After years of exclusively seeing able-bodied actors on my favorite TV shows, I never felt represented as a woman with a disability. But as I watched Netflix's Special alongside one of my best friends ...
Like many Spokane children, Jack Coy enjoys participating in sports. He has set a record, worked hard and landed another goal – recovery and strength – after an elective surgery just over a year ago ...
Jack Coy, 11, born with mild cerebral palsy, works with coach volunteer Shirley Carlson during a ParaSport strength and conditioning session Feb. 8 at Valley Christian High School in Spokane. Jack Coy ...
Netflix is picking up a comedy series about a man with cerebral palsy that has the backing of a “Big Bang Theory” star. The streaming service said this week that it ordered eight episodes of the new ...
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4)-- A young man in Westminster is using fitness to fight illness -- and when it comes to support, Uriah Crowe has an entire team of firefighters standing in his corner. "They ...
Spastic cerebral palsy is a disorder that involves muscle stiffness. Symptoms and signs may include difficulty walking, trouble manipulating objects, and vision, hearing, or speech challenges.
Cerebral palsy is a neurologic condition affecting the developing brain of an infant that results in impairments in movement, motor skills, muscle tone and coordination. Approximately 2 in 1,000 ...
When Nicole Luongo participates in an online exercise class, she might encounter something she can’t do, such as lunges. Having cerebral palsy makes it challenging for her to lunge, but she’s figured ...
June 3, 2002 — Cramped synchronized general movements in preterm infants are an early marker for the development of cerebral palsy, according to results of a study published in the May issue of the ...
Netflix has given an eight-episode series order to the comedy “Special” from writer Ryan O’Connell and executive producer Jim Parsons. Based on O’Connell’s part-memoir, part-manifesto “I’m Special: ...
Advances in neonatal science have made it possible to save some of the most delicate and prematurely born babies, but there is a potential downside. Preterm birth accounts for about a third of all ...
A teenager put his mobility above his sister’s wedding color scheme — and was asked to sit out of the wedding photos because of it. The 15-year-old explained in a Reddit post on the popular "Am I The ...