New Resources

Disability Dialogue is the new name of CBR News, which will be relaunched in year 2000 by Healthlink Worldwide, Cityside, 40 Adler St., London E1 1EE UK. Fax 44 20 7539 1580.  According to the editors, even after years of CBR practice, the term is still relatively unknown and they intend to promote Disability Dialogue as the international newsletter on community practices in disability and development.

New editions planned include an English edition especially for Africa and a Portuguese edition to be produced by the Southern African Federation of Disabled People (SAFOD) in Zimbabwe. In India, disability and CBR material will be added to Healthlink Worldwide's Child Health Dialogue in two languages, Tamil and Gujarati.  In Bangladesh, the Bengali edition will also produce an audio-cassette version. A new French edition is being developed in partnership with the Central African Federation of Disabled People (CAFOD), based in Cameroon. Details from Steve Harknett, email: harknett.s@healthlink.org.uk
 

Envision-a publication for parents and educators of children with impaired vision, produced by Lighthouse International, 111 East 59th Street, New York, N.Y. 10022-1202 USA. Fax 212 821-9705; tty 212 821 9713; email: envision@lighthouse.org , www.lighthouse.org The Spring 2000 issue featured "A Global Perspective on Issues that Hit Home," by Mary Ann Lang, Ph.D. The articles were culled from presentations made to Vision '99, an international conference on low vision that brought together 1800 professionals from 81 countries.
 

Inclusion-News from Inclusion International  The May 2000 issue discusses "What is a supporter?", the impact II is having on the World Health Organization, self-advocacy in Calcutta, the growing influence of Inclusion Japan, CBR success in Bangladesh and plans for the II 40th anniversary assembly this September in Cork, Ireland. The newsletter is published in three times a year in English, French, German and Spanish. Details via fax 33 450 40 01 07 or email: inclus@club-internet.fr
 

Handbook of Disability Studies, to be available December 2000, 700 pages, for $89.95 from Sage Publications, Inc., 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320; tel 805 499 9774; fax 805 499 0871; email: order@sagepub.com  (Mention Priority Code A0723-A when ordering)

The handbook is being edited by Gary Albrecht, University of Illinois at Chicago, Katherine D. Seelman of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, and Michael Bury, University of London. It is organized into three main sections: 1) the shaping of disability studies as a field; 2) experiencing disability; and 3) disability in context.

According to the editors, "The handbook answers the need expressed by the disability community for a thought-provoking, interdisciplinary, international examination of the vibrant field of disability studies...The book aims to define the existing field, stimulate future debate, encourage respectful discourse between different interest groups and move the field a step forward."