The Early Assistance Series
There are an estimated 140 million children with disabilities in developing
countries. The attention these children receive during their first years of life
has a powerful effect on their future development. The Early Assistance Series
will include 6 books on how to assist children from birth to 5 years old who
have disabilities. These books can help by giving people closest to a child
with a disability — parents, family members, friends and health workers — an
understanding of the disability and how to help a child learn and grow using
simple and appropriate developmental activities. This material has been developed
with the participation of communities all over the world so that it will be useful and
applicable across many cultures. These books explain how to:
• assess the extent of a child’s disability.
• stimulate a child’s development with learning
activities.
• understand what causes disability, and how
to treat and prevent it.
• cope with the challenges of raising a child
with a disability.
• work with other community members to
improve care for children with disabilities,
and help these children become an active
part of the community.
Each book is written in simple language with many illustrations. The 6 books in
the series will include:
Helping Children Who Are Blind
Helping Children Who Are Deaf
Helping Children Who Have
Emotional and Behavioral
Problems
Helping Children Who Are
Slow Learners
Helping Children Affected by War
and Violence
Helping Children Who Have Multiple
Disabilities
For availability in English, Spanish and other languages,
prices and ordering information, or more information about
the Foundation’s work, please contact us:
The Hesperian Foundation
PO Box 11577
Berkeley, California, 94712-2577, USA
Telephone: (510) 845-4507 Fax: (510) 845-0539
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.hesperian.org
helping children who are blind