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International Newsletters and Journals : Disability and Development
This listing was prepared by the Source International Information Support Center
The following is a list of international newsletters and journals relating to disability and development. This list is a sub-section of the Source newsletters and journals database which gives details of over 150 international newsletters, magazines and journals relating to health and disability issues which are available free or at low cost to readers in developing countries. If published on the web, you can link directly to the full-text of the newsletter. You can search the full database at:
ActionAid Disability News
Disability Division ActionAid
49/50, Richmond Road
Bangalore 560 025
India
Fax:
E-mail: lalithas@actionaidindia.org
Website: http://www.actionaidindia.org
Price: Free
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation
Geographic focus: SEARO
Languages: English
Frequency: Two times a year
Approx number of pages: 45
Looks at all aspects of disability and community-based rehabilitation. Includes reports and evaluations of community-based rehabilitation projects, and provides details of training courses, national meetings and a regular feature on innovations in rehabilitation approaches.
African Journal of Special Needs Education
Uganda National Institue of Special Education (UNISE)
PO Box 6478
Kampala
Uganda
Fax: +256 41 222961
E-mail: unise@swiftuganda.com
Price: Free (some institutions and contributers) / US$10.00 East Africa (per issue) / US$15.00 Rest of Africa (per issue) / US$20.00 Outside of Africa (per issue)
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation / special education
Geographic focus: AFRO
Languages: English / French Frequency: Twice a year Approx number of pages: 70
Research based papers on Special Needs Education and community based rehabilitation. Readership is based largely in Africa. Special issues feature specific disablities.
Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal
Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal
J-124, Ushas Apts, 16th Main, 4th Block
Jayanagar
Bangalore 560 011
India
Fax: + 91 80 6633 762
E-mail: thomasmaya@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.dinf.ne.jp
Full text on the web: http://www.dinf.ne.jp/doc/english/asia/resource/apdrj/apdrj.html
Price: Free
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation / policy / research
Geographic focus: WPRO / SEARO
Languages: English
Frequency: Two times a year Approx number of pages: 40
Aimed at researchers, planners, administrators, professionals, donor organisations and implementing agencies involved in disability and rehabilitation. The major emphasis of the journal is on articles related to policy develpment, concept clarification, development of methodology in the areas of service delivery, training, programme evaluation, and develpment of technology related to rehabilitation.
Concern for the Disabled Filipino
National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons
2nd Floor, SRA Annex Building
North Avenue
Diliman
Quezon City 1100
Philippines
Fax: +632 929 8879
Price: Free (organisations working in the field of disability)
Subjects: disability / advocacy / appropriate technology / community-based rehabilitation
Geographic focus: WPRO / Philippines
Languages: English
Frequency: Twice a year Approx number of pages: 26
Focuses on issues affecting the lives of persons with disabilities, including appropriate technology, breakthrough on research, disability rehabilitation, conferences and seminars and shared experiences of persons with disabilities.
Disability Dialogue [Formerly CBR News]
Healthlink Worldwide (formerly AHRTAG)
Cityside
40 Adler Street
London E1 1EE
UK
Fax: +44 207 539 1580
E-mail: publications@healthlink.org.uk
Website: http://www.healthlink.org.uk
Full text on the web: http://www.healthlink.org.uk/pubs/intnews.html
Price: Free (developing countries & students from developing countries) / £6 / US$12 (students elsewhere) / £12 / US$24 (individuals elsewhere) / £24 / US$48 (organisations elsewhere) / Discount for bulk orders
Subjects: disability / advocacy / appropriate technology / community-based rehabilitation / primary health care / training
Languages: English / English for Africa / English for India / English braille / Bangla / French / Gujarati / Hindi / Portuguese / Tamil / Audio-cassette editions are available for most languages Frequency: Three times a year
Approx number of pages: 12 ill
Disability Dialogue (formerly CBR News) exchanges information between disabled people and development, health and rehabiliation workers, and aims to promote disability equality, and good policy and practice. It focuses on practical information about community approaches and appropriate equipment. Regional language, braille and audio-cassette editions are produced in collaboration with partner organisations in developing countries as follows:
(Bangla) Social Assistance for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV), PO Box 4208, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. E-mail: shaque@bd.drik.net
(English for Africa and Portuguese - planned) Southern Africa Federation of the Disabled (SAFOD), PO Box 2247, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Email: safod@telconet.co.zw
(French) Mauritium, 5 Avenue Buswell, Quatre Bonnes, Mauritius
(English for India and Hindi) Amar Jyoti Rehabilitation and Research Centre, Kakardooma, Vikas Marg, Delhi 110 092, India. E-mail: amarjoti@del2.vsnl.net.in
(Audio-cassette - International edition) Action on Disability and Development (ADD), UK - distributed by Healthlink Worldwide at the address above
(English braille and Indian language audio-cassette) Blind People's Association of India, Dr Vikram Sarabhai Rd Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380 015, India. E-mail: blinab@ad1.vsnl.net.in.
