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Interconnections Worldwide Working internationally to share information, help build knowledge and support teamwork around babies, children and young people who are disabled, marginalised or vulnerable The home of Team Around the Child (TAC) and the Multiagency Keyworker |
Peter Limbrick
'Most of us...who work in the field of disability...get our needs met much more easily than Joe and we are likely to enjoy, from cradle to grave, a much more resource-rich quality of life....People with learning disabilities cannot buy the things they might want because they probably have not got a job. And they have not got jobs because non-disabled people do not give them one...'
Beth Cox
Disabled children are often missing from picture books. At Child's Play, although we wanted to create books which fully reflect our diverse society, we sometimes found it difficult to accurately represent disabled children. This article focuses on how we overcame these obstacles and looks at how we will continue to ensure that inclusion remains a priority in our publishing.
Fiona Curtin
Operating in a climate permeated by pandemics, fear and serious economic uncertainty, Zimbabwe's Island Hospice, the oldest hospice in Africa, provides a vital service to some of the world's most impoverished and vulnerable communities. In this article you will learn about the hospice and the adverse conditions in which it operates, and you will meet some of the people it has helped.
Patrick Hastings
This is an introduction to the Halliwick Concept for empowering adults and children, including those with disabilities, to participate in water activities. The article gives the structure and the background of the Concept.
Cartoon © Martina Jirankova-Limbrick 2011