Author and poet Nicole Luongo pens this We Are Cerebral Palsy poem celebrating National CP Awareness Day in the United States on March 25 along with the 17 million people worldwide living with the most common physical disability in childhood.
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Cerebral Palsy
The Pain of Being ‘The Girl Who Walked Funny’
In this moving blog post, disability advocate Nicole Luongo gets real about being the girl who walked funny, how it affected her life and how it inspires her to raise awareness for cerebral palsy, the most common physical disability in childhood.
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Cerebral Palsy
10 Reasons Why You Should Wear Green After St. Patrick’s Day
March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. Disability advocate Nicole Luongo shares 10 reasons why you should wear green after St. Patrick’s Day.
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Cerebral Palsy
Fighting Your CP Lion with Matt Rich
In this What CP Looks Like FB Live interview, disability advocate Nicole Luongo talks about fighting your CP lion with motivational speaker, Matt Rich. Tune in to find out the meaning of cerebral palsy, how to change the way you think about having a disability, why “inspiration porn” may be good for the cause + more!
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Cerebral Palsy
Overcoming Odds with Para Athlete Ryan Raghoo
In this What CP Looks Like FB Live interview, disability advocate Nicole Luongo talks about overcoming odds with Ryan Raghoo, international athlete, speaker and founder of Enabled Not Disabled. Tune in to find out how exercise can help people with cerebral palsy and/or other disabilities, the link between mental health issues + more!
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Cerebral Palsy
Celebrating Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
Disability advocate Nicole Luongo is celebrating Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month by sharing 31 facts for each day of the month about the most common disability in childhood. Show your support by wearing green all month and on March 25, National CP Awareness Day in the United States.
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Cerebral Palsy
Keeping Kids with Disabilities Safe at School
In the wake of the school shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, disability advocate Nicole Luongo wonders whether or not kids with disabilities are safe at school.
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