 |  | Disabled Village Children - A Guide for Community Health Workers, Rehabilitation Workers, and Families (Hesperian Foundation, 1999, 676 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | HOW TO USE THIS BOOK |
| | THANKS |
| | ABOUT THIS BOOK |
|  | PART 1: WORKING WITH THE CHILD AND FAMILY: Information on Different Disabilities |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Chapter 1: Introduction to PART 1: Making Therapy Functional and Fun |
| | A. Where Do We Start? |
| | Chapter 2: Ideas for Sharing Information from This Book |
| | Chapter 3: Prevention of Disabilities |
| | Chapter 4: Examining and Evaluating the Disabled Child |
| | Chapter 5: Simple Ways to Measure and Record a Child’s Progress |
| | B. Recognizing, Helping with, and Preventing Common Disabilities |
| | Chapter 6: Guide for Identifying Disabilities |
| | Chapter 7: Polio: Infantile Paralysis |
| | Chapter 8: Contractures: Limbs That No Longer Straighten |
| | Chapter 9: Cerebral Palsy |
| | Chapter 10: Muscular Dystrophy: Gradual, Progressive Muscle Loss |
| | Chapter 11: Club Feet, Flat Feet, Bow Legs, and Knock-Knees |
| | Chapter 12: Common Birth Defects |
| | Chapter 13: Children Who Stay Small or Have Weak Bones |
| | Chapter 14: Erb’s Palsy: Arm Paralysis from Birth Injury |
| | Chapter 15: Painful Joints |
| | Chapter 16: Juvenile Arthritis |
| | Chapter 17: Rheumatic Fever |
| | Chapter 18: Hip Problems |
| | Chapter 19: Bone Infections |
| | Chapter 20: Spinal Curve and Other Back Deformities |
| | Chapter 21: Tuberculosis of the Backbone: Pott’s Disease |
| | Chapter 22: Spina Bifida |
| | Chapter 23: Spinal Cord Injury |
| | Chapter 24: Pressure Sores |
| | Chapter 25: Urine and Bowel Management: With Spinal Cord Injury and Spina Bifida |
| | Chapter 26: Leprosy: Hansen’s Disease |
| | Chapter 27: Amputations |
| | Chapter 28: Burns and Burn Deformities |
| | Chapter 29: Fits: Epilepsy |
| | Chapter 30: Blindness and Difficulty Seeing |
| | Chapter 31: Deafness and Communication |
| | Chapter 32: Mental Retardation: Down Syndrome, Cretinism, and Other Causes |
| | Chapter 33: The Child with Several Severe Disabilities |
| | C. Helping the Child Whose Mind and/or Body are Slow to Develop |
| | Chapter 34: Child Development and Developmental Delay |
| | Chapter 35: Early Stimulation and Development Activities |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 1) Head Control and Use of Senses |
| | 2) Rolling and Twisting |
| | 3) Gripping, Reaching, and Hand-eye Coordination |
| | 4) Body Control, Sitting, and Balance |
| | 5) Creeping and Crawling |
| | 6) Standing, Walking, and Balance |
| | 7) Communication and Speech |
| | 8) Early Play Activities and Toys |
| | D. Helping Children Develop and Become More Self-reliant |
| | Chapter 36: Feeding |
| | Chapter 37: Dressing |
| | Chapter 38: Toilet Training |
| | Chapter 39: Bathing (includes Care of the Teeth and Gums) |
| | Chapter 40: Ways to Improve Learning and Behavior |
| | Chapter 41: ‘Learning Disabilities’ in Children with Normal Intelligence |
| | E. Exercises and Techniques |
| | Chapter 42: Range-of-motion and Other Exercises |
| | Chapter 43: Crutch Use, Cane Use, and Wheelchair Transfers |
| | PART 2: WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY: Village Involvement in the Rehabilitation, Social Integration, and Rights of Disabled Children |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Chapter 44: Introduction to PART 2: Disabled Children in the Community |
| | Chapter 45: Starting Village-based Rehabilitation Activities |
| | Chapter 46: Playgrounds for All Children |
| | Chapter 47: CHILD-to-child: Helping Teachers and Children Understand Disabled Children |
| | Chapter 48: Popular Theater |
| | Chapter 49: Children’s Workshop for Making Toys |
| | Chapter 50: Organization, Management, and Financing of a Village Rehabilitation Program |
| | Chapter 51: Adapting the Home and Community |
| | Chapter 52: Love, Sex, and Social Adjustment |
| | Chapter 53: Education: At Home, at School, at Work |
| | Chapter 54: Work: Possibilities and Training |
| | Chapter 55: Examples of Community-Directed Programs |
| | PART 3: WORKING IN THE SHOP: Rehabilitation Aids and Procedures |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Chapter 56: Introduction to PART 3: Making Sure Aids and Procedures Do More Good than Harm |
| | Chapter 57: A ‘Shop for Making Aids’ Run by Disabled Villagers |
| | Chapter 58: Braces (Calipers) |
| | Chapter 59: Correcting Joint Contractures |
| | Chapter 60: Correcting Club Feet |
| | Chapter 61: Homemade Casting Materials |
| | Chapter 62: Developmental Aids |
| | Chapter 63: Walking Aids |
| | Chapter 64: Decisions about Special Seats and Wheelchairs |
| | Chapter 65: Adaptations for Wheelchairs and Other Sitting Aids |
| | Chapter 66: Designs for 6 Basic Wheelchairs |
| | Chapter 67: Artificial Legs |
| | REFERENCES - (Where to Get More Information) |
| | LIST OF SPECIAL OR DIFFICULT WORDS |
| | BACK COVER |
