British Information Service Publishes List of Journals Covering Disability & Developing Countries
ActionAid Disability News
Disability Division ActionAid
PB 5406
3 Rest House Road
Bangalore 560 001
India
Fax: +91 80 558 6284
E-mail: disab@actionaidindia.org
Website: http://www.actionaidindia.org
Price: Free
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation
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.
Geographic focus: SEARO
Languages: English
Frequency: Two times a year
Approx number of pages: 45
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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
Website: http://www.unise.ac.ug/publications.php
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
Research based papers on Special Needs Education and community based rehabilitation. Readership is based largely in Africa. Special issues feature specific disablities.
Geographic focus: AFRO
Languages: English / French
Frequency: Twice a year
Approx number of pages: 70
Ageways
Practical Agecare for Development
HelpAge International
PO Box 32832
London N1 9ZN
UK
Fax: +44 (0)20 7843 1840
E-mail: hai@helpage.org
Website: http://www.helpage.org
Price: Free (developing countries) / £18/US$35 (elsewhere)
Subjects: health care of the elderly / appropriate technology / disability / primary health care / nutrition / rehabilitation
Aimed at all health workers, Ageways has an international focus on health issues, projects and programmes for older people. Provides practical ideas and information for people working with older people.
Languages: English / Spanish
Frequency: Four times a year
Approx number of pages: 28 ill
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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/doc/prdl/othr/apdrj/apdrj.html
Price: Free
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation / policy / research
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 development of technology related to rehabilitation.
Geographic focus: WPRO / SEARO
Languages: English
Frequency: Two times a year
Approx number of pages: 40
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Community Eye Health
An International Journal to Promote Eye Health Worldwide
International Centre for Eye Health
11-43 Bath Street
London EC1V 9EL
UK
Fax: +44 207 250 3207
E-mail: eyeresource@ucl.ac.uk
Website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo/courses/journal.htm
Price: Free (developing countries) / £25 (elsewhere)
Subjects: eye care / community health care / disability / health education / primary health care / vision impairment
Provides continuing education for ophthalmologists, doctors, ophthalmic assistants, nurses and community health workers in developing countries. Features review articles and research updates on prevention of blindness as well as practical information on clinical procedures and treatment. Covers all aspects of eye care, with up-to-date information on ophthalmic practice and opinion. Places particular emphasis on the methods of prevention and cure available to community health workers.
Languages: English
Frequency: Four times a year
Approx number of pages: 16 ill
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CRIN Newsletter
Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) c/o Save the Children
17 Grove Lane
London SE5 8RD
UK
Fax: +44 207 793 7626
E-mail: crin@pro-net.co.uk
Website: http://www.crin.org
Price: Free (children's rights organisations)
Subjects: child rights / advocacy / child abuse
Contains profiles of member organisations, project updates, new publications, Internet developments and forthcoming meetings on children's rights.
Languages: English / French / Spanish / Arabic (selected articles)
Frequency: Three times a year
Approx number of pages: 12
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Disabilities and Impairments
An Interdisciplinary Research Journal
Department of Psychology
University of Delhi
Delhi 110007
India
Price: Rs 200 / year Institutions in India / US$40 / year Institutions elsewhere / Rs100 / year Students in India
Subjects: impairment / research
Geographic focus: SEARO / India
Languages: English
Frequency: Twice a year
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
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
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.
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
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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@telcouet.co.zw
Price: Free
Subjects: disability / advocacy / community-based rehabilitation
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.
Languages: English / Portuguese
Frequency: Four times a year
Approx number of pages: 20
Disability International
Disabled People's International
101-7 Evergreen Place
Winnipeg, Manitoba Roc 220, R3L 2T3
Canada
Fax: +1 204 453 1367
E-mail: dpi@dpi.org
Price: US$15.00
Subjects: Has an international coverage of disability issues, including country and organisational profiles, in addition to features and discussion articles on specific themes.
Languages: English / Spanish / French
Frequency: 3 issues a year
Disability & Rehabilitation
Taylor & Francis Group
Rankine Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire RG24 8PR
UK
Fax: +44 (0) 1256 330245
Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Price: £218.00
Languages: English
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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
Price: Free (disabled individuals and organisations working in the field of disability)
Subjects: disability / advocacy / appropriate technology / community-based rehabilitation / policy / human rights
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.
Languages: English / English braille / French / Spanish / Large print / Audio cassette
Frequency: Monthly
Approx number of pages: 12
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Disabled Persons Bulletin
United Nations (UN)
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/disbltin.htm
Price: Free
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation / rehabilitation services / policy issues
Information on international disability projects and initiatives by international agencies, including comprehensive country reviews.
Languages: English / French / Spanish
Frequency: Three times a year
Approx number of pages: 20
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Enabling Education
Enabling Education Network (EENET)
Centre for Educational Needs
School of Education
The 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
Price: Free
Subjects: inclusive education / children / disability / education
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.
Languages: English / Portuguese / Spanish / Braille
Frequency: Twice a year
Approx number of pages: 12
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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
Deals with all issues relating to living with epilepsy.
Geographic focus: AFRO / PAHO / SEARO
Languages: English
Frequency: Six times a year
Approx number of pages: 4
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
Price: Free (in exchange for related publications) / Rs250
Subjects: community-based rehabilitation / advocacy / disability / policy
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.
Geographic focus: SEARO
Languages: English
Frequency: Quarterly
Approx number of pages: 40
Hearing Network News
Hearing Impairment Research Group
School of Tropical Medicine
Pembroke Place
Liverpool L3 5QA
UK
Fax: +44 151 707 1702
E-mail: karljlogan@msn.com
Price: Free (developing countries & members)
Subjects: hearing impairment / disability / research
A free four monthly update on research into assessement and prevention of hearing impairment and deafness in developing countries.
Languages: English
Frequency: Three times a year
Approx number of pages: 6
Hesperian Foundation News
Hesperian Foundation
PO Box 11577
Berkeley
California 94712-2577
USA
Fax: +1 510 845 9141
E-mail: hesperian@hesperian.org
Price: Free
Subjects: community health care / primary health care / community-based rehabilitation / disability / environmental health / health promotion / mother and child health / politics of health / training / women's health
The Hesperian Foundation News is a quarterly newsletter about health issues, self-help and community-based health care, and the politics of health. Articles include profiles of groups around the world working to improve health in marginalised communities, tips on producing accessible materials, and information about new and upcoming books and other Hesperian Foundation projects.
Languages: English
Frequency: Four times a year
Approx number of pages: 8 ill
Hopeful Steps - CBR Newsletter
CBR Programme, National Rehabilitation Office Ministry of Health
Brickdam
Georgetown
Guyana
Website: http://www.sdnp.org.gy/cbr/
Languages: English
IAPB News
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)
Grosvenor Hall
Bolnore Road
Haywards Heath
West Sussex RG16 4YF
UK
Fax: +44 144458810
E-mail: mhaws@dircon.co.uk
Price: Free
Subjects: eye care / disability / rehabilitation / vision impairment / vitamin A deficiency
IAPB promotes the development of national eye care programmes through the collaborative work of its members. The newsletter is a forum for the exchange of information and ideas and for demonstrating successful approaches leading to the development of comprehensive eye care and the prevention of blindness.
Languages: English
Frequency: Two times a year
Approx number of pages: 16
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
12107 Insurance Way
Hagerstown
Maryland 21704
USA
Fax: +1 301 824 7390 +44 171 940 7517 (editorial office)
E-mail: jnewberry@lww.co.uk (editorial office)
Website: http://www.intjrehabilres.com
Price: US$109 / £66.00
Subjects: disability / rehabilitation
Languages: English
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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
Price: Free (developing countries or exchange for disability periodicals) / US$45 (elsewhere)
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation / appropriate technology / policy
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.
Languages: English Frequency: Two times a year
Approx number of pages: 60
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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
Price: Free
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation / children
Contains information submitted by those who work with young children with disabilites and their families, including news on portage-related conferences and training.
Languages: English
Frequency: Four times a year
Approx number of pages: 8
Newsletter from the Sierra Madre
HealthWrights
PO Pox 1344
Palo Alto, California 94302
USA
Fax: +1 650 325 1080
E-mail: healthwrights@igc.org
Website: http://www.healthwrights.org/spanish/Libros/news.htm
Price: Free (developing countries) / US$15 (elsewhere)
Subjects: community health care / appropriate technology / community-based rehabilitation / disability / health education
Provides examples of successful community health care programmes in developing countries in particular a disability and rehabilitation centre in rural Mexico called Projimo.
Geographic focus: PAHO / Mexico
Languages: English
Frequency: Three times a year
Approx number of pages: 10
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
Price: Free (developing countries)
Subjects: disability / community-based rehabilitation / appropriate technology / children
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.
Languages: English / French / Spanish
Frequency: Two to three times a year
Approx number of pages: 16-24
Partners Magazine
The Leprosy Mission International
80 Windmill Road
Brentford
Middlesex TW8 OQH
UK
Fax: +44 181 569 7808
E-mail: s&d@tlmint.org
Price: Free
Subjects: leprosy / communicable diseases / community-based rehabilitation / disability
Written in an accessible style and aimed at paramedical workers assisting people affected by leprosy. It contains articles on current leprosy care and practice, with articles on associated issues such as development, dermatology and public health.
Geographic focus: AFRO / SEARO
Languages: English / Bengali / Chinese / French / Hindi
Frequency: Twice a year
Approx number of pages: 20, ill
Sight and Life Newsletter (Formerly Xerophthalmia Club Bulletin)
Incorporating the Xerophthalmia Club Bulletin
Task Force Sight and Life
PO Box 2116
4002 Basel
Switzerland
Fax: +41 61 688 19 10
E-mail: sight.life@roche.com
Website: http://www.sightandlife.org
Price: Free (for those concerned with xerophthalmia)
Subjects: nutrition / disability / vitamin A deficiency / vision impairment / community health care / community-based rehabilitation / health promotion
Covers all aspects of visual impairment due to vitamin A deficiency. Includes abstracts of scientific papers, UN and NGO reports and project reports from many developing countries. Places particular emphasis on methods of prevention and treatment available to community health workers.
Geographic focus: AFRO / SEARO
Languages: English
Frequency: Three times a year
Approx number of pages: 8
The World Blind
World Blind Union
C/o ONCE
La Coruna 18
28020 Madrid
Spain
Fax: +34 915 715 777 v
E-mail: umc@once.es
Website: http://www.once.es/wbu
Price: Free
Subjects: vision impairment / community-based rehabilitation / disability / eye care
Features 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.
Languages: English-French / English braille / English cassette / Spanish braille / Spanish cassette / Spanish inkprint
Frequency: Twice a year
Approx number of pages: 80
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