Episode 2: Dr. Ted Conway

In the episode of our show, we hear from Dr. Ted Conway — well-respected biomedical engineer and professor with cerebral palsy. As an accomplished academic researcher, he received advanced graduate degrees in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During his Ph.D, he became a Summer Federal Employee for the Department of the Navy at the Naval Underwater Systems Center in Newport, RI and the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC.

In this episode of Cerebral Palsy Grows Up: The Podcast he joins our host, Alexa Orban, to talk about aging with cerebral palsy, life before the Americans with Disabilities Act, and his incredible contributions to the field of biomechanics. For anyone with CP looking for wisdom from our elders, this is one episode you won’t want to miss!

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Credits

Host: Alexa Orban
Producers: Katy Gaastra, Kyle Khachadurian
Executive Producer: Ashley Harris Whaley, Rachel Byrne
Graphics: Briana Raucci