Tag Archives: CPChatNow

8'O Clock

#CPChatNow Recap- 05-06-2015

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On a weekly basis the live cerebral palsy Twitter chat #CPChatNow hosts riveting conversation. Due to schedules all participants may not partake every week but we always look forward to when they can. Hannah showed she continues to get stronger since her major surgery earlier in the year. With another #CPChatNow community member going through…

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#CPChatNow Recap- 04-29-2015

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A week after our special anti-bullying focus chat the #CPChatNow community gathered for our usual Wednesday evening chat. Devin wasted no time, raising an issue which emerged on Facebook earlier in the day. If cough syrup makes you stiff, tweet Devin at @AdventuresInCP and let him know! Moving on a certain fact became pretty obvious.…

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CPChatNow

#CPChatNow Recap- 04-22-2015

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On Wednesday, April 22nd #CPChatNow welcomed anti-bullying speaker Tony Bartoli to lead an anti-bullying discussion. Tony’s speaking resume includes  gigs across 27 U.S. states plus four countries! Our community asked many great questions. One question specifically triggered much dialogue! As you can see Blake’s response led to a lively chat more about disability employment. Serving…

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Say No to Bullying

Clowning Around vs. Bullying

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A discussion on bullying will most likely conjure up strong emotions. Within those emotions you will find a stark contrast in opinions. One side calls bullying an epidemic while the other dismisses the uproar as society becoming soft. Surely the great range in behavior which deems consideration as bullying factors into the different takes. For…

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#CPChatNow Recap- 04-15-2015

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With their taxes paid (hopefully), the #CPChatNow community gathered at Twitter for our weekly cerebral palsy Twitter chat. While we bill the chat as a “cerebral palsy Twitter chat,” not everything connects directly to CP. For instance, last night the National Hockey League (NHL) dominated the conversation a lot. Now eventually the NHL talk segued…

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Anti-Bullying Focus Chat

#CPChatNow Recap- 04-08-2015

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One week removed from #CPChatNow co-host Blake Henry’s college choice (#THEDECISION) and the live cerebral palsy Twitter chat continues to gain momentum. Like always the fun started Wednesday evening when the clock struck 8pm ET. Seeing Alex back proved joyous. Alex caught up with everyone by asking about their 2015 so far. Blake shared exciting…

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Handicap This says "Judgment not allowed!"

#CPChatNow Recap- 04-01-2015

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Six weeks hyping my #CPChatNow co-host Blake Henry’s college decision, what our community came to call #THEDECISION, came to a close last night. Earlier in the afternoon Blake gave out his options. The countdown to 8pm ET ticked down. As the live chat began Blake informed us he will reveal his choice at 8:30pm ET.…

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#THEDECISION April 1st

#CPChatNow Recap- 03-25-2015

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On National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day we in the #CPChatNow community put out the welcome mat and presented our second ever focus chat. Rather than inviting an external expert to answer questions, we served as the experts. After all who knows more about cerebral palsy than us? We live with the disability! Anticipation built to…

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National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day

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National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day marks a fitting occasion to get familiar with individuals living with the condition. The following post includes Amazon affiliate links to some books which will help you do this. As an Amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.  If you notice people out in the masses March 25th wearing green,…

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Cerebral Palsy Day Twitter Chat

#CPChatNow Recap- 03-18-2015

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Last night’s  #CPChatNow discussion started off slow. Seemingly life kept people occupied. I mentioned a couple announcements but I wanted to wait until the conversation picked up before making them. That began to happen when Hailey talked about getting new shoes. Hailey’s tweet to Vans led me to ask a question. Also Hailey shared exciting…

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