 In
this issue
No.
95 January 1981
LettersUpdate -
on previous NI issues
The
International Year of Disabled Persons
is all about changing attitudes - as issue editor Peter Adamson finds out
when he talks to a person who is deaf but not disabled...
Disability
- The Facts
Miracles
for the many
The
majority of the disabled live in the Third World - where the need now is
for low-cost community-based care.
Teresa Tunay reports from two villages in the Philippines.
The House
on the Hill
Maggie Black reports on changing ways of helping disabled children in
the developing world.
Maria de
Lourdes
Poverty itself can be disabling... as Edward Millner reports
from a small town in Central America.
Do's and
Dont's
Most people feel awkward or embarrassedwhen they meet someone with a
disability. Anuradha Vittachi asks disabled persons for their practical
advice.
The Maze
of the Mind
A layman's guide to the confusing terminology of mental illness.
The Hidden
40 Million
Mental illness is usually thought of as a rich country problem. From
Bangladesh, former New Internationalist staff writer Sue Tuckwell tells
a different
story.
The Devil's
Alternative
The drug clioquinol is made by Ciba-Geigy, can cause disability, is banned
in many nations, and still sells in the Third World. Dexter
Tiranti reports from Penang, Malaysia.
Locked out
of Life
Norman Acton, head of Rehabilitation International,
has spent a life-time working with the disabled world-wide.
A profile
by Peter
Adamson.
Ideas
for action - Campaign Directory
A monthly guide to action groups around
the world
Reviews:
New books and a classicCountry
profile: Zimbabwe
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