Cerebral+Palsy

= __Cerebral Palsy Australia -__ []=

====﻿Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a condition or disability that primarily involes movement. Cerebral refers back to an effective area of the brain the " [|Cerebrum] ". The Cerebrum is the highly most developed part of the human brain, in Cp's case, causing problems with the motor control centers. Cerebral palsy effects muscle movement and can generally result in eye sight problems such as depth perception. 1 in 400 babies are diagnosed with CP. 1 every 18 hours.====

The action plan and goal from the organisation and website focus on the following;

 * ==== **assisting** in obtaining appropriate funding and support for organisations working with people with cerebral palsy and their carers====
 * ==== **supporting** and encouraging innovation and improved service practices====
 * ==== **encouraging**, conducting and supporting research concerning cerebral palsy====
 * ==== **working** with governments in developing policies for services and support of organisations working with people with cerebral palsy and their carers.====

====The website is aimed at carers, parents and the Cerebral Palsy community. The website entails helpful resources for all individuals such as parents and/or carers that are struggling in coping with the disorder either at home, in the community or schools. Cerebral Palsy Australia also offer an online learning centre that offer resources to all groups of people for example==== ====When a child has cerebral palsy it may not always effect the part of the brain that deals with learning abiltities and controlled thinking, the modifications insi9de of a inclusive classroom are generally the communication aspects as the student with CP can be of average or high intelligence.==== ====Activities or strategies implemented inside of the classroom are key factors in enabling the student with Cp the same procedures and basis of learning activities as the rest of the students in the class.====
 * ====people with cerebral palsy====
 * ====families and carers====
 * ====therapists and allied health professionals====
 * ====general and specialist medical practitioners====
 * ====educators====
 * ====anyone interested in information about cerebral palsy.====

The activities implemented into everyday subjects such as;
====A useful resource tool that I noticed from the website was the use of a BIGmac communicator used by the CP student with assistance from the Parent and when at school the teacher. This device enables communication and a relationship formed by the teacher and parent to keep or make modifications to the student learning and lifestyle. It has been proven to be a successful and effective tool to better the learning experience and ability of the student and their education. The Communication device works by==== ====recording any series of messages directly into the BIG Step-by-Step communicator and press its large activation surface for the first in a series of messages. Press it again and BIG Step-by-Step is ready to play the next message. This is a continuous process completed by both parties. The memory of the device records each conversation so a record can be made in order to look back on the past recordings and in the future to recognize or make adaptions if required.====
 * ====** PE **- Physical Therapy====
 * ====** HEALTH ** - Occupational therapy====
 * ====** ENGLISH ** - Speech therapy====

====From this online learning site, I was capable of gaining an in depth understanding about the disorder and joined the online community to discuss my experiences with Cp students in the classroom. Strategies and links are also provided to other websites that focus on actions inside the classroom to help students with CP.====

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