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Gorter, Jan Willem – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2009
In their qualitative study, Young and colleagues (2009) found that youth and adults with cerebral palsy (CP), spina bifida, and acquired brain injuries of childhood in the province of Ontario, Canada, perceive or have perceived their transfer from pediatric to adult-oriented health care services as a struggle. Although publications on transition…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Impairments, Young Adults
Ensign, Arselia, Ed. – PAM Repeater, 1992
This brochure provides individuals with cerebral palsy or other physical disabilities with 24 specific tips for getting ready for the day and 14 tips for getting out of the house. Tips address organizing for the day, getting out of bed, getting out of the bathtub, dressing procedures and aids, obtaining easy-to-use clothes, tying shoelaces,…
Descriptors: Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Cerebral Palsy, Daily Living Skills
O'Brien, John; Browning, Ray; O'Brien, Connie Lyle – 1998
This article on systems change focuses on the efforts of a mentally retarded man with cerebral palsy and his advocates to obtain the resources necessary for him to be able to leave a nursing home and live independently. First, the article identifies two kinds of change: change within the system's rules and changing the rules or the system itself.…
Descriptors: Adults, Advocacy, Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy