Cerebral Palsy Africa (CPA) is a Scottish charity with a mission to help children with cerebral palsy develop and learn the skills to sit, stand, use their hands to be able themselves to make the most of life.
There is more on the CPA website
There is more on the CPA website
www.cerebralpalsyafrica.org
Training
Therapy
Training courses are organised to help therapists in Africa to assess and treat the children with different types of cerebral palsy and therefore, different needs.
Equipment
Children learning new skills such as holding their heads, sitting or standing need skilful positioning and the equipment to provide this while at home.
Training
Therapy
Training courses are organised to help therapists in Africa to assess and treat the children with different types of cerebral palsy and therefore, different needs.
Equipment
Children learning new skills such as holding their heads, sitting or standing need skilful positioning and the equipment to provide this while at home.
So another aim of CPA is to assist programmes already providing services for families and children with cerebral palsy to make the equipment needed.
Training is given to technicians to make special chairs and standing frames using locally available materials.
Recycling cardboard using Appropriate Paper-based Technology (APT) techniques is cost-effective and the versatility of the methods means that curved backs and other special adaptations can be made.
The small APT chair shown is for measuring children. It shows a removable curved back and footrest. Adaptations such as straps and pelvic support can be added according to needs of each child
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