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If your child gets occupational therapy through the Oregon Health Plan, or your family relies on a prosthetic limb, a wheelchair seating evaluation, or an ABA program, those services now appear by name on a state document about where Oregon might spend less money....

...disabilities like cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, or limb differences Visual or hearing...disabilities like cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, or limb differences Visual or hearing impairments...cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, or limb differences Visual or hearing impairments that...

...eligibility is broad. Children who use wheelchairs, have limb differences, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, amputations,...programs also welcome kids with balance disorders, muscular dystrophy, or conditions that make traditional...welcome kids with balance disorders, muscular dystrophy, or conditions that make traditional skating unsafe...

...therapy session. Children with cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, low muscle tone, stroke recovery, or...session. Children with cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, low muscle tone, stroke recovery, or limb differences...dystrophy, low muscle tone, stroke recovery, or limb differences face motor challenges that make standard...

You can't walk into an interview room invisibly when you use a wheelchair, have a visible limb difference, or carry a white cane. The interviewer sees your disability before you say a word. Non-disclosure isn't an option. That doesn't mean you've...

...substantially limits one or more major life activities, including temporary conditions. Surgery recovery, chemotherapy, radiation treatment, a broken limb that limits mobility, severe migraines that flare unpredictably, and mental health crises that require short-term intensive treatment all qualify if...

...legs. It's one-time, irreversible, and affects tone throughout the lower body. Orthotic bracing doesn't reduce spasticity at all. It positions the limb to work around tight muscles, preventing contractures and supporting function while other treatments address the underlying tone. Most children with...

...tells you exactly who someone is. The Recovery That Wasn't. The surgery went as planned. What followed did not. Post-amputation nerve pain and phantom limb pain left Pleban unable to use his prosthetic for more than a year after the operation. The active life he had imagined stayed out of reach until he...

...equipment, and maintenance. CAF also runs several programs year-round, separate from the main grant cycle: CAF + Össur Grant Program: Specialized lower-limb sports prosthetics CAF Operation Rebound: Support for U.S. military veterans, first responders, and active-duty personnel with permanent physical disabilities...

...amputation and a sprinter with a below-the-knee amputation experience the same event differently because the biomechanics of running change at each level of limb loss. Classification accounts for that difference. The analogy that clicks for most people is weight classes in boxing. Weight doesn't determine who...