Cerebral Palsy Resources

Regional Resources

CPRochester Connecting People with Physical Disabilities to Communities. CP Rochester provides supports and services to individuals with physical and developmental disabilities across the life span.
Rochester Rehabilitation Center provides services to individuals with disabilities, focusing on work, wellness and independence.
Upstate Cerebral Palsy based in Utica New York provides individualized programs and services for individuals with disabilities in the Utica area.
Aspire, Buffalo New York provides services to individuals with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities in Western New York.

Parent/Caregiver Support group for parents of children with disabilities. Please contact CP Rochester at (585) 334-6000, ext 211.
Hispanic Family Support Group for parents of children with developmental disabilities. Please contact them at (585) 454-1620.

American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine is a multidisciplinary organization that fosters and stimulates medical professional education, research and understanding of Cerebral Palsy and other developmental disabilities.
Canine Companions for Independence: a nonprofit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing trained assistance dogs.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Information on Cerebral Palsy
DuPont Hospital for Children, Alfred I. DuPont Institute of The Nemours Foundation presents "A Guide for Care for Children with Cerebral Palsy".
Reaching for the Stars: A Foundation of Hope for Children with Cerebral Palsy.
United Cerebral Palsy provides information on cerebral palsy and issues related to living with Cerebral Palsy, including health and wellness, education, employment, parenting, families and leisure.
University of Michigan Neurogenetic Disorders Clinic provides Information on Familial (Hereditary) Spastic Paraplegia.
Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders provides web-based information and resources on movement disorders and treatment options.

Caring for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Team Approach written by John Dormans and Louis Pelligrino (Eds), 1998.
Ceana has CP, written by C. Fran Card.
Children with Cerebral Palsy, A Parents Guide, written by Elaine Geralis, 1998, 2nd edition.
Cerebral Palsy: A Complete Guide for Care Giving, written by Freeman Miller, Steven Bachrach and Sieglinde Martin, 1995.
Coping With Cerebral Palsy: Answers to Questions Parents Often Ask, written by Jay Schleickorn, 1993, 2nd edition.
I Raise My Eyes To Say Yes (Cerebral Palsy Biography) written by Ruth Sienkiewicz-Mercer and Steven Kaplan, 1989.
Keys to Parenting a Child with Cerebral Palsy, Jane Faulkner Leonard, Sherri Cadenhead and Margaret Myer, 1997.
Teaching Motor Skills to Children with Cerebral Palsy and Similar Movement Disorders, written by Sieglinde Martin, 2006.
Strength Training for Young People with Cerebral Palsy in DVD format by Karen Dodd and Nicholas Taylor.

Main Phone: (585) 275-0355

See our complete listing of contact numbers for NDBP services and programs.

Dr. Susan Hyman and Angela Allen, L.M.S.W. have recently been recognized for the work they do for children and their families.