MGH Resources

• Patient Care Services MGH webpage for Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, and Support Staff.
• Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital One of the nation's largest rehabilitation facilities. Spaulding is a member of the Partners HealthCare System, along with Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's hospitals.

Directories

• CODI - Cornucopia of Disability Information One of the oldest disability sites on the Internet. Resources on education, statistics, government documents, computer access, legal, publications, bibliographic references, aging, assistive technology, and universal design.
• DRM WebWatcher Web site of the Disability Resources Monthly newsletter. Large index to all disability and rehabilitation related issues.
• eMedicine-Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Information for both healthcare professionals and patients.
• Family Village Informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology, recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature.
• Northeast Rehabilitation Health Network - Resource on Disability and Medical Rehabilitation From Northeast Rehabilitation Health Network, Salem, NH.Education section offers articles, illustrated guides and information links, also clinician directories.

Accreditation

• CARF: The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
• JCAHO - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

Assistive Technology

• Abledata Premier source of information on assistive technology. Sponsored by National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education.
• Trace Research & Development Center Trace is a research center at the University of Wisconsin - Madison which focuses on making off the shelf technologies and systems like computers, the Internet, and information kiosks more accessible for everyone through the process known as universal, or accessible design.

Associations

Massachusetts Associations

• Massachusetts Disability Organizations The DRM Regional ResourceDirectory for the Bay State

National Organizations

• Brain Injury Association
• National Arts and Disability Center
• National Council on Disability
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
• National Organization on Disability
• National Rehabilitation Association
• National Spinal Cord Injury Association
• Uniform Data System. Information and resources related to the UDS system for documenting the severity of patient disability. The Resources section contains a great deal of information including bibliographies, web links, conference and workshop announcements.

Biomechanics

• Biomechanics Worldwide

  Hospitals and Institutions

  • Craig Hospital
  • Kessler Rehabilitation Corporation
  • Moss Rehab
  • National Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
  • US News & World Report Best Rehab Hospitals

  Legislation

  • ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act Official text of the ADA.
  • ADA Home PageUS Dept. of Justice.

  Neuropsychology

  • Neuropsychology Central World Wide Web directory listing devoted exclusively to the subject of Human Neuropsychology. Written for professionals but some information such as overview of neuropsychological evaluation may be useful for consumers.
  • Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation The most widely used system in the world for documenting the severity of patient disability and the outcomes of medical rehabilitation. Sign up for listserv and newsletter.

  Nursing

  • Association of Rehabilitation Nurses Includes links to journal articles, CE materials, listserv and job listings.

  Occupational Therapy

  • American Occupational Therapy Association Publishes American Journal of Occupational Therapy and OT Magazine. Website offers news, CE, regulation updates and career center.
  • American Occupational Therapy Foundation Publishes Occupational Therapy Journal of Research. Includes a link to the Foundation's library which offers a wealth of resources related to OT, including their own bibliographic database, OT Search.
  • OT Seeker Contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. Trials have been critically appraised and rated to assist you to evaluate their value.

  Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - PM&R

  • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation The national medical society representing more than 6,400 physicians who are specialists in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation. They are called physiatrists.
  • American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine Offers information,education and support to physicians who treat patients with disorders of muscles and nerves.
  • American College of Sports Medicine News, CE, publications, research information for physicians who treat sports injuries.
  • American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine This organization focuses on rehabilitation research.
  • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation The journal of the Academy offers complimentary access to abstracts.
  • Association of Academic Physiatrists Publications, education and meetings for physiatrists.
  • Harvard Medical School Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

  Physical Therapy

  • American Physical Therapy Association News, research, publications, jobs, regulations, etc.
  • PT Central Resources fro consumers, students, and professionals. Muscle tables, vendor information, statistics and history of PT.
  • Physical Therapy Web Space Resources complied by Jim Doree, organizations, associations, publications, schools, news and more.
• PEDro Physiotherapy Evidence Database. Search 5,500 systematic reviews, clinical trials, and evidence based practice guidelines.

  Research and Statistics

  • CDC Division of Birth Defects, Child Development, and Disability and Health Contains sections on disability and health, developmental disabilities, and fetal alcohol syndrome.
  • Census Bureau Data on Disability
  • Disability Statistics Center Mission "to produce and disseminate statistical information on disability and the status of people with disabilities in American Society and to establish and monitor indicators of how conditions are changing over time to meet their health, housing, economic and social needs." University of California at San Diego.
  • International Collaborative Effort on Injury Statistics Describes an effort to make international statistics on injury comparable and of a standard quality of data. Classification, surveillance, and data sources are discussed.
  • NCDDR - National Center for Dissemination of Disability Research
  • NCMRR - National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research Information on funding opportunities, research networks and publications.
  • NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Resource on protections and regulations for people with disabilities in the workplace.
  • NIDRR - National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research Research programs, legislation and funding opportunities from the U.S. Department of Education.
  • NARIC - National Rehabilitation Information Center Includes NARIC's Instant Disability Info. Center Search databases - NIDDR Research Program Directory and REHABDATA for current literature or request a search from one of their information experts..
  • NRH - National Rehabilitation Hospital Research Center Research focuses on economic and policy issues related to disabilities.
  • Spinal Cord Injury Information Network SCI offers Facts and Figures, FAQs, Statistical Center, Psychosocial issues, Equipment, Publications and more.

  Respiratory Therapy

  • American Association for Respiratory Care News, advocacy and information for professionals and patients.
  • American Association for Respiratory Care: Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • RC-WEB (Respiratory Care) From University of Missouri Respiratory Therapy Program, a wealth of links for students, professionals, and patients.

  Speech Language Pathology

  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Information for professionals, students, and patients.
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Interactive education and research funding links.
  • The SLP Start Page Discussion groups, therapy tips and ideas, site of the month, etc. An information treasure.
  • Net Connections to Communication Disorders and Sciences Guide by Judith Maginnis Kuster, Minnesota State University, Mankato.

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