This
2022 updated printing of
Disabled Village Children features topics including
- identifying primary and secondary disabilities
- skills for daily living
- polio, cerebral palsy, juvenile arthritis, and muscular dystrophy
- fun and useful therapy techniques
- and low-cost rehabilitation aids and adaptations for home and community
All Hesperian books are regularly updated and reprinted to reflect accurate medical information.
Disabled Village Children contains a wealth of clear and detailed information, as well as easy-to-implement strategies for all who are concerned about the well-being of children with disabilities. This manual, written especially for those who live in communities with limited resources, explains how to create small community rehabilitation centers and workshops run by either disabled people or the families of children with disabilities. More than 4000 drawings and 200 photos make
Disabled Village Children understandable to all.
David Werner was a co-founder of the Hesperian Foundation, and is currently co-founder and director of HealthWrights, and a visiting professor at Boston University International School of Public Health. A biologist and educator by training, he has worked as a health activist for the past 40 years in village health care, community-based rehabilitation, and "Child-to-Child" health initiatives in the Third World, mainly Mexico.
Werner has worked in more than 50 countries helping to facilitate health workshops and training programs, and has been a consultant for UNICEF, WHO, UNDP, and the Peace Corps. He has received awards and/or fellowships from the World Health Organization, the American Pediatric Association, the American Medical Writers Association, and the MacArthur Foundation.