Ichong.com workshops were started by Kevin Chong in 1992. It started with a question from a student he was tutoring. "Why do you walk like that?" Kevin informed the teacher of the student's curiosity and the teacher asked if he would discuss the question with the class. After that workshop other teachers asked to have the same discussion in their classroom.

"Why do you walk like that?" Questions such as this are common in children as well as adults but children are less inhibited and are more like to satisfy their curiosity by actually asking questions.

Ten Commandments of Etiquette for Communicating with People with Disabilities

Ruminations

I use the dictionary frequently as a starting point. Start your rumination at Meriam-Webster Online.

Cerebral Palsy (CP):
A term used to describe a chronic condition affecting body and/or limb movement and the control of muscle tone and coordination. It is caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain during periods of brain development; there is usually no damage to the sensory or motor nerves controlling the muscles. The brain damage is not progressive; however, the characteristics of disabilities resulting from brain damage often change over time. Source: United Cerebral Palsy Website

Disability:
As defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act: (A) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, e.g., seeing, hearing, speaking, walking, working, learning, breathing, performing manual tasks, and caring for one's self or (B) a record of such an impairment or (C) being regarded as having such an impairment.

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