Disability Forum [Formerly MACOHA Newsletter]
News about Persons with Disabilities
Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA)
PO Box 5971
Limbe
Malawi
Fax: +265 645 449
Price: Free
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation / community-based programmes
Geographic focus: AFRO
Languages: English
Frequency: Four times a year
Approx number of pages: 20
Tackles issues related to disability, and reports on current programmes activities of the Malawi Council for the Handicapped.
Disability Frontline
Newsletter of the Southern African Federation of the Disabled
Southern African Federation of the Disabled (SAFOD)
PO Box 2247
Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
Fax: +263 9 62944
E-mail: safod@telconet.co.zw
Price: Free
Subjects: disability / advocacy / community-based rehabilitation
Languages: English / Portuguese
Frequency: Four times a year
Approx number of pages: 20
Aimed at all health and development workers as well as the public as part of SAFOD's Conscientisation and Public Education (COPE) Programme. Describes work taking place in frontline states with practical information on working with people with disabilities.
Disability Tribune [Formerly Disability Awareness in Action]
The International Disability and Human rights Network
Disability Awareness in Action (DAA)
11 Belgrave Road
London SW1V 1RB, UK
Fax: +44 207 821 9539
E-mail: info@daa.org.uk
Website: http://www.daa.org.uk
Full text on the web: http://www.daa.org.uk/english_tribune_home.htm
Price: Free (disabled individuals and organisations working in the field of disability)
Subjects: disability / advocacy / appropriate technology / community-based rehabilitation / policy / human rights
Languages: English / English braille / French / Spanish / Large print / Audio cassette
Frequency: Monthly
Approx number of pages: 12
DAA was established to provide an information network for disabled people and their organisations worldwide, to support their self-help activities and to ensure their equality of opportunity. The newsletter looks at all aspects relating to international disability issues. Also available on computer disk in ASCII format.
Disabled Persons Bulletin
United Nations (UN) Division for Social Policy and Development
2 United Nations Plaza
Room 1342
New York
NY 10017
USA
Fax: +1 212 963 3062
E-mail: ito@un.org
Website: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev
Full text on the web: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/disbltin.htm
Price: Free
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation / rehabilitation services / policy issues
Languages: English / French / Spanish
Frequency: Three times a year
Approx number of pages: 20
Information on international disability projects and initiatives by international agencies, including comprehensive country reviews.
Enabling Education
Enabling Education Network (EENET)
Educational Support and Inclusion (ESI)
School of Education
University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL
UK
Fax: +44 151 275 3548
E-mail: eenet@man.ac.uk
Website: http://www.eenet.org.uk
Full text on the web: http://www.eenet.org.uk/newsletters/news.shtml
Price: Free
Subjects: inclusive education / children / disability / education
Languages: English / Portuguese / Spanish / Braille
Frequency: Twice a year
Approx number of pages: 12
EENET is an information sharing network which supports and promotes the inclusion of marginalised groups in education worldwide. Enabling Education provides a forum for the sharing of ideas, experiences and useful publications on inclusive education.
