,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ad1 #bjai,mr4   
,isakson 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,casey1 & ,ms4
 ,hassan7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
,designat+ ,m>* #be1 #bjai1 z ,national 
,c]ebral ,palsy ,aw>5ess ,day4  ,:]eas a
 gr\p ( p]man5t disord]s ( ! developm5t 
( movem5t & po/ure t are attribut$ to   
nonprogressive di/urbances t occur 9 !  
develop+ bra9 is ref]r$ to z c]ebral    
palsy2 ,:]eas c]ebral palsy1 ! mo/      
common motor disability 9 *ildr51 is    
caus$ by damage to #a or m specific     
areas ( ! develop+ bra91 :i* usually    
occurs dur+ fetal developm5t be=e1 dur+1
 or aft] bir?2 ,:]eas ! majority (      
*ildr5 :o h c]ebral palsy are born )    
c]ebral palsy1 b c]ebral palsy may be   
undetect$ = mon?s or ye>s2 ,:]eas #ge   
p]c5t ( individuals ) c]ebral palsy also
 h #a or m developm5tal disabilities1   
includ+ epilepsy1 intellectual          
disability1 autism1 visual impairm5t1 or

 bl9dness2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to in=mation 
releas$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control 
& ,prev5tion-- 7#a7 ! preval5ce (       
c]ebral palsy is n *ang+ ov] "t2 &  7#b7
 an e/imat$ #a 9 #cbc *ildr5 has c]ebral
 palsy2  ,:]eas approximately #gfd1jjj  
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are       
affect$ by c]ebral palsy2 ,:]eas1 al?\gh
 !re is no cure = c]ebral palsy1        
treatm5t (t5 improves ! capabilities ( a
 *ild ) c]ebral palsy2 ,:]eas sci5ti/s &
 rese>*]s are hopeful = break?r\ghs 9   
c]ebral palsy rese>*2 ,:]eas rese>*]s   
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates conduct important
 rese>* projects involv+ c]ebral palsy2 
& ,:]eas ! ,s5ate c raise aw>5ess (     
c]ebral palsy 9 ! public & ! m$ical     
community3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !       
,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ,m>* #be1      
#bjai1 z ,national ,c]ebral ,palsy      
,aw>5ess ,day2 &  7#b7 enc\rages ea*    
individual 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to become  
bett] in=m$ ab\t & aw>e ( c]ebral palsy4