Headline Story
The 2008 Believable Hope Conference, sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy, is your opportunity to create REAL hope – hope to transform the lives of people with disabilities; hope to create a nation where everyone can participate fully; and hope for a future where our children can live life without limits.
June 18-21, 2008, in Washington, DC.
Learn how you can be part of creating a new vision of the future for people with disabilities.
News Highlights
High turnover and heavy vacancies of professional caregivers severely jeopardizes the quality of life for people with disabilities. Ask your member of Congress to stabilize the workforce people with disabilities depend on. Take action at WhoWillCare.net
Watch the video message from William H. Macy, the distinguished Oscar-nominated actor. Macy has been a tireless advocate for people with disabilities through United Cerebral Palsy since 2003.
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Read about D.J. Gregory, a young man with CP who has decided to walk every PGA Tour event during the 2008 regular season (38 weeks of travel and 37 events) and blog about it!
Learn more about D.J.!
Story Highlights
LIVING WITHOUT LIMITS
Thanks to ABC television's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and the Gaudet family of Mobile, Alabama, United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile was able to showcase Camp SMILE: a week of traditional summer camp activities for over 240 individuals with disabilities.
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United Cerebral Palsy Releases 2007 State Medicaid Rankings (5/02/2007)
United Cerebral Palsy Conference Aims to Redefine the Future (4/10/2007)
UCP & The Arc Issue Joint Statement on "Ashley’s Treatment" (01/26/2007)
Ride Without Limits to Benefit People with Disabilities (01/11/2007)
Watch American Worker, the New Flash Cartoon from United Cerebral Palsy and ANCOR
Special ABILITY Magazine Subscription for United Cerebral Palsy Families and Friends


Find Resources for People Affected by Hurricane Katrina in the United Cerebral Palsy Disaster Information Center





