For World CP Day 2024, we staged a photo highlighting that CP is lifelong. We will be telling the stories of each of the participants in the photo, bringing to life the reality of living with CP across the age spectrum.

We are UP. What we are aiming to achieve and why it is so important.

Navigating the Benefits System

 

March’s Midweek Matters tackles how to navigate the complicated benefits system to get the payments you’re entitled to.

CP Charter

 

Add your name to the Cerebral Palsy Charter and help us move CP up the political agenda

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130,000

UK adults living with Cerebral Palsy

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20- 50 %

of adults with CP have deteriorating mobility with age

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Cerebral Palsy is nearly 30 times more common than muscular dystrophy

“I feel like I found a lot more answers to how I have been feeling about having CP. Your website is very useful, thank you.”
Sophie Owen, community member

“The UP team is doing incredible work to bring the #CerebralPalsy community together!”
Dom Sphere, Disability Plus

“It was wonderful to connect with others and not feel so alone trying to be fashionable. Looking forward to the next meeting!”
Cplifeandme, community member

“Absolute pleasure working with UP to enable better multidisciplinary care for children, young people and adults with CP to ensure optimal outcomes.”

Lawrence Ambrose, Royal College of Podiatry

News & Events

 

For Hannah, stepping into the role of Nora in Audrey was more than just another acting job—it was a statement.

March 18, 2025

March’s Midweek Matters tackles how to navigate the complicated benefits system to get the payments you’re entitled to.

February 27, 2025

Currently, annual health checks by GPs are not mandated for adults with cerebral palsy, even though it is categorised by the NHS as a long-term condition. If you’re over 50, access to these checks depends entirely on whether your GP offers them. If you’re under 50, they’re not available at all.
Join our campaign.

February 27, 2025