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Other Professional Organizations

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Databases and Organizations for Rehabilitation Research and Disability-Related Information

Overview of Rehabilitation Counseling

Professionals Organizations and Certifications

Advocacy/Empowerment/Case Management

Assistive Technology

Education and Testing

Job Search

Professional Organizations

                       

               

                       

     

     

Other Professional Organizations

National Rehabilitation Counseling Association

American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy

International Alliance for Invitational Education

American Association of Community Colