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Disabled Village Children

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• Imprint Page, Table of Contents, Thanks Page, About This Book
• Chapter 1: Part 1 Working With the Child and Family, Chapter 1 Making Therapy Functional and Fun
• 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
• Chapter 6: Guide for Identifying Disabilities
• Chapter 7: Polio
• Chapter 8: Contractures
• Chapter 9: Cerebral Palsy
• Chapter 10: Muscular Dystrophy
• 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
• 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
• Chapter 22: Spina Bifida
• Chapter 23: Spinal Cord Injury
• Chapter 24: Pressure Sores
• Chapter 25: Urine and Bowel Management
• Chapter 26: Leprosy
• Chapter 27: Amputations
• Chapter 28: Burns and Burn Deformities
• Chapter 29: Seizures
• Chapter 30: Blindness
• Chapter 31: Deafness
• Chapter 32: Mental Slowness
• Chapter 33: Severe Disabilities
• Chapter 34: Child Development and Development Delay
• Chapter 35: Development Activities
• Chapter 36: Feeding
• Chapter 37: Dressing
• Chapter 38: Toilet Training
• Chapter 39: Bathing
• Chapter 40: Learning and Behavior
• Chapter 41: 'Learning Disabilities' in Children with Normal Intelligence
• Chapter 42: Exercises
• Chapter 43: Using Crutches, Canes, and Wheelchairs
• Chapter 44: Part 2 Working with the Community, Chapter 44 Disabled Children in the Community
• Chapter 45: Starting Village-Based Rehabilitation Activities
• Chapter 46: Playgrounds
• Chapter 47: Helping Teachers and Children Understand Disabled Children
• Chapter 48: Popular Theater
• Chapter 49: A 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
• Chapter 54: Work
• Chapter 55: Examples of Community-Directed Programs
• Chapter 56: Part 3 Working in the Shop, Chapter 56 Making Sure Aids and Procedures Do More Good than Harm
• Chapter 57: A Shop for Making Aids
• Chapter 58: Braces
• 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: Special Seats and Wheelchairs
• Chapter 65: Adapting Wheelchairs and Other Sitting Aids
• Chapter 66: Designs for 6 Basic Wheelchairs
• Chapter 67: Artificial Legs
• References
• Glossary
• Index