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Newsletter from the Sierra Madre #80

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click here for the http://www.healthwrights.org homepage Namesakes resulting from Where There is No Doctor Since I first wrote and illustrated Where There is No Doctor in Spanish, in mountain villages of Western Mexico in the early 1970s, the book has been translated into at least 100 languages (that we know of), with more than three million copies in print. According to the the World Health Organization, it has become “the most widely used community health care handbook in the world.” We have received letters of appreciation from health workers and families in scores of different countries, often with stories of … Continúa leyendo Newsletter from the Sierra Madre #80

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Newsletter from the Sierra Madre #79

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click here for the http://www.healthwrights.org homepage Serendipitous Connections: A boy with CMT muscular atrophy – same as me by David Werner Three years ago, in 2013, I received an urgent email from a mother in Guadalajara, asking me if I knew anything about Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome. She told me her son, Tomás – born in July, 2003 — had been diagnosed with “CMT,” a progressive neurological condition beginning in early childhood. At birth he’d seemed normal. But hadn’t begun to walk until he was two-years-seven-months old. When he finally started walking, he had a strange wobbly gait with poor balance and … Continúa leyendo Newsletter from the Sierra Madre #79

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Boletín de la Sierra Madre #67, Diciembre 2010

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clic aquí para http://www.healthwrights.org página principal Hijos de la luna Un refugio para los hijos de sexoservidoras en Oaxaca, México Por David Werner. Traducido por Dolores Mesina Después de la clausura del 2do Congreso Continental sobre Rehabilitación Basada en la Comunidad, realizado en el Estado de Oaxaca, México, en el mes de marzo de 2009, un amigo me llevó a visitar “El Refugio y Casa Hogar: Hijos de la luna”, en uno de los barrios más pobres de la ciudad. Lo que tuve el privilegio de observar ahí fue tan conmovedor y cálido que quise compartirlo en este boletín. La Casa Hogar, en … Continúa leyendo Boletín de la Sierra Madre #67, Diciembre 2010

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Newsletter from the Sierra Madre #78

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click here for the http://www.healthwrights.org homepage Visit to ARSOBO As planned, in mid-November, 2015, my friend Polo Ribota and I set off on the long drive from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, to Nogales, Sonora – on the U.S. border – to visit ARSOBO (acronym for ARizona SOnora Border), a workshop where disabled people make assistive devices for others with disabilities.  Accompanying us was Tomás Magallanes, a young man with sequelae of polio, who was first brought to PROJIMO by his mother for braces when he was six year old. After he grew up he worked for several years in the wheelchair workshop … Continúa leyendo Newsletter from the Sierra Madre #78

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David Werner interview: Speaking on disability empowerment with Japanese disability activists

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An interview with David Werner at Japan’s National Rehabilitation Center for Children with Disabilities conducted by the information center of the Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (JSRPD), October 26, 2009. Click here for the JSRPD’s page on David Werner’s writings. ( http://www.dinf.ne.jp/doc/english/global/david/index.html ) JSRPD: The title of the book “Nothing About Us Without Us” has become a catchphrase for many people with disabilities who are promoting the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. What do you think about this? Werner：　The name of the book is taken from the slogan of the Independent Living Movement, … Continúa leyendo David Werner interview: Speaking on disability empowerment with Japanese disability activists

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Boletín de la Sierra Madre Nº 68

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Agosto 2011 La Historia de Rigo Delgado El trabajo audaz de un activista con discapacidad por los derechos de personas con discapacidad   Años de formación en PROJIMO Cuando Rigoberto Delgado llegó por primera vez a PROJIMO en el 2002, sus esperanzas para el futuro eran deprimentes. Unos meses antes, a la edad de 24, un accidente de coche le había dejado cuadripléjico (paralizado del cuello hacia abajo) de por vida. Él perdió el control de la mayor parte de su cuerpo, incluyendo funciones de orina e intestinal. Tenía uso limitado de sus brazos, y no podía detener nada con … Continúa leyendo Boletín de la Sierra Madre Nº 68