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• 2022 Peter John Loux Award Winner: Sondra Criddle

  Posted: 2-13-2023

    “Sondra’s lifetime record of achieving independence is extraordinary.” — Heather | Tri-Ko Director of Case Management   Sondra was born in 1965 and diagnosed at a very young age

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• 2022 Jack Jonas Spirit Award Winners

  Posted: 1-20-2023

  Jack Jonas, CPRF Founder, dedicated his life’s work to serving and advocating for an underrepresented population, creating an organization based around the principle that everyone, regardless of their physical abilities,

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• CPRF Collaborates with WSU Engineering Students on Exoskeleton Research

  Posted: 11-11-2022

  CPRF recently collaborated with Wichita State University engineering students on an exoskeleton research project. The WSU research team received a grant from the National Science Foundation for this work, consulting

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• Jeremy Briggeman Wins 2021 Peter John Loux Award

  Posted: 1-11-2022

    Jeremy Briggeman is loved by the Pratt community. Jeremy was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at nine months old. Jeremy spent most of his childhood on a dairy farm near

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• 2021 Jack Jonas Spirit Award Winners

  Posted: 12-23-2021

  Jack Jonas, CPRF Founder, dedicated his life’s work to serving and advocating for an underrepresented population, creating an organization based around the principle that everyone, regardless of their physical abilities,

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• It’s Not Just A Chair On Wheels | Rachael’s Story

  Posted: 11-30-2021

  It’s not just a chair on wheels. It’s independence. It’s health. It’s freedom. This year marked two key moments for Rachael: a move away from home and her first semester

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• Community Foundation of SW Kansas awards grant for disability service initiative

  Posted: 11-11-2021

  Wichita, Kan. – The Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas, Inc. (CPRF) received a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas (Dodge City) in support of the organization’s

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• 2020 Jack Jonas Spirit Award Winner: Michelle Pryor | CPRF

  Posted: 12-17-2020

  Jack Jonas, CPRF Founder, dedicated his life’s work to serving and advocating for an underrepresented population, creating an organization based around the principle that everyone, regardless of their physical abilities,

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• 2020 Jack Jonas Spirit Award Winner: Tammy Coleman | BTCO, Inc.

  Posted: 12-17-2020

  Jack Jonas, CPRF Founder, dedicated his life’s work to serving and advocating for an underrepresented population, creating an organization based around the principle that everyone, regardless of their physical abilities,

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• 2020 Jack Jonas Spirit Award Winner: Lisa Dean | Center Industries Corporation

  Posted: 12-17-2020

  Jack Jonas, CPRF Founder, dedicated his life’s work to serving and advocating for an underrepresented population, creating an organization based around the principle that everyone, regardless of their physical abilities,

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