After years of exclusively seeing able-bodied actors on my favorite TV shows, I never felt represented as a woman with a disability. But as I watched Netflix's Special alongside one of my best friends ...

Spastic cerebral palsy is a disorder that involves muscle stiffness. Symptoms and signs may include difficulty walking, trouble manipulating objects, and vision, hearing, or speech challenges.

Netflix is picking up a comedy series about a man with cerebral palsy that has the backing of a “Big Bang Theory” star. The streaming service said this week that it ordered eight episodes of the new ...

Jack Coy, 11, born with mild cerebral palsy, works with coach volunteer Shirley Carlson during a ParaSport strength and conditioning session Feb. 8 at Valley Christian High School in Spokane. Jack Coy ...

Like many Spokane children, Jack Coy enjoys participating in sports. He has set a record, worked hard and landed another goal – recovery and strength – after an elective surgery just over a year ago ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- A North Carolina mother's inspiring Facebook post shows her 4-year-old daughter's first unaided steps. In an interview with Good Morning America, Shanell Jones said her daughter, ...

When Nicole Luongo participates in an online exercise class, she might encounter something she can’t do, such as lunges. Having cerebral palsy makes it challenging for her to lunge, but she’s figured ...

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4)-- A young man in Westminster is using fitness to fight illness -- and when it comes to support, Uriah Crowe has an entire team of firefighters standing in his corner. "They ...

June 3, 2002 — Cramped synchronized general movements in preterm infants are an early marker for the development of cerebral palsy, according to results of a study published in the May issue of the ...

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Before Andrew McCutchen's laser shot and prior to Bryce Harper's first at-bat as a Phillie, a New Jersey boy brought the Citizens Bank Park crowd to its feet.

Netflix has given an eight-episode series order to the comedy “Special” from writer Ryan O’Connell and executive producer Jim Parsons. Based on O’Connell’s part-memoir, part-manifesto “I’m Special: ...