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Earthquake in Turkey & Syria - Appeal for Help
Published on 13-02-2023
ICPS is in close contact with our membership organisation, Cerebral Palsy Turkey (Spastic Children's Foundation of Turkey), following the devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria on 6 Februar...
Online Panel Draws Lessons about Cerebral Palsy in Emergency Situations
Published on 28-11-2022
Participants from around the world joined an online panel debate on 28 November 2022 about cerebral palsy in emergency situations.
People with cerebral palsy are caught up in man-made catastrophes an...
Cerebral Palsy Greece/Open Door celebrates 50 years
Published on 24-11-2022
“I still have promises to keep and miles to go…” Robert Frost
A great achievement, a milestone year for Cerebral Palsy Greece/Open Door was celebrated on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at the OPEN...
World CP Day is on 6 October!
Published on 03-10-2022
The cerebral palsy community comes together to spark the next breakthrough in accessible technology
The organisers of World Cerebral Palsy Day on 6 October 2022 have launched a campaign, ‘Millions of...
ICPS welcomes new member from Luxembourg
Published on 13-09-2022
The ICPS Executive Committee approved the membership application of "cerebra.lu - Paralysie Cérébrale Luxembourg" today 13 September 2022.
cerebra.lu is a new association of persons with CP, their...
Cerebral Palsy Siblings Around the World
Published on 29-06-2022
Online Panel Discussion, 29 June 2022
"Eye-opening" was the most common description of the presentations and discussion shared at this online event organised by ICPS on 29 June 2022.
Cerebral...
ICPS welcomes new members from the UK and Vietnam
Published on 06-06-2022
The ICPS Executive Committee approved the applications of the following new organisational members today 6 June 2022:
SCOPE, United Kingdom
Cerebral Palsy Family Association Vietnam
ICPS is delight...
ICPS supports refugees from Ukraine
Published on 14-03-2022
DCPHelp - the All-Ukrainian Association of Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy - is working with the International Cerebral Palsy Society and the Cerebral Palsy in the EU Association to provide...
ICPS welcomes new members from Kazakhstan, South Africa and Ukraine
Published on 07-03-2022
The ICPS Executive Committee approved the applications of the following new organisational members today 7 March 2022:
"Unlimited Possibilities for Persons with Cerebral Palsy", Kazakhstan
Malamu...
ICPS statement on war in Ukraine
Published on 24-02-2022
ICPS expresses its solidarity with DCP Help and the whole cerebral palsy community in Ukraine in these dangerous and troubling times.
We call on all parties to respect the rights of persons with disa...
ICPS welcomes new members from Canada, the Netherlands and Serbia
Published on 09-02-2022
The ICPS Executive Committee approved the membership applications of three new organisational members today 9 February 2022:
Cerebral Palsy Canada Network
CP Nederland
Regional Alliance for Cereb...
2021 CPISRA Conference on Physical Activity and Health for People with Cerebral Palsy or Acquired Brain Injury
Published on 08-12-2021
Due to the ongoing uncertainty regarding COVID-19 and the associated restrictions to international travel in 2021, the CPISRA International Conference on Physical Activity and Health for People with C...
ICPS elects new Chair and ExCo members
Published on 17-11-2021
At its AGM on 15 November 2022, the International Cerebral Palsy Society confirmed the election of Gopi Kitnasamy (Sri Lanka) and Bronya Metherall (Australia) as new members of its Executive Committee...
ICPS helps CP Lanka to share the disABILITY app with the world
Published on 06-10-2021
ICPS member organisation CP Lanka Foundation is promoting an innovative and award-winning app to help children with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. The app was developed in response to the ch...
ICPS supports World CP Day on 6 October
Published on 20-09-2021
ICPS is proud to be a partner of CP Alliance and many organisations around the world that mark World Cerebral Palsy Day on 6 October.World CP Day reminds us that no fewer than 17 million people arou...