We’ve been fortunate that every time we put on a Family Conference, we have an exciting Keynote to share with everyone.  This year is no different.  Gregg Mozgala will be the Keynote Speaker at the 2012 UCP Family Support Conference, which will be held November 2-3, 2012 at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel.

Gregg has cerebral palsy, and is an actor and writer. He's made national press recently because of his work with Tamar Rogoff, a dance choreographer. Tamar first saw him acting in a production of “Romeo & Juliet," Tamar wanted to work with him, even though she knew nothing about cerebral palsy. She created a 10 minute ballet for him.

Ten months later, Gregg’s posture and walking had changed, and Tamar put him in a 90 minute dance production. Learn about Gregg and Tamar’s work together and see a clip from the performance here.

After working with Tamar, Gregg felt his Achilles tendon for the first time. He also discovered that his old "pigeon toe" walk was now a thing of the past. His feet straightened and, today, he walks upright and straight. 

Gregg and Tamar have raised funding to put the 300 hours of film of their work together into a movie for therapists, families, and adults to learn from their experiences.

All we’ve ever heard is that CP cannot be changed, but here we have a young man who experiences cerebral palsy, in his 30’s, whose body and gait have been changed through work with someone who knew nothing about CP. 

We hope you will save the date and plan to join us.

For more information about the Conference, please contact Susan at 503-777-4166 x332 or send an .