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REFERENCES
(Where to Get More Information)
In the first edition of this book we included a list of references. In that list we gave the names of publications from which
we borrowed information to use in this book. We also included books and materials which we did not use, but that we
felt could be useful to other people.
It has been many years since Disabled Village Children was written. Since then, many of the books that we
recommended have gone out of print. This means that they are not published anymore. For this reason, the list of
references in this edition is somewhat different from the original. We still give credit to books and authors whose
materials we used. Whenever possible, we still include the name and address of the organization or publisher who
distributes the materials, so anybody who wishes to can write directly to them.
In some cases, we were not able to find the producers or distributors of some books and we decided to take them
out of the list to save you time and effort.
In this new list, we also include organizations and associations that offer information and materials on different
disabilities. The services and materials they offer vary from one to the other. Some of them send free materials but most
charge some money for them. Write to them directly to get information on the type of books they sell and their prices. Be
as precise as you can in explaining what you need so they can do a good job helping you.
You will notice that most of the organizations that we list here are in the United States but there are others in many
different countries. Find out what kind of organizations or associations of disabled people exist where you are. It may be
easier to get appropriate information and materials locally.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATIONGENERAL
Disability Dialogue. Healthlink Worldwide, 56-64 Leonard
Street, London EC2A 4LT, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel: 44 20
7549 0240, Fax: 44 20 7549 0241, info@healthlink.org.uk,
www.healthlink.org.uk/
Supports disabled people, service providers and policy
makers with practical information. It promotes the social
inclusion of disabled people through community-based
rehabilitation and other social action. Issues are produced
by regional partners of Healthlink Worldwide. Available
in English (including Braille and audiocassette editions),
Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati, and Nepali.
Training in the Community for People with Disability.
World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales, Avenue
Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, SWITZERLAND. Tel: 41 22 791
2111, Fax: 41 22 791 3111, publications@who.int, http://
www.who.int/disabilities/publications/
Very basic information—sometimes too basic. This latest
edition has been improved, but it takes a rather top-down,
authoritarian approach. Very simple language. Many
pictures. Part of a total plan for a ‘community-based’,
government-directed program.
Asia-Pacific Disability Aids and Appliances Handbook
International Commission on Technology and Accessibility
(ICTA) Rehabilitation International. 25 East 21 Street, 4th
floor, New York, NY 10010, USA. Tel: (212) 420-1500,
Fax: (212) 505-0871, ri@riglobal.org, www.riglobal.org
A worldwide federation of organizations of disabled
people. Publications about social issues and the politics
of disability and rehabilitation. They also publish the
newsletter One in Ten, a report on what is happening
around the world that may be of interest to disabled
persons and their advocates.
Special Needs Project. 324 State Street, Suite H, Santa
Barbara, CA 93101 USA. Tel: (800) 333-6867,
Fax: (805) 962-5087, books@specialneeds.com, www.
specialneeds.com
A bookstore that sells by mail. It offers a great selection of
books on many different disabilities and rehabilitation.
Levine, Suzanne. Volver a Vivir/Return to Life. The
Hesperian Foundation, 1919 Addison St., Berkeley, CA
94704. Tel: 510-845-1447, Fax: 510-845-9141, bookorders@
hesperian.org, www.hesperian.org
A photographic report on the villager-run rehabilitation
project, Project PROJIMO, in Mexico.
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Werner, David. Where There Is No Doctor. The Hesperian
Foundation (see address above), 506 pages.
Widely used handbook for village health workers and
families on basic curative and preventive health care.
Second edition, revised and expanded.
Werner, David and Bower, Bill. Helping Health Workers
Learn. The Hesperian Foundation (see address above).
632 pages.
A ‘people-centered’ educational approach to health care.
Dickson, Murray. Where There Is No Dentist. The
Hesperian Foundation (see address above), 208 pages.
Basic information on care of teeth and gums.
King, Maurice and Felicity. Primary Child Care: Book One.
Teaching Aids at Low Cost (TALC). PO Box 49, St. Albans,
Herts, AL1 4AX, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel: 44 1727 853 869,
Fax: 44 1727 846 852, info@talcuk.org, www.talcuk.org
Excellent guide for health care of children.
POLIO
Huckstep, R.L. Poliomyelitis: A Guide for Developing
Countries—Including Appliances and Rehabilitation
for the Disabled. Churchill Livingstone, Robert Stevenson
House, 1-3 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH1 3AF,
UNITED KINGDOM.
This is an excellent book that went out of print. Very
complete. Includes braces, assistive equipment,
rehabilitation, and information for hospital care and
surgery. Well adapted for poor countries and community
programs. You may still be able to locate a copy.