REFERENCES
LEPROSY
The resources listed under this category are available
from ILEP at the following address: The Teaching and
Learning Materials Co-ordinator, ILEP, 234 Blythe Road,
LONDON W14 0HJ, UNITED KINGDOM, Tel: (44-20)
7602-6925,
Fax: (44-20) 7371-1621, [email protected]
www.ilep.org.uk
Brand, P. Insensitive Feet. 1966, reprinted many times.
A good background to the problems of insensitive feet
and the prevention of disability. Suitable for doctors
and health workers.
ILEP Learning Guide No 1. How to diagnose and treat
leprosy. 2001.
A new, well-illustrated publication suitable for the
wide range of health professionals who need to
recognize and treat leprosy.
ILEP Learning Guide No 2. How to recognize and
manage leprosy reactions. 2002.
A comprehensive guide to identifying and managing
leprosy reactions; includes details of how to safely
prescribe corticosteroids.
Neville, P. Jane, editor. A footwear manual for leprosy
control programs. Volumes I and II.
Two books about special footwear for persons with
leprosy. The first book is a guide for setting up a
footwear making shop. The second book deals with
technical aspects of making footwear and has clear,
easy to follow instructions for production of shoes,
boots and sandals. Free for programs serving people
with leprosy.
BLINDNESS
Blind Childrens Center. 4120 Marathon Street, Los
Angeles, CA 90029, USA. Tel: (323) 644-2153, Fax: (323)
655-3828, www.blindchildrenscenter.org
This is an organization dedicated to serving blind
children 5 years of age and younger. They produce a
lot of written materials for families with blind children.
Niemann, Sandy and Jacob, Namita, Helping Children
Who Are Blind: Family and community support for
children with vision problems. Hesperian Foundation
(see address on p. 637). 2000, 192 pages.
The simple activities in this book can help parents,
caregivers, teachers, health workers, rehabilitation
workers and others help a child with vision problems
develop all his or her capabilities. It also has sections
containing innovative charts on child development and
easy-to-make, low-cost learning toys.
Sandford-Smith, John. Eye Diseases in Hot Climates.
Available from International Center for Eye Health,
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
Keppel St, London WC1E 7HT UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: (44-20) 7612 7972, www.iceh.org.uk 164 pages.
A valuable resource for health programs. It teaches
how to identify, prevent, and provide basic care for
the most common eye diseases found in the tropics.
World Blind Union. CBC-ONCE, C/ La Coruna 18,
Madrid 28020, SPAIN. [email protected],
www.worldblindunion.org
ONCE (National Spanish Association of the Blind) is
also the home base of the World Blind Union. They
have an international directory of organizations and
programs for the blind. Write to them to get the
names and addresses of programs in your region.
DEAFNESS
We have listed some producers of materials for deaf
people. Remember that sign language differs from place
to place. Investigate and observe what works well in
your region and what materials are offered there.
Helping Children Who Are Deaf: Family and
community support for children who do not hear well.
The Hesperian Foundation (see address on p. 637).
2003, 250 pages.
This book has activities for helping deaf children
communicate to the fullest of their ability, including
learning a language. It helps parents make good
decisions about the development of a child who is
deaf.
Wirz, Sheila W. and Winyard, Sally W. Hearing and
Communication Disorders. Published by MacMillan
but costs less from TALC (see address on p. 637).
A manual for rehabilitation programs that include or
want to include services for deaf children or those
with other communication problems. It simplifies a lot
of techniques used by deafness professionals.
Gallaudet University Bookstore, 800 Florida Avenue
NE, Washington, DC 20002-3695, USA. Tel voice: (202)
651-5271, Tel TDD: (202) 651 5876 mailorder@gallaudet.
edu, http://bookstore.gallaudet.edu
This store specializes in all kinds of publications that
deal with deafness—history, theory, education, etc.
Popular children’s books in sign language. Aids and
equipment for deaf persons.
Medwid, Daria and Weston, Denise C. Kid Friendly
Parenting with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children.
Gallaudet University Bookstore (see address above).
A good book on parenting deaf children. It teaches a
fun, flexible method for building good relationships
between parents and children.
The Dictionary. Signing Exact English. Box 1181, Los
Alamitos, CA 90720, USA. 1993, 479 pages.
Tel: (562) 430-1467, Fax: (562) 795-6614,
[email protected], www.seecenter.org
A very complete dictionary of sign language in English,
very useful to anyone who wants to learn the North
American system. Signing Exact English also offers
many other publications and visual aids for teaching
and learning sign language.
THERAPY, EXERCISES, AND POSITIONING
Hardinge, Elizabeth A., and Wilson, Patricia M.P. A
Manual of Basic Phyisiotherapy for the Use of
Nurses in Rural Hospitals. Tear Fund, 100 Church
Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 8QE, UNITED
KINGDOM. 1981, 162 pages. Tel: 44 845 355 8355,
[email protected], www.tearfund.org
Basic, clearly presented, very useful for training
rehabilitation workers.
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