Connecting with elementary students The staff at Cerebral Palsy Association of BC (CPABC) are always thrilled to receive feedback from students throughout the Lower Mainland who attend our Disability Awareness Program. This was certainly the case when we open up a large manilla envelope from Chantrell Creek Elementary School in Surrey. Inside, we found colourful […]
Highlights From Annieville Elementary
By Tammy Van der Kamp How satisfying to find CPABC’s Disability Awareness Presentations for Elementary Schools are having a real impact on the way youngsters perceive a person who has a disability! The following excerpts were taken from letters sent to Tammy and PADS Service Dog Breeze from Grades Four and Five at Annieville Elementary […]
The Need for Hip Surveillance in Children with CP
By Tammy Van der Kamp Importance of Early Detection The Cerebral Palsy Association of BC was pleased to welcome Dr. Kashore Malpuri at this year’s Annual General Meeting in September. Dr. Malpuri is a clinical Instructor in Pediatric Orthopedics at UBC, who has a special interest in gait and hip abnormalities associated with neuromuscular […]
A Mother’s Persistence Pays Off
By Tammy Van der Kamp Most Canadian parents take for granted their children’s right to public education. We pack our kids off to kindergarten at 5, and some 12 years later they graduate from high school, with only the usual bumps along the road. For Kimberley Yanko’s son, the bumps were mountains, and they needed […]
On The Road: Kinsmen in Kelowna
Kinsmen Foundation’s Generosity What a pleasure it was to represent the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC (CPABC) at this year’s Kinsmen Foundation’s Annual General Meeting on October 19, in beautiful Kelowna, BC. I was happy to speak to the assembled Kinsmen and Kinettes to acknowledge Kinsmen Foundation generosity. Thanks to Kinsmen Foundation Chair Philip Jewell, […]
