Episode Five | Changing What’s Possible: The Disability Innovation Podcast | Season One

Fri 07 Oct 2022

Changing What’s Possible: The Disability Innovation Podcast | Season One

Episode Five | Make Walking Easier One Step at a Time With Wearable Robotics From Biomotum

Around 30 million people around the world experience mobility challenges that impact their daily activities. We’re excited to introduce you to Biomotum, a start-up company dedicated to developing life-changing rehabilitation robotics to help improve mobility for people with cerebral palsy and a wide range of other conditions and disabilities. Biomotum Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Zach Lerner shares more about the company and their SPARK device in the first half of this episode. Nicole Hastings joins us in the second half of the episode to share her son’s experiences using the Biomotum SPARK over the past three years.

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Fri 05 Dec 2025

A young child sits at an outdoor table in a garden, reaching toward vegetables and an ear of corn. Lush green plants fill the background. On the left side of the image is a dark overlay with the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation logo and the text “Partnering with Tribal Voices to Lead Innovation – December 2025.” A small photo credit in the bottom right corner reads “Photo by Ask Grandma.”

An update on one of our most important initiatives: expanding access to life-changing assistive technology for Native Americans with disabilities.

Mon 08 Sep 2025

Introducing the 2025 Remarkable US Cohort

We’re proud to share that CPARF’s 2025 Remarkable US Accelerator cohort kicks off this week! This program supports disability-focused startups that are developing cutting-edge assistive technology.