[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12320]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



IN CELEBRATION OF THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CEREBRAL PALSY CENTER FOR 
                              THE BAY AREA

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 9, 1999

  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in celebration of the Sixtieth 
Anniversary of the establishment of the Cerebral Palsy Center for the 
Bay Area located in Oakland, California.
  The Cerebral Palsy Center for the Bay Area was founded in 1939, as 
the Spastic Children's Society of Alameda County (California), and was 
the first such organization in the country.
  The Society was renamed the Cerebral Palsy Children's Society of the 
East Bay and was instrumental in the passage of state legislation in 
1941 that created the first comprehensive program of special classes, 
physical therapy and diagnostic services for children with cerebral 
palsy.
  The Center continues to pioneer services, assistive technology and 
software, to help people with developmental disabilities reach their 
highest potential, with the Computer Learning Center as its latest 
example.
  The Center leads in raising public awareness about cerebral palsy and 
other developmental disabilities and the rights and aspirations of 
individuals with such conditions.
  The Center has been sustained and enriched throughout its 60-year 
history through hundreds of volunteers who assist with numerous 
administrative tasks, maintain buildings and grounds, teach classes, 
provide job counseling and computer training, and coordinate special 
events and fundraisers.
  I join people throughout the Bay Area in recognizing this momentous 
occasion of celebrating 60 years of extraordinary service by The 
Cerebral Palsy Center of the Bay Area to people with developmental 
disabilities.

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