cerebral palsy
noun
: a disability resulting from damage to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth and outwardly manifested by muscular incoordination and speech disturbances
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The movie stars Phoebe-Rae Taylor making her screen debut as Melody, who, similarly to her character, lives with cerebral palsy.
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Run by Dom Kelly, one of three triplets born with cerebral palsy, New Disabled South plans to expand into federal legislation by the end of the year.
—Alan Schwarz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
As revealed in a recent episode of 60 Minutes, in one case the agency sent a clawback letter to a 32-year-old man, living on Social Security and disabled by cerebral palsy.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Throughout the Fellowship, Zach & Josh will develop their feature film The Handler, an expectation-subverting action thriller that follows a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy who is also the world’s deadliest assassin.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 June 2025
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Run by Dom Kelly, one of three triplets born with cerebral palsy, New Disabled South plans to expand into federal legislation by the end of the year.
—Alan Schwarz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
As revealed in a recent episode of 60 Minutes, in one case the agency sent a clawback letter to a 32-year-old man, living on Social Security and disabled by cerebral palsy.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Throughout the Fellowship, Zach & Josh will develop their feature film The Handler, an expectation-subverting action thriller that follows a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy who is also the world’s deadliest assassin.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 June 2025
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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