Good news! CHASA is accepting applications for the Spring 2024 CHASA Let’s Play Scholarship. The deadline for submission is April 15, 2024 at midnight. This scholarship offering is for activities held anytime between Jan. 1, 2024 and August 31, 2024. […]
CHASA Family Retreat
COVID-19 Update – Sadly, the CHASA 2020 Family Retreat has been canceled. Traditionally, registration fees are nonrefundable; however, the pandemic is an unusual circumstance and CHASA has refunded each family’s registration fee. As always, the health and safety of your children, […]
Quick and Easy Meal Prep – With One Hand
Ready to cook your own meals? You may be a great “cook from scratch” cook, but if you don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, check out our tips below. make extra meals and freeze them […]
One-Handed Cooking Gadgets
Our kids can cook! Have your child help out in the kitchen from an early age and he will learn to cook independently by the time he’s ready to leave home. Cutting Tools for Individuals with Hemiplegia The Ulu knife is […]
Insurance Approval for WalkAide or Bioness for Toe Drop
Children and adults with hemiplegia or hemiparesis may use a WalkAide or Bioness device to help them with foot drop. Insurance companies may deny coverage for a variety of reasons. This page provides hints from families who’ve successfully obtained insurance coverage […]
Meet Helon
I have been recently interested in blogging for CHASA so I emailed them and they were excited to read my articles! They invited me to be a regular blogger for CHASA. I will be blogging a lot about my life […]
Transitioning to Adulthood
Life is full of transitions, and one of the more remarkable ones occurs when we get ready to leave high school and go out in the world as young adults. When the student has a disability, it’s especially helpful to […]
Intellectual Disabilities
Matthew’s Story Matt is 15 years old. Because Matt has an intellectual disability, he has been receiving special education services since elementary school. These services have helped him tremendously, because they are designed to fit his special learning needs. Last […]
Shampoo with One Hand
How can I shampoo with one hand? Should I use a special shampoo dispenser? If you have limited use of one hand, you may find yourself juggling shampoo bottles in the shower. One option is to install a special shampoo […]
Lunch Trays, Milk Cartons, and Kindergarten: One handed
I have a year before my son, who has left hemiplegia, starts all day kindergarten, and I’ve recently been having an anxiety attack about him having to carry a lunch tray, open a carton of milk, cut up his own […]
Using Tools – Cerebral Palsy Doesn’t Slow Down Luka
We’re doing some renovations and my sweet boy asked to try the drill. He put in about 15 screws… with success!! He’s so proud! His left hand is a helper but you can see he can open it well and […]
Things I have Learned From Having Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
I will never confuse my right and my left. Mouths are secretly hands that never grew fingers, and can be used as such. All doorknobs should be levers. Seriously. You try opening a doorknob with your fist when your other […]
Adaptation versus Innovation
I was about seventeen when I learned that most people put on their socks with two hands. It probably sounds ludicrous but it’s true: my aunt was visiting and we were about to head out for something so I was […]
How to Wear a Shirt and an Arm Cast in Cold Weather
Maybe your child with hemiplegia has broken his arm, is participating in constraint induced movement therapy, or may be wearing a special cast for stretching or following surgery. Below you’ll find one mom’s solution to what to wear in cold […]
