IT IS WITHIN OUR GRASP TO GREATLY EMHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE, LEVEL OF FUNCTION, AND COMMUNITY ACCESS OF ALL WITH DISABILITIES

摘要

It is within our grasp to greatly enhance the quality of life, level of function, and community access of all with disabilities. With appropriate research funding, infrastructure, and dissemination, the data necessary to guide practice and policy could be available. As a neurologist and director of the United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation, I will address issues of particular focus in cerebral palsy (CP) research, but CP-related disability is an excellent model for considering the research needs and opportunities for the entire disability field.