In 2001 I officially finished my Diploma of Arts in Professional Writing and Editing , but continued with Poetry as my teacher was awesome . She said “ do what you feel like doing , don ’ t worry about word counts and due dates .”
Since finishing TAFE I ’ ve had many articles published , and selfpublished two poetry books and children books – You Can , which encourages able-bodied children to accept and play with kiddies in wheelchairs and another about a bird with a ‘ bung-leg ’. fast facts
cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is a physical disability that affects movement and posture . People who have cerebral palsy may also have visual , learning , hearing , speech , epilepsy and intellectual impairments .
In Australia , one child is born every 15 hours with cerebral palsy . It is the most common physical disability in children .
So getting back to the beginning with scrolling through Facebook , maybe you now understand how I feel some days .
34 000
There are 34,000 Australians with cerebral palsy .
Jacqui James blogs about her life as a non-verbal person with a severe physical disability at throughmyeyes7719 . blog . She writes about music atm gigsninterviews . com . She dedicates this article to ‘ My Loving , Dedicated and Selfless Mum , Anne Rogers ’.
In 13 out of 14 cases of cerebral palsy in Australia , the brain injury leading to cerebral palsy occurs either in the uterus ( while the mother is pregnant ) or before one month of age .
Source : Cerebral Palsy Alliance , cerebralpalsy . org . au
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