CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION: Disabled Persons as Leaders in the Problem-Solving Process |
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PART ONE: THE PURPOSE OF SPECIAL SEATING: FREEDOM AND DEVELOPMENT, NOT CONFINEMENT |
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A Child is Not a Sack of Potatoes | p. 025 | ||
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A Seat for Carina to Dress Herself | p. 033 | ||
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Seats with Changing Positions to Meet Jazmín's Different Needs | p. 037 | ||
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Measuring and Fitting Devices for Children Who Need a Special Seat or Standing Aid | p. 041 | ||
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Positive Seating to Help Toño See, and Edgar Learn to Walk | p. 047 | ||
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A Tire Seat to Reduce Celia's Spasticity | p. 057 | ||
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A Mudguard For Dalia | p. 059 | ||
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Listening to Rufina Listen to Her Body | p. 061 | ||
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Paper-Based Aids: Seating and Standing Aids for Cruz and Kim, and a Helmet for Edgar | p. 065 | ||
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(Page 2) | p. 070 | ||
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Mud Seats and Other Aids for Nadu, in India | p. 075 | ||
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A Wheelchair Seat Helps Dora Overcome Chronic Depression | p. 077 | ||
PART TWO: CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR WALKING AND FOR LEG AND FOOT PROBLEMS |
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New Approaches to Meeting Common Problems | p. 081 | ||
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Leg Braces for David: The Need to Solve Problems as Equals | p. 083 | ||
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Leg Braces for Noé: From Old Plastic Buckets to Polypropylene | p. 089 | ||
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Plastic Braces to Help Stabilize Carla's, Neto's, and Robi's Knees | p. 093 | ||
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Adjustable Plastic Braces to Correct Raúl's Club Feet | p. 097 | ||
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A Foot-Positioning Device for Taking Plaster Casts | p. 103 | ||
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Plastic Bottles to Correct Margarita's Turned-In Feet, and to Heal Jesús' Pressure Sore | p. 105 | ||
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Twist Hoses (and Foot Tubes) to Help Diego Walk | p. 109 | ||
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A Low-Cost Stump-Cast Clamp for Making Artificial Legs | p. 113 | ||
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The Mukti Limb: Fast, Cheap Legs from Plastic Pipe | p. 119 | ||
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A Wooden Skeleton for Teaching Functions of Muscles and Bones | p. 125 | ||
PART THREE: OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES WITH BODY FUNCTION THAT RESULT FROM DAMAGE TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM |
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Creative Solutions to Personal and Situational Needs | p. 129 | ||
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A Back-Brace Crib and Bounce-Bed for a Baby with Severe Spinal Curve | p. 131 | ||
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Non-Spill Trays: A Personal Invention Shared with Others | p. 135 | ||
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Helping José Walk and Talk after His Stroke | p. 137 | ||
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Gene Invents a Writing Brace for His Paralyzed Hand | p. 143 | ||
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Life-Saving Innovations in Bladder Management By Spinal-Cord Injured Persons | p. 147 | ||
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Leg Splints and a Standing Post to Stop Alicia's Urinary Infection | p. 149 | ||
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Cushions and Pressure Testers to Help Avoid Pressure Sores | p. 155 | ||
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Julio Uses His Spasticity to Prevent Pressure Sores | p. 165 | ||
PART FOUR: WHEELS TO FREEDOM |
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Designing Mobility Aids to Meet Individual Needs | p. 169 | ||
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Making Wheelchairs from Trash: Innovations in War-Torn Angola | p. 173 | ||
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Evolution of the Whirlwind Wheelchair | p. 183 | ||
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(Page 2) | p. 192 | ||
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For Long Runs on Lousy Roads: A Hand-Pumped Tricycle | p. 197 | ||
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Mobility Aids, a Walking Toilet, and a Seeing-Eye Person for Carlos | p. 207 | ||
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(Page 2) | p. 217 | ||
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Bars for Beno, and a Walker that Turns into Crutches for Lino | p. 219 | ||
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A Front-Wheel-Drive Wheelchair for Aidé: Lessons Learned from an Experiment that Failed | p. 221 | ||
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A Gravity-Powered Elevator for Wheelchair Accessibility | p. 227 | ||
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Paraplegics Who Walk Where Wheelchairs Won't Enter (India) | p. 231 | ||
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Martín Builds a Jointed Gurney to Keep His Hips from Stiffening | p. 235 | ||
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Osvaldo: A Triplegic Boy with Many Challenging Needs | p. 239 | ||
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A One-Hand-Drive Wheelchair for Che: A Challenge for Martín | p. 253 | ||
PART FIVE: INNOVATIVE METHODS AND APPROACHES |
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People Helping and Learning from Each Other as Equals | p. 255 | ||
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Ways Disabled Persons Win Community Respect | p. 259 | ||
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Karate for Fun (and Therapy) for Children with Cerebral Palsy | p. 263 | ||
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Need for Independent Living and Women's Liberation: Conchita's Story | p. 265 | ||
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Disabled Gangsters Help a Child with Muscular Dystrophy | p. 267 | ||
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Learning New Ways to Work in the Non-Formal Economy | p. 275 | ||
PART SIX: CHILD-TO-CHILD: INCLUDING DISABLED CHILDREN |
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Helping Children Respond Creatively to the Needs and Rights of the Disabled Child | p. 285 | ||
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From Beneficiaries to Facilitators: Ramona, Jesús, and Child-to-Child | p. 295 | ||
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An Unusual Friendship: Manolo and Luis | p. 301 | ||
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Vania and Jésica: A Ten-Year-Old Doctors a Younger Child | p. 307 | ||
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Four Siblings with Muscular Dystrophy Lead a Program for Disabled Children | p. 311 | ||
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Playmates as Therapists: Helping Fernando Learn New Skills | p. 319 | ||
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Playmates as Therapists: Helping Fernando Learn New Skills | p. 325 | ||
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Mentally Handicapped Girls Assist Multiply Disabled Children: Outcome of a CBR Training Course in Brazil | p. 333 | ||
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| AFTER-THOUGHTS: | Communication as if ALL People Matter | p. 339 | ||
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Programs and Organizations Promoting Innovative Technologies | p. 341 | ||
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Reading and Teaching Materials | p. 343 | ||
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