cerebral palsy

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My brother, who has cerebral palsy and is developmentally disabled, is two years older than I am.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Born with cerebral palsy affecting her right side, Greco competed for Australia at world championships and world cups.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Born 24 weeks premature, she has cerebral palsy, a partial visual impairment and a shunt.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Mr. Davenport, who makes films “about disability” according to his website, also makes them from the perspective of the disabled—he has cerebral palsy and often uses a wheelchair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

And after several exchanges Rosa’s told me that she has been in a wheelchair her whole life, that she can walk but only with arm crutches, and that she was born with cerebral palsy.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen