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Innovations In Developing Countries For People With Disabilities

Edited by Brian O'Toole and Roy McConkey

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"Innovations in developing countries" is a unique resource book for anyone working in community-based services. The seventeen chapters have been written by experienced practitioners drawn from various disciplines and across the continents. Grouped into three main sections - Service Foundations, Meeting Needs and Developing Services - the chapters cover issues as diverse as family involvement, mobilising communities; fund-raising and evaluating services. Since its publication in 1995, the book has been widely used in training courses around the world. It is now available free-of-charge on the Internet thanks to the gracious permission of the publishers, Lisieux Hall Publications.

Roy McConkey

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  Contents Word RTF
   
Foreword
 
1. Towards the New Millennium Word RTF
  Roy McConkey and Brian O'Toole  
 
Section 1: Foundations
 
2. Strengthening the Role of Disabled People in CBR Programmes Word RTF
  David Werner, Health Wrights, USA  
3. Fostering Parental Involvement Word RTF
  Pramila Balasundaram, Samadan, India  
4. Working with Indigenous Peoples Word RTF
  Laureen Pierre, Guyana CBR Programme, South America  
5. Attitudes and Beliefs about Disability in Tanzania Word RTF
  Joseph Kisanji, Tanzania  
6. Developing Livelihoods Word RTF
  Mavis Campos, C.B.M, Philippines  
 
Section 2: Meeting Needs
 
7. Mobilising Communities in Guyana Word RTF
  Brian O'Toole, Guyana CBR Programme, South America  
8. Mobilising Parents of Children with Disabilities in Jamaica and the English Speaking Caribbean Word RTF
  Gerlin Bean and Marigold Thorburn, 3D Projects, Jamaica  
9. Fostering the Formation of Parents' Associations Word RTF
  Pål Skogmo, Norwegian Association for Mentally Handicapped, Norway  
10. Schools for All: National Planning in Lesotho Word RTF
  Pholoho Khatleli, Lilian Mariga, Lineo Phachaka and Sue Stubbs, Save the Children UK, Lesotho  
11. Self-directed Employment and Economic Independance in Low-income Countries Word RTF
  Aldred Neufeldt, University of Calgary, Canada  
 
Section 3: Developing Services
 
12. Mothers of Disabled Children as CBR Workers Word RTF
  Barney McGlade and Rita Aquino, Kasamaka CBR Programmes, Philippines  
13. Linking with Primary Health Care Services: Experiences from Vietnam Word RTF
  Tran Trong Hai and Nguyen Thu Nhan, Vietnam  
14. Education of Personnel: the Key to Successful Community Based Rehabilitation Word RTF
  Padmani Mendis, WHO Consultant, Sri Lanka  
15. Funding Services Word RTF
  Bill Brohier, CBM Consultant, Malaysia  
16. Evaluation Based Planning for Rehabilitation Programmes in India Word RTF
  Maya Thomas and Maliakal Thomas, Actionaid, India  
17. Changing CBR Concepts in Indonesia: Learning from Programme Evaluation Word RTF
  Handojo Tjandrakusuma, Douglas Krefting and Laura Krefting, CBR Development and Training Centre, Indonesia  

© 1995: Lisieux Hall Publications in association with Associazione Italiana Amici di Raoul Follereau

 

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