Epilepsy Back-Up
Newsletter of Epilepsy Support Foundation of Zimbabwe
Epilespy Support Foundation (ESF)
PO Box A104
Avondale
Harare
Zimbabwe
Fax: +263 4 724071
Price: Z$80 (individuals) / Z$200 (institutions)
Subjects: epilepsy / community-based rehabilitation / community health care / disability
Geographic focus: AFRO / PAHO / SEARO Languages: English Frequency: Six times a year
Approx number of pages: 4
Deals with all issues relating to living with epilepsy.
Frontline Digest
A Quarterly Journal for Frontline Organisations involved in Community Based Rehabilitation
CBR Network
134, 1st Block, 6th Main, III Phase, III Stage
Banashankari
Bangalore 560 085
India
Fax: +91 80 6790273
E-mail: cbrnet@vsnl.com
Website: http://www.cbrnetwork.org
Price: Free (in exchange for related publications) / Rs250
Subjects: community-based rehabilitation / advocacy / disability / policy
Geographic focus: SEARO
Languages: English
Frequency: Four times a year
Approx number of pages: 40
Contains concise reports of activities taken up by the CBR Network in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. Features of general interest include success stories, advocacy, forthcoming activities, guest editorials, conferences and workshops. Readers are invited to contribute and share information and experiences.
Hearing Network News
Hearing Impairment Research Group
School of Tropical Medicine
Pembroke Place
Liverpool L3 5QA
UK
Fax: +44 151 707 1702
Price: Free (developing countries & members)
Subjects: hearing impairment / disability / research
Languages: English
Frequency: Three times a year
Approx number of pages: 6
A free four monthly update on research into assessement and prevention of hearing impairment and deafness in developing countries.
International Rehabilitation Review (IRR)
Rehabilitation International
25 East 21st Street
New York
NY 10010
USA
Fax: +1 301 838 3029
E-mail: rehabintl@rehab-international.org
Website: http://www.rehab-international.org
Full text on the web: http://www.rehab-international.org/publications/index.html
Price: Free (developing countries or exchange for disability periodicals) / US$45 (elsewhere)
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation / appropriate technology / policy
Languages: English
Frequency: Two times a year
Approx number of pages: 60
For all those working in the disability and rehabilitation field internationally. Carries original articles and news reports concerning disability policies, practices and projects throughout the world. Also features book reviews, selected resources and variety of announcements.
IPA News
International Portage Association (IPA)
Civitan International Research Center
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Suite 313 Birmingham
Alabama 35294-0017
USA
Fax: +205 975 9664
E-mail: dshearer@uab.edu
Website: http://www.circ.uab.edu/IPA/
Full text on the web: http://www.circ.uab.edu/IPA
Price: Free
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation / children
Languages: English
Frequency: Four times a year
Approx number of pages: 8
Contains information submitted by those who work with young children with disabilites and their families, including news on portage-related conferences and training. The IPA has started an e-mail discussion list to provide opportunities for information dissemination and discussion. To subscribe to the e-mail list send a message to maiser@civlist.circ.uab.edu with only the following command in the message section of your e-mail: "subscribeipa". Do not include any other text in your subscription message or it will not process properly
Jaipur Limb Campaign News
Jaipur Limb Campaign
11 Goodwin Street
London N4 3HQ
UK
Fax: +44 20 7272 9544
E-mail: jaipurlimb@ndirect.co.uk
Website: http://www.jaipurlimb.org
Price: Free
Subjects: disability / rehabilitation / prostheses
Languages: English Frequency: Occasional
Leprosy Review
Asia Desk Leprosy Relief Association (LEPRA)
Fairfax House
Causton Road
Coldchester CO1 1PU
UK
Fax: +44 1206 762151
E-mail: information@lepra.org.uk
Website: http://www.lepra.org.uk
Full text on the web: http://www.leprosy-review.org.uk
Price: £34 / Some free copies available on request to organisations unable to pay
Subjects: leprosy / communicable diseases / disability / community-based rehabilitation / health education / research
Languages: English
Frequency: Quarterly
Approx number of pages: 96
Aims to contribute towards the better understanding of leprosy and its control. Original papers on all aspects of leprosy, including research, are welcomed.
