Children with visual impairment

·  Help your child with low vision and blindness (2006). Namita Jacob; The Hesperian Foundation.

   One page per theme; see also www.chetana.org.in and www.eyeway.org.

 ▪   Help me learn the confidence (English 170 KB)

 §   Help me discover the world (English 141 KB)

 §   Help your child see more easily (English 81 KB)

 §   Help me learn about new things (English 152 KB)

    See also (available for free download online): Helping children who are blind (2000).

    Sandy Niemann and Namita Jacob; The Hesperian Foundation. A book for parents of

    children with visual impairment.

    http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download_blind.php.

·     أريـنـي مـا يستطيع اصدقائي رؤيته

   Show me what my friends can see

    1991, Patricia Sonksen and Blanche Stiff. A short book for parents of children with visual

    impairment. Available in Arabic at the library of the German-Jordanian University for 2.50

    JDs (purchase in person only contact Christa Muhaidat tel.: 06 530 0666 ext. 240).

    The Arabic version of the book can also be ordered from Dr Ebtisam Al Alawi, Ministry of Health, Bahrain (ealawi@health.gov.bh)  ISBN 99901-04-84-0.

·  عالمي الصغير

Flyer to guide the parents of young children with visual impairment on how to organize a closed play space for their child to discover.

April 2009, Nawal Othman and Fadya Abu Sqair. Project for the Vision Rehabilitation Program, German-Jordanian University (2 pages, 2 MB).

· بعض النصائح لأهالي الأطفال ذوي الاعتلال البصري

Advices for parents of young children with visual impairment. Text: Salma Abd-Aljaber, Suzan Al-Nadi, Nathalie Bussieres, Shaden Elewat, Namita Jacob and Naemeh Suleiman. Drawings and graphic design: Amer Daboub (1 page A3, 283 KB).

General Development

·      دليل نمو وتطور طفلك

     Checklist for growing children (In English)

    2007, Based on various internet sources; collective work, Jordan. A starting point to follow up the

    development of normal children. Arabic and English 60 KB.

·    صور أطفال

    Development photographs (80.6 MB or 2,6 MB)

    1980’s, UNICEF India. A series of pictures that illustrates different stages of

    development in young children. Captions are in Arabic and English.