Voices project Report about people with very complex disability needs, particularly intellectual impairment - from New Zealand

“Severely disabled persons who are non-speakers are an ‘invisible sector’ within the disability sector itself.”

Executive Summary

"This collaborative project of the Federation of Disability Information Centres and Complex Care Group revealed findings which will be of interest to government an

Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body: Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health Are Deeply Intertwined

From Center on the Developing Child

"We know that responsive relationships and language-rich experiences for young children help build a strong foundation for later success in school. The rapidly advancing frontiers of 21st-century biological sciences now provide compelling evidence that the foundat

Relaxation for children with healthcare conditions - Fly away for a while

Do you hear the seagulls and feel the warm sand when you settle on the beach?

From WWCIH:

This visualisation is for all the children and young people who can’t walk or run as fast as the wind because of Cerebral Palsy, a Heart Condition, Juvenile Arthritis, Cancer treatment, Rett syndrome or other

Coaching and Empowering Caregivers of Children with Hearing Loss

--- an approach to foster well-being ---

By Joanne N Travers

From the publisher’s website:

"Coaching and Empowering Caregivers of Children with Hearing Loss, an approach to foster well-being offers a paradigm in hearing health practices that considers psychological well-being a foundation to parent

Integration Made Possible: A practical manual for joint working

By Peter Limbrick 2020

------------ From the Introduction ------------

“This Manual takes the widest possible interpretation of integration from joint working between the major local agencies to co-operation and collaboration at community level in such facilities as swimming pools and food banks.

New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline

'Parents’ concerns about their child’s development must be taken seriously'

From the Guideline: The NZ Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline provides evidence-based information for people on the autism spectrum, their family and whanau, as well as health, disability and education professionals and

Making a Change; SOFT tulip in Ukraine, 2006 - 2019. VIDEO included

The book tells the story of work with Ukrainian partners on de-institutionalisation and the building of early childhood intervention (ECI) in Ukraine

The book is in Dutch - English: https://www.softtulip.nl/books/Making_a_Change_ePub.pdf

There is also a video introducing the book in Dutch with

A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities

“When a disabled woman has good health it means she experiences well-being—of her body, mind, and spirit.”

From their website: 'Hesperian’s inclusive approach to women’s health has created resources specifically for women with disabilities.

'A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities is a gr