Fact Sheet

• A national not for profit organisation established in 1952

• A members based organisation with 12 Membership Organisations
• Membership Organisations are located across all Australian states and territories
• Members provide services to more than 20,000 children and adults with cerebral palsy and similar disabilities, including those in over 2,000 schools

• A successful history of fundraising and awareness. The Miss Australia Awards raised over $100 million for people with disabilities from 1955-1999
• Champions Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week in August every year
• Member organisations include more than 5,000 staff employed to provide services in areas such as accommodation, respite, day options, employment, therapy, equipment prescription and manufacture, community access and community development 
• Staff undertake specific projects, carry out research and conduct training
• Staff have fostered the development of services for people with cerebral palsy and similar disabilities in countries such as East Timor, Fiji, India, Thailand, Cambodia and the Marshall Islands