wanted to have a genuine first impression of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Announcements, Cerebral Palsy, Resources & Education Tagged: ADAPTIVE, ADAPTIVE TOOLS, ANUPAM PATHAK, CEREBRAL PALSY, CEREBRAL PALSY AWARENESS, CEREBRAL PALSY STRONG, CP, CPSTRONG, DESIGN, DISABILITY, DISABILITY IS DIVERSITY, DIVERSITY, EATING, HEMIPARESIS, HEMIPLEGIA, IAMADAPTIVE, INDEPENDENCE, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY, LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS, LIFTWARE, LIFTWARE LEVEL, MOBILITY, MOTION STABLIZING, MOTOR SKILLS, PROSTHETIC, RANGE OF MOTION, SPONSORED, TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY & DESIGN, THE BODY, VERILY, WHAT CP LOOKS LIKE

WWW.REBUILDTX.ORG

September 3, 2017 by Katy Fetters Leave a Comment

Please take a moment to look at this website. Or you can text “rebuildtx” to 91999 to donate and help Texans who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey. For every $2 donated, The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation are matching that with $1 of their own money. The goal is to raise 100 million dollars … [Read more…]

Posted in: Announcements Tagged: FUNDRAISER, HURRICANE HARVEY, MICHAEL AND SUSAN DELL FOUNDATION, REBUILD TEXAS, REBUILDTX

FAREWELL, TEENCP (I AM READY TO LET YOU GO)

February 25, 2017 by Katy Fetters Leave a Comment

Friends, readers, and passers by… For those of you who don’t know, my name is Katy Fetters and I created a blog back in 2009 called www.teencerebralpalsy.com. I was 17 at the time and in great need of an outlet to talk about what life is like with a physical disability. I wanted to find … [Read more…]

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