This factsheet explores the challenges of deafblind young adults and the options available for life after school; including further education, living independently or within the family, and support and benefits available in the UK
These training modules have been designed for the training of physicians, nurses, and midwives by clinical trainers who do not have an extensive training background. Training sessions include simulation skills practice, case studies, role plays, discussions, clinical practices, on-site observation, specific measurable objectives, knowledge, attitudes, skills checklists, and exercises for the development of action plans. Module contents available online: 1. Introduction/Overview 2. Infection Prevention 3. Counselling 4. Combined oral contraceptives and progestin-only pills 5. Emergency Contraceptive Pills (ECPs) 6. DMPA 7. IUDs 8. Lactational Amenorrhea and Breast Feeding Support 9. Condoms and spermicides 11. MVA for treatment of incomplete abortion 12. Reproductive tract infections 13. Postpartum/Postabortion Contraception 14. Training of Trainers 16. Reproductive Health Services for Adolescents
This website describes the worldwide programmes of Perkins International, which seeks to improve the quality of life for children who are deafblind or blind with multiple disabilities around the world. This website highlights their main initiatives of expanding education, building local expertise, supporting parents, influencing policies, and providing international materials and products. This organisation's website is useful for people with deafblindness and people working in the field of disability and development
This deafblind manual alphabet card has pictorial representations of the manual gestures from A to Z. This card is useful to teach the deafblind alphabet to a deafblind person, family members, carers, community members or professsionals. There is also a deafblind manual online video
The Danish Association of the DeafBlind is a nationwide association and professional organisation in Denmark working towards improving conditions for Danish people living with deaf-blindness. This website provides information about deaf-blindness, the association’s activities for deaf-blind people of all ages and the political programme of the association
This website provides information and support for deafblind and multi-sensory impaired people from the Italian-based Lega del Filo d'Oro. Information is highlighted about the organisation's activities, projects and initiatives. Useful links are provided for additional information about deafblindness in Italy and worldwide
This website highlights information about the association, its history, the aims, the structure and membership. Information is provided about national associations, interpreter trainings and accreditations, research/reference links, related newsletters and conferences. A summary page provides details of the website content in a range of different languages
These regional reports are the primary focus of the International Disability Rights Monitor (IDRM) project and have been compiled by local IDRM researchers. Each report focuses upon several key areas such as legal protections, education, employment, accessibility, and health and housing services for people with disabilities. The reports include a detailed report on each country and a report card that compares the progress made by countries across the region. Reports are available on the Americas, Asia and Europe, as well as two thematic reports, in downloadable pdf format. They are useful for people interested in research on disability and development
This website is updated each month with abstracts from six medical journals: the New England Journal of Medicine; Annals of Internal Medicine; Archives of Internal Medicine; the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Lancet and the British Medical Journal. Cumulative indexes for the first and second six months of each year since 1999 are also available. It is intended for professional health workers, particularly those working in primary care
'insights' is a thematic overview of recent policy-relevant research findings on international development which aims to make research accessible to non-academics and non-native English speakers. The four themes are education, global issues, health and natural resources. 'insights' is published six times a year and each issue brings a balanced view on a topic by working closely with a Guest Editor who drafts the issue and an Academic Advisor who acts as an overall referee
The aim of the Planet Science website is to encourage children to learn about and become enthused about science. It is organised into eight main sections, each with its own type of visitor in mind and its own content. These are: information, ideas and resources for enhancing the teaching and learning of science; exploring the world of science through activities and experiments; science careers and advice; help for parents with activity ideas and experiments; ideas, information and interactivities for children under-11 years old; games, quizzes and amazing facts; and a library of science resources
This website has articles, graphics and videos that contain easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. The 15 broad topics include: communication, computers, electronics, food, geography, health and science. It would be useful for engaging non-scientists of all ages with scientific issues
The Naked Scientists are a group of physicians and researchers from Cambridge University who use radio, live lectures, and the Internet to strip science down to its bare essentials, and promote it to the general public and to all age groups. In addition to a weekly radio show and a public lecture series, the group has put together this website to allow their resources to be accessible world-wide. It includes articles, podcasts, kitchen science, book reviews and a science forum
This website offers policymakers, researchers, the media and civil society information and a platform to explore how science and technology can reduce poverty, improve health and raise standards of living around the world. SciDev.Net also builds developing countries’ capacity for communicating science and technology through regional networks of committed individuals and organisations, practical guidance and specialist workshops
This website contains information about research and resources to support ensuring that children are healthy and able to learn, as an essential component of an effective education system, by topic and by country. Good health increases enrolment and reduces absenteeism, and brings more of the poorest and most disadvantaged children to school, many of whom are girls. It is these children who are often the least healthy and most malnourished, and who have the most to gain educationally from improved health
This resource highlights facts about disability globally and describes people with disabilities as the world’s largest minority. Key information is provided about education, employment and violence with respect to people with disabilities. It would be useful for people interested in learning about global disability issues
This website aims to teach parents and self-advocates the power of advocacy to change the way people with disabilities are supported, viewed, taught, live and work. It stems from a community program based in Minnesota, USA and includes links to free training resources
This website was created by and for parents of children with autism. It offers support, encouragement and access to new resources and information on autism and related issues
