CEREBRAL PALSY NEWS
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Michigan Cerebral Palsy group expands its mission
January 25, 2005
The United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan group is trying to make itself more visible and to reach out to a wider group of people affected by disabilities.
So far, the United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan already serves 4,500 people with disabilities in counties across the state excluding Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb, which have their own organizations.
The group was initially formed to provide support and information for people with cerebral palsy but expanded its role in the 1980s, though it left the condition cerebral palsy in its name so that cerebral palsy patients knew where to go for help.
Anyone with disabilities can now be served under the organization, whose goal is to help people with disabilities live productive lives with as much independence as possible. Services available through the organization include help in obtaining technology like touch-screen computers or motorized wheelchairs.
Certain equipment can allow a disabled person the ability to work from home or allow them to be more productive and independent. The United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan group hopes low-interest loans available to people with disabilities will make the technology more accessible and is working with the Financial Health Credit Union and Centers for Independent Living to make it happen.
The group is also working to make public transportation more available in less populated areas.
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