One In Ten
Rehabilitation International
25 East 21st Street
New York
NY 10010
USA
Fax: +1 301 838 3029
E-mail: rehabintl@rehab-international.org
Website: http://www.rehab-international.org
Full text on the web: http://www.rehab-international.org/publications/index.html
Price: Free (developing countries)
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation / appropriate technology / children
Languages: English / French / Spanish
Frequency: Two to three times a year
Approx number of pages: 16-24
Newsletter of the rehabilitation/UNICEF technical support programme to prevent disabilities and to help disabled children. Each issue covers a topic related to childhood disability from an international perspective with emphasis on developing countries and practical applications of low-cost techniques and approaches.
Polio Network News
International Polio Network (IPN) Gazette International Networking Institute (GINI)
4207 Lindell Boulevard #110
St Louis
Missouri 63108-2915
USA
Fax: +314 534 5070
E-mail: gini_intl@msn.com
Website: http://www.post-polio.org
Full text on the web: http://www.post-polio.org/ipn/ipn-news.html
Price: US$25 Overseas surface / US$30 Overseas air
Subjects: poliomyelitis / advocacy / community-based rehabilitation / health education / networks / research / training
Languages: English
Frequency: Four times a year
Approx number of pages: 12
Polio network News is an international newsletter for polio survivors, health professionals, and resource centers to exchange information, encourage research, and promote networking among the post-polio community worldwide. Also publishes the annual Post-Polio Directory which lists self-identified clinics, health professionals, and support groups knowledgeable about the late effects of polio.
Reaching Out
Amar Jyoti Rehabilitation and Research Centre
Kakardooma
Vikas Marg
Delhi 110092
India
Fax: +91 11 22215 4936/ 22237 2521
E-mail: amarjoti@del2.vsnl.net.in
Price: Free
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation / education / rehabilitation / urban health
Geographic focus: SEARO / India
Languages: English / Hindi
Frequency: Two times a year Approx number of pages: 12
Covers the activities of the community-based rehabilitaton project sponsored by ActionAid in 30 urban slums of east, north and central Delhi. Highlights the multi-pronged approach of education, medical care, and vocational training, and is useful for organisations and individuals involved in the rehabilitation of persons with disability.
Rehabilitation Gazette
Gazette International Networking Institute's (GINI)
4207 Lindell Boulevard, # 110
Saint Louis
Missouri 63108-2915
USA
Fax: +314 534 5070
E-mail: gini_intl@msn.com
Price: US$14 Overseas surface / US$16 Overseas air
Subjects: disability / appropriate technology / community-based rehabilitation / health education / health promotion
Languages: English
Frequency: Twice a year
Approx number of pages: 8
An update on disability issues, publications, resources, equipment, conferences, GINI activities, and other information useful in living independently.
Sharing Smiles
A semi-annual publication for friends of MENCAFEP
Mentally Handicapped Children and Families Educational Project (MENCAFEP)
26 St Andrews Drive
Nuwara Eliya
Sri Lanka
Fax:
E-mail: enya@sri.lanka.net
Price: Free
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation / learning difficulties / training
Geographic focus: SEARO / Sri Lanka
Languages: English
Frequency: Twice a year
Approx number of pages: 4
Sharing Smiles tells the story of MENCAFEP through stories about children, young people and their families who make up the MENCAFEP organisation. The 'highs' and 'lows' of MENCAFEP are also mentioned.
The World Blind
World Blind Union
C/o ONCE
La Coruna 18
28020 Madrid
Spain
Fax: +34 915 715 777
E-mail: umc@once.es
Website: http://umc.once.es
Full text on the web: http://umc.once.es/home.cfm?id=30&nivel=2&orden=4
Price: Free
Subjects: vision impairment / community-based rehabilitation / disability / eye care
Languages: English-French / English braille / English cassette / Spanish braille / Spanish cassette / Spanish inkprint
Frequency: Twice a year
Approx number of pages: 80
Feastures interviews with people involved with blindness and eye health, provides news from regions and countries affiliated to the World Blind Union. Includes photographs, news and new technology updates, announcements of upcoming events and reviews of new publications.
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UK
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