06 Oct 🎉October 6 is World Cerebral Palsy Day! 🎉

Did you know that there are 17 million people across the world living with cerebral palsy and another 350 million people who are closely connected to a child or adult with Cerebral Palsy🧐

Cerebral Palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood, 👶🏻and it is a permanent disability that affects movement. Its impact can range from a weakness in one hand, to almost a complete lack of voluntary movement.🤔

Cerebral Palsy is a complex disability:
1 in 4 children with Cerebral Palsy cannot talk,🤭
1 in 4 cannot walk,
1 in 2 have an intellectual disability,
1 in 4 have epilepsy.
* CP is a lifelong disability and there is no known cure.🤔

The theme for this year’s World Cerebral Palsy Day is “Together Stronger”. 💪This theme highlights the importance of unity and mutual support within the cerebral palsy community and beyond. It emphasizes that when individuals, families, caregivers, and communities come together, they become a powerful force for positive change and inclusion.

World Cerebral Palsy Day calls on the Cerebral Palsy community for ideas 💡that could change the world for someone with Cerebral Palsy. Winners of the best ideas for innovation receive US$5000 and will advise the on 2024 Remarkable Design-athon bringing together designers, developers, creatives and entrepreneurs to help bring the ideas to life!

For more information, go to https://worldcpday.org/…/2023WCPD_CampaignGuide_English…

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