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World Cerebral Palsy Day - Sept.04.2012

Shortlisted Ideas

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    Fold up motorized wheelchair

    Being that I need to get to work everyday and I have no adaptive van yet a motorized wheelchair that can come apart to fit into an SUV would make life with CP so much easier

    *The fold up motorized wh...

    Tags: wheelchair, fold up
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    Documentary: Cerebral Palsy in the 21st Century

    Disabled World has kept a list of "famous people navigating Cerebral Palsy" since 2008. Of the 24 listed, 22 are alive now. That means since the beginning of time, the number of people recorded who ha...

    Tags: cerebral palsy, documentary, role models, historic figures, changing stereotypes
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    The wheelchair with solar-power

    I'm a disabled man with CP from Turkey. when I use motorized wheelchair, charge is big problem for us. For that reason, I want a motorized wheelchair with solar-powered. So we can go freely anywhere ...

    Tags: solar, power, wheelchair, alper, şirvan, bursa, türkiye
World CP Day 2013

There's no one better than you to change the world for people with cerebral palsy (CP).

So tell us - tell the whole world!

How? From 14 July to 31 October 2013, just click on the 'Post an Idea' button and send a 1 minute video telling how you want to change the world. Feeling camera shy? You can simply submit your idea in writing!

The most popular ideas will be presented to designers, innovators, engineers and investors keen on turning your dreams into reality.

World Cerebral Palsy Day

World Cerebral Palsy Day is an unique global innovation campaign to change the world for the 17 million people with cerebral palsy (CP). Each year, people with CP, their family and friends post ideas - and then the call then goes out to inventors to make those ideas a reality!

2012 Winners

We are delighted to announce the 2012 winners, who are sharing in a prize pool of $25,000.

Major Prize: The winner of the World CP Day Competition is a team from the University of Virginia School of Engineering (USA) with their prototype design ‘Solar Powered Wheelchair with Retractable Panels’. The team created a working prototype using lightweight and robust materials and highly efficient solar cells. And they did it in record-time!

View a video of their entry on the World CP Day YouTube channel, or download the brochure [PDF - 1.1 MB] or report [PDF - 516 KB]

The clever idea for a solar powered wheelchair came from Alper Sirvan in Turkey. See how he pitched the idea that would change his world in 1 minute!

The U.Va. team have generously pledged to use the prize money to refine the design and ship the prototype to Alper - and then return the remainder to World CP Day to support the camapign in 2013 and beyond.

Honourable Mentions: There were also five Honourable Mention Awards in the Documentary category: Nico Phillips and Peter Fraser (USA and UK), Brian Freel (USA), Mr Jahir Abbas (India), Rhasaan Nichols (USA) and Dr Fatema Jetpurwala (India). Each showcased stories and themes that will touch the hearts of the cerebral palsy community around the world. View them in the 2012 Winners Playlist on the World CP Day YouTube channel.

Thank You: Our thanks to Medtronic, sponsors of World CP Day 2012, for their generous support of innovation to change the world for people with cerebral palsy.

This year, we’re planning to make World CP Day even bigger and better, with more participating countries and more time to post your ideas. So put your thinking caps on ready for the launch on 14 July!

2013 Campaign: How It Works

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    Stage 1 POST YOUR IDEAS

    From Sunday 14 July to Thursday 31 October 2013, people with cerebral palsy, their families and friends can post ideas for an invention that would their world. Ideas are posted as text or video. Each idea must take only 1 minute to read or watch. Everyone is invited to add a comment or vote for the ideas they like the best.

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    Stage 2 SHORTLISTED IDEAS

    Three shortlisted ideas will be announced on Monday 20 January 2014.

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    Stage 3 INVENT IT

    Researchers, inventors, and innovators have until 20 June 2014 to create finished products or protoypes that match the shortlisted ideas. They will compete for a total prize pool of $50,000!

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    WINNERS AND LAUNCH OF 2014 CAMPAIGN

    Winners of the 2013 campaign will be announced on 21 July 2014. The website will open for ideas again from 22 July to 31 October 2014.