640 REFERENCES
Bergen, Adrienne Falk and Colangelo, Cheryl.
Positioning the Client With Central Nervous
System Deficits: The wheelchair and other adapted
equipment. Valhalla Rehabilitation Publications, PO Box
195, Valhalla, NY 10595 USA. 1985 (second edition), 237
pages.
Detailed, in-depth discussion of adaptive seating to
meet the needs of individual children with cerebral
palsy. Excellent illustrations. Language is fairly
complex.
Jaeger, D. LaVonne. Home Program Instruction Sheets
for Infants and Young Children. PsychCorps division of
Pearson, PO Box 599700, San Antonio, TX 78259 USA.
Tel: (800) 211-8378, Fax: (800) 232-1223, Customer.
[email protected], www.pearsonassess.com
Excellent, well-illustrated book of instruction sheets
for many exercises. It includes range of motion
exercises. (Revised version of the first edition by
Jaeger and Hewitt.)
Stern, Linda and Steidle, Kathryn. Pediatric
Strengthening Program. PsychCorps (see address
above). Therapy Skill Builders, 555 Academic Court, San
Antonio, TX 78204 USA.
Many playful activities to increase the strength of
children with disabilities or those who are recovering
from surgery. Pages can be copied and given to
families so they will remember how to do the
exercises with their children.
Physical Therapy Assistant’s Manual. Handicap
International. Sectur Ventes, 14 Av. Berthelot, 69361
Lyon, Cedex 07, FRANCE.
www.handicap-international.org
Three volumes of 170 pages each. Simple manuals
that teach how to provide physical therapy. The first
book covers theory and basic anatomy. The second
book shows therapy techniques. And the third one
helps you choose an exercise program according to
the particular disability. Good illustrations and clearly
written.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
AND DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
Miles, Christine. Special Education for Mentally
Handicapped Children—A Teaching Manual. Mental
Health Centre, Dabgari Gardens, Peshawar Cantt., North
West Frontier Province, PAKISTAN. Revised edition,
1990, 277 pages. Email inquiries to: Humphrey Peters:
Excellent adaptation of special education to a
developing community. Clearly written. A few good
illustrations. Perhaps the best special education text
for community programs.
Teaching Skills. Cheshire Homes, Far Eastern Region,
515 Q Jalan Hashim, 1200 Tanjong Bungah, Penang,
MALAYSIA.
A package of 6 video programs that describe teaching
techniques to use with children and adults who are
slow to learn. Well done and at prices that community
programs can afford.
Sheda, Constance and Small, Christine. Developmental
Motor Activities for Therapy—Instruction sheets for
children. Therapy Skill Builders (see address above).
Well-illustrated and organized activities to promote
physical development and motor skills in children.
Sheets can be reproduced and given to families.
National Down Syndrome Congress, 1370 Centre
Drive Suite 102, Atlanta, GA 30338, USA. Tel: (800) 232-
6372, Fax: (770) 604-9898, [email protected], www.
ndsccenter.org
An organization that provides many small pamphlets
on different issues concerning Down syndrome. They
also offer a reading list for families.
BEHAVIOR TRAINING AND TOILET TRAINING
Wipfler, Patty. Listening to Children. Hand in Hand, PO
Box 1279, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA.
Tel: (650) 322-5323, Fax: (650) 322-5179,
www.handinhandparenting.org
A series of 6 booklets that cover crying, fear, anger,
special time, tantrums, and listening. A very new and
revolutionary approach for dealing with feelings and
behavior. Not written specifically for disabled children
but the basic ideas work for everyone.
Azrin, Nathan and Foxx, Richard. Toilet Training in Less
Than a Day. Simon & Schuster Mail Order, 100 Front
Street, Riverside, NJ, USA. 1974, 189 pages.
Good instructions for ‘the fast method’; oriented
towards the USA and Europe.
TOYS AND GAMES
Ludins-Katz, Florence and Katz, Elias. Arts and
Disabilities. National Institute of Art and Disabilities,
551 23rd Street, Richmond, CA 94804, USA. 1983, 235
pages. Tel: (510) 620-0290, Fax: (510) 620-0326, admin@
niadart.org, www.niadart.org
Ideas for starting an art center for disabled people.
Materials, equipment, aids, and instruction needed for
many crafts and art forms.
Sher, Barbara. Extraordinary Play with Ordinary
Things. Therapy Skill Builders (see address above).
Play activities and games for children with varied
levels of disability. Designed to encourage thinking,
movement, coordination and balance. It uses
materials and objects available in most homes.
Rogow, Sally M. Shared Moments: Learning Games
for Disabled Children. The Disability Bookshop, PO Box
129, Vancouver, WA 98666, USA. Tel: (800) 637-2256
Learning games and activities designed to stimulate
and encourage babies and children with physical,
visual and developmental disabilities.
Hale, Karen. Some Crafty Things to Do. OXFAM
Publishing, Oxfam House, John Smith Drive, Oxford
OX4 2JY, UNITED KINGDOM. 1992, 32 pages. publish@
oxfam.org.uk, http://publications.oxfam.org.uk/
A manual for making toys from many different
countries. Written for children, with good illustrations.
MIKKY: Visual Aids and Toys. Life Help Centre for the
Handicapped, East Coast Road, Neelangarai, Chennai
600-041, INDIA. Tel: 44 244 90144,
Fax: 44 244 90229, www.lifehelpcentre.com
A manual on the therapeutic uses of crafts-making.
Many different crafts and a list of suppliers. Very
useful if you can find or afford the materials.
Disabled village Children