FYI, apologies for cross posting.
Below is new information resource from Hesperian Foundation on Women with
Disabilities. The link below also has further resources for other
disabilities, general health, OHS and Womens' health.
Downloads are listed in individual chapters as all quite large and in PDF.
For those who need Word doc I am converting the WWD chapters and will send
them to you on request.
Regards,
Frank HB
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March 8, 2007
*Hesperian celebrates International Women’s Day
*by proudly announcing the publication of our newest book:
A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities
Women with disabilities often discover that the social stigma of
disability and inadequate care are greater barriers to health than the
disabilities themselves. */A Health Handbook for Women with
Disabilities/* will help women with disabilities overcome these barriers
and improve their general health, self-esteem, and abilities to care for
themselves and participate in their communities.
Click here <http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download.php#wwd> to
download this book in its entirety!
*/A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities/ *can also be purchased
for $20 plus shipping at our *_online store_*
<http://www.hesperian.org/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HB&Product_Code=B150&Category_Code=ENG>,
by emailing [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>,
or by calling 1-888-729-1796 (within the USA). Discounts are available
for bulk purchases.
This groundbreaking handbook was developed with the help and experience
of women with disabilities in 42 countrieswomen whose disabilities
include blindness, deafness, amputations, paralysis, learning
difficulties, small stature, epilepsy, arthritis, and cerebral palsy.
The book is full of useful advice on organizing for disability-friendly
health care, caring for daily needs with limited access to equipment,
having healthy and safe sexual relationships, choosing family planning
methods that work best with specific disabilities, preparing for
pregnancy and childbirth, and defending against violence or abuse.
“*/A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities/* is an outstanding
accomplishment! It combines the experiences and advice from women with
disabilities throughout the world with up-to-date, professional health
information. The book captures the real life situations of women with
disabilities and their issues, their experiences and their desires. This
book is a ‘must-have’ for health professionals, international
development organizations, international women's organizations and
anyone who believes in equality for women with disabilities.”
-- Susan Sygall, Co-founder and CEO of Mobility International USA, and a
MacArthur Fellow
Feel free to check out our other downloadable women’s health materials,
including /Where Women Have No Doctor/
<http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download.php#wwhnd>/ /(also
available in Spanish
<http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download.php#mujeres> –
<http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download.php#mujeres>/Donde no
hay doctor para mujeres/
<http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download.php#mujeres>), /A Book
for Midwives/
<http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download.php#midwives> (coming
soon in Spanish - /Un libro para parteras/), and our Women’s Health
Exchange <http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download.php#whx>
(¡Saludos! in Spanish
<http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download.php#whx>) newsletters.
Thanks to all of you who continue to make the Hesperian Foundation and
our books a growing success across the globe!
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