Disabled Village Children, by David Werner, contains a wealth of
information about most common disabilities of children, including
polio, cerebral palsy, juvenile arthritis, blindness, and deafness.
The author gives suggestions for simplified rehabilitation at the village
level and explains how to make a variety of appropriate low-cost aids.
Emphasis is placed on how to help disabled children find a role and
be accepted in the community. 672 pages.
Helping Children Who Are Deaf, by Sandy Neimann, Devorah
Greenstein and Darlena David, helps parents and other caregivers
build the communication skills of young children with difficulty
hearing. Covers language development and how to foster
communication through both sign and oral approaches, as well as
assessing hearing loss, exploring causes of deafness, and more.
250 pages.
Helping Children Who Are Blind, by Sandy Niemann and
Namita Jacob, aids parents and other caregivers in helping blind
children from birth through age 5 develop all their capabilities.
Topics include: assessing how much a child can see, preventing
blindness, moving around safely, teaching common activities, and
many others. 192 pages.
A Community Guide to Environmental Health by Jeff Conant and
Pam Fadem. This beautifully illustrated book contains a wealth
of information, motivational stories, simple how-to projects, and
group activities to help people take charge of their community’s
future and transform the crisis in environmental health. Topics
covered include: solid waste, health care waste, and toxics; safe
water and watershed protection; forestry, restoring land, and
planting trees; food security and sustainable farming; mining, oil,
and safe energy; and many others. 600 pages.
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