NPR: cerebral palsy https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=741846134 cerebral palsy en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 18:47:36 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: cerebral palsy https://www.npr.org/tags/741846134/cerebral-palsy One woman's fight to remove barriers for aspiring doctors with disabilities After her dreams of becoming a doctor were denied, one California woman is working to make the profession more accessible to those with disabilities. Thu, 15 May 2025 09:19:24 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2025/05/15/nx-s1-5272736/doctor-disability-medical-field https://www.npr.org/2025/05/15/nx-s1-5272736/doctor-disability-medical-field

After her dreams of becoming a doctor were denied, one California woman is working to make the profession more accessible to those with disabilities.

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]]> Kristin Wright For patients with disabilities, this doctor prioritizes independence — and fun Sometimes health care means being able to go out and watch a wrestling match, according to Dr. Clarissa Kripke. She's pioneering a new kind of care for people with disabilities. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 07:00:58 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/26/1240827697/for-patients-with-disabilities-this-doctor-prioritizes-independence-and-fun https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/26/1240827697/for-patients-with-disabilities-this-doctor-prioritizes-independence-and-fun

Sometimes health care means being able to go out and watch a wrestling match, according to Dr. Clarissa Kripke. She's pioneering a new kind of care for people with disabilities.

]]> Dan Gorenstein At 'High Five' Camp, Struggling With A Disability Is The Point A day camp in Nashville uses "constraint-induced therapy" to help kids who have physical weakness on one side — often because of a stroke or cerebral palsy — gain strength and independence. Sat, 10 Aug 2019 08:34:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/08/10/747687155/at-high-five-camp-struggling-with-a-disability-is-the-point https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/08/10/747687155/at-high-five-camp-struggling-with-a-disability-is-the-point

A day camp in Nashville uses "constraint-induced therapy" to help kids who have physical weakness on one side — often because of a stroke or cerebral palsy — gain strength and independence.

]]> Blake Farmer Finding Your Voice: How The Way We Sound Shapes Our Identities At some point in our lives, many of us realize that the way we hear our own voice isn't the way others hear us. This week on <em>Hidden Brain</em>, we look at the relationship between our voices and our identities. Plus, we hear how advances in technology might help people with vocal impairments, and consider the ethical quandaries that arise when we can create personalized, customized voices. Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:00:38 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/07/15/741827437/finding-your-voice-how-the-way-we-sound-shapes-our-identities https://www.npr.org/2019/07/15/741827437/finding-your-voice-how-the-way-we-sound-shapes-our-identities

At some point in our lives, many of us realize that the way we hear our own voice isn't the way others hear us. This week on Hidden Brain, we look at the relationship between our voices and our identities. Plus, we hear how advances in technology might help people with vocal impairments, and consider the ethical quandaries that arise when we can create personalized, customized voices.

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