Home Inspiring Man With Cerebral Palsy Lands Dream Job Despite not having any control over his body, this man with cerebral palsy just landed his dream job in security at a busy baseball stadium Keith Gieser recently started working at the Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida when the facility started hiring security personnel according to new Major League Baseball protocols. CHECK OUT:Teen With Down Syndrome Shocked When Friend Uses Doritos to Ask Her To Prom Gieser first landed the job with help from Work Opportunities Unlimited a community-based organization that matches employees who may have trouble finding work to prospective employers. Coincidentally, Geiser has always wanted to work in security detail. Assistant general manager Alex Inman says that while they were careful hiring Gieser, they were sure he would do an excellent job. We believe in opportunity for all but we also had to do our due diligence; Keith had to be able to do the job. We interviewed him, took everything into consideration, focusing on what he could do, and we hired him, says Inman. A lot of people praised us for hiring Keith but this isnt just a feel-good story, Inman added. We want everyone who comes … Continue reading →

The Sun What is cerebral palsy, what are the symptoms in babies and children, what are the causes and types? The Sun Cerebral palsy is the name for a group of lifelong conditions that affect muscle control, movement and coordination. It's usually caused by a problem with the brain that occurs before, during or after birth. Usually, the symptoms of cerebral palsy aren ... See the rest here: What is cerebral palsy, what are the symptoms in babies and children, what are the causes and types? - The Sun … Continue reading →

Local man with cerebral palsy says Walmart let him go because of his illness. (WKEF/WRGT) MIAMI TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKEF/WRGT) -- After 22 years working at the same place it's easy to slow down, but not George Grubb. He's the face at Walmart, and the man you come to see. Well, I'm not bragging on myself, Grubb joked, With my smiling face, thank God my friendly attitude, they are just used to seeing me upfront. For two decades, and countless introductions, George's work as the Walmart greeter became the mainstay at the Miami Township location. You know I tell them to have a good day or a good evening, Grubb said, Well I've just enjoyed working at Walmart until this happened you know. Last Thursday Good day became Goodbye. Grubb battles cerebral palsy, and it forces him to work from a wheel chair. It saps his strength, but not his spirit. Grubb said he was taking it day by day, until he said Walmart moved him from greeting customers to scanning products. You know I told them I couldn't do it because of my hands, but I had done my best, Grubb said. He said the store wants employees to work … Continue reading →

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Staff Troy Haney, who has cerebral palsy, works from his home as a video editor and producer for Prayer Powered Productions. His projects are usually for churches and the YMCA. Troy Haney, who has cerebral palsy, works from his home as a video editor and producer for Prayer Powered Productions. His projects are usually for churches and the YMCA. Troy Haney works on a video of a dance recital at his home office for Prayer Powered Productions. Troy Haney works on a video of a dance recital at his home office for Prayer Powered Productions. Troy Haney, right, volunteers each summer as a counselor at Super Place Camp, a vacation Bible school-type camp for children with disabilities. Troy Haney, right, volunteers each summer as a counselor at Super Place Camp, a vacation Bible school-type camp for children with disabilities. Troy Haney, who has cerebral palsy, volunteers as a counselor at Super Place Camp, a vacation Bible school-type camp for children with disabilities, in 2016. Troy Haney, who has cerebral palsy, volunteers as a counselor at Super Place Camp, a vacation Bible school-type camp for children with disabilities, in 2016. At 3 and 4 years old, Troy Haney, … Continue reading →

A Delhi child with cerebral palsy inspired the development of the first commercial exoskeleton for children with disabilities by two young Indo-Canadian engineers. Manmeet Maggu and Rahul Udasi, both 26, who first met as students of mechatronics engineering at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, have set up the fledgling start-up, Trexo Robotics, to roll out the exoskeleton. Maggu, born in Chandigarh, was influenced by the film Iron Man, and robotics was a natural pull. Initially, he looked at building an upper body exoskeleton as a side project during his years as an undergraduate. However, his project turned personal after his Delhi-based brother Upinders son Praneit was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a disease that greatly impairs motor function. I found out my nephew has cerebral palsy and he might never be able to walk. That really pushed us to consider our purpose as mechatronics engineers. And it became the motivation for us to build something for my nephew, Maggu told Hindustan Times. Maggu and Udasi bonded and roomed together and subsequently moved to Toronto, where Maggu completed an MBA at the University of Torontos Rotman School of Management while Udasi finished a Masters in Robotics. Now, with an office located … Continue reading →