Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day 2017
Tomorrow, March 25th is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day. These are just some interesting facts about CP and disabilities in the US and around the world:
(1). Today the world population is approximately 7,439,027,300...and counting insanely fast. (2). In the US approximately 48.9 million people have a disability. 24.1 million of those people have a severe disability. I'm not sure when that was estimated but you can find it at in the biography list below. (3). In May of 2010, United Cerebral Palsy wrote, "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year about 10,000 babies born in the United States will develop cerebral palsy.". They also wrote, "764,000 children and adults in the US manifest one or more of the symptoms of cerebral palsy.". (4). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, "Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood."
It is unfortunate that even though CP is the most common motor disability, there's still people who don't know how to react to it. They don't know that they have to be patient and listen, and if they still don't know what we're saying then it's okay to ask us to repeat it. When their kid points at the wheelchair and laugh at how we talk, they don't know that it's okay to ask them if they have questions about us and then ask us.
A few things I wish everyone on earth knew; It's okay to help us...just ask us how to help and how we need. We may have a disability but that doesn't always mean we're hard of hearing or dumb. Fun fact, we're just as smart as you...maybe even smarter. See us for us and not our disability. Don't identify with disability with the person. Don't even identify the person with the disability, just identify the person. I think the biggest thing of all, INCLUDE US. I mean when you hang out with your friends, invite the people who might not get invited many places or any place.
Please wear green tomorrow for Cerebral Palsy Awareness and post a picture with #gogreen4cp2017.
1. http://www.worldometers.info/
(1). Today the world population is approximately 7,439,027,300...and counting insanely fast. (2). In the US approximately 48.9 million people have a disability. 24.1 million of those people have a severe disability. I'm not sure when that was estimated but you can find it at in the biography list below. (3). In May of 2010, United Cerebral Palsy wrote, "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year about 10,000 babies born in the United States will develop cerebral palsy.". They also wrote, "764,000 children and adults in the US manifest one or more of the symptoms of cerebral palsy.". (4). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, "Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood."
It is unfortunate that even though CP is the most common motor disability, there's still people who don't know how to react to it. They don't know that they have to be patient and listen, and if they still don't know what we're saying then it's okay to ask us to repeat it. When their kid points at the wheelchair and laugh at how we talk, they don't know that it's okay to ask them if they have questions about us and then ask us.
A few things I wish everyone on earth knew; It's okay to help us...just ask us how to help and how we need. We may have a disability but that doesn't always mean we're hard of hearing or dumb. Fun fact, we're just as smart as you...maybe even smarter. See us for us and not our disability. Don't identify with disability with the person. Don't even identify the person with the disability, just identify the person. I think the biggest thing of all, INCLUDE US. I mean when you hang out with your friends, invite the people who might not get invited many places or any place.
Please wear green tomorrow for Cerebral Palsy Awareness and post a picture with #gogreen4cp2017.
1. http://www.worldometers.info/
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