Disabled Village Children

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A book designed to help those caring for disabled children in rural areas where resources are limited and also designed for therapists and professionals who assist in community-based programmes. Information is given on most common disabilities of children including blindness, fits, behaviour problems, and developmental delay. Suggestions are given for simplified rehabilitation, low-cost aids, and ways to help disabled children find a role and be accepted in the community. Also given are details on how to start small community rehabilitation centres and workshops run by disabled persons or the families of disabled children. The book helps the reader to realise that most of the answers for meeting disabled children’s needs can be found within the community, the family, and in the children themselves. Over 4,000 line drawings and 200 photos help make the information clear even to those with little formal education.

Product Code: B/DVC
Author(s): D. Werner
Publisher: Hesperian
ISBN: 9780942364064
Year: 1987