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Occupational Therapy - Links

Organizations:

Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Society of North America - RESNA is an interdisciplinary association for the advancement of rehabilitation and assistive technologies.

Association of Occupational Therapists in Mental Health
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association (WOTA)
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF)
National Institutes of Health - view information relating to Exercise for the elderly.
National Down Syndrome Society
The National Fragile X Foundation
National Tuberous Sclerosis Association
Special Olympics International
Alzheimer's Association - view information about the Alzheimer's Association.
The Arc Association for Mentally Ill
National Alliance for Mentally Ill
American Association on Mental Retardation
Brain Injury Association, Inc.
Wisconsin Assisted Living Association (WALA)
American Psychological Association
The Psychological Corporation - view information on a wide array of Assessment Tools!!!!!!!!!!!!
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
American Health Care Administration (Health Care Links) - pulls up as many health-care related sites as your heart could desire!!!!!!
Wisconsin Department of Health and Familiy Services

Hospitals and other Facilities:
National Arts and Disability Center (NADC) - information, resource, and training center dedicated to promoting the full inclusion of children and adults with disabilities into the visual, performing, media, and literary arts communities.
The Inclusion Network - working to build a more inclusive world by engaging people with disabilities in all our daily activities, at school, at work, at home and in the community. Features and employment resource center.
The Independent Living Research Utilization at TIRR - national center for information,training, research, and technical assistance in independent living.
New Start Health Care - search their database for medical conditions.
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Children Developmental Training Center
Medical College of WI & Froedert Hospital - view information regarding medical topics for adults and children.
UW-Health Hospital (Madison)
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Texas Rehab Commission (1) - information about the rehab services offered in Texas--good resource for mini-project for Pediatrics I.

General Occupational Therapy Resources:

Occupational Therapy Treatment - A unique web site, created to share treatment plans and ideas, information about promoting OT and tips on Medicare documentation, also includes a recommended reading list, and links to current issues facing the OT practitioner.
Occupational Therapy Resources
SLACK Occupational and Physical Therapy and Athletic Training Internet Directory
Occupational Therapy Internet World
Occupational Therapy Information
UWM OT Undergraduate Menu
Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation WebRing
RehabMall

Legislative and Federal Sites:

THOMAS --U.S. Congress on the Internet - This is an excellent website of the U.S. Congress. If you want to look up health care or other legislation, it gives you the scoop. This could be a great resource when you are advocating for legislation for
health care.
FedLaw - Disabilities - from FedLaw.
The Council for Disability Rights - advancing rights and enhancing lives of people with disabilities.
American with Disabilities Act of 1990 information center
ADA Documents

Specific Conditions:

OT-Peds Pages - Useful information about for pediatric OTS.
Hippotherapy
Autism
Cerebral Palsy
Down Syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Women--with disabilities
Hand Therapy.net - a great resource about almost everything you ever wanted to know about hand therapy.
Hand Therapy Home Page
Electronic Textbook of Hand Surgery
Hand World-Information for Patients
OWL Hand Links page
OWL Patient Information Page

Medical Resources and Databases:
HealthAnswers Medical Reference Library - Search for any medical condition.
Other World Wide Web Medical Links - link to a multitude of medical-related sites.
National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus - search this electronic library for medical-related information.
Healthdiary.com
More Health Resources - check this one out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
University of Toronto Libraries - easy access to databases on Occupational Therapy information in PSYCHinfo, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and more!!!!
DoctorNET Online
Mental Health Net
Ask NOAH About...
Health and Age Online Resource
Healthtouch.com
KidsHealth.org

Services and Resources:
Imagine Art - view a catalog and ideas for activities to do with people of all ages.
American Heart
Arts Education
Web Accessibility Initiative
Anatomy Dolls - check out information about "Anatomy Dolls"
E-Toys.com--Read about how toys can be adapted or graded to meet the needs of special needs individuals, and what toys emphasize different OT-related treatment objectives.  This is very interesting!
Home Modification Action Project - resource for the elderly or disabled to increase the availability and access of home modifications.
TechACCESS - central information, referral, and demonstration center for assistive technology, offering technology solutions for people with disabilities.
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) - gives away wheelchairs and other equipment and supplies to the disabled.

INFOhio Mednet Site List--Assessment tools - gives one of the best comprehensive lists of assessment tools available.
Recreation Therapy Activities - gives a great list of therapeutic activities, and great ideas too!!!
Website for Self-Care Scales
Support-Group.com - may help people with their resource report for Foundations II!!!!  It's worth a try!
Homes for Independent Living
Family Village - a community of disability-related resources
Self-Care Scales - view information about the FIM, the Glascow Coma scale, and others.
ElderWeb
Activities.net
Sensory Integrative Experiences for Children- a site for OT's by OT's.

Web Extension to American Psychological Association Style (WEAPAS) - Helpful link showing proper methods for referencing online documents in scientific publications
TheraPower - view an online book by therapists, for therapists.

Disability-Related Resources - this page has numerous links to various webpages that would be of interest to
therapists working with children with disabilities.


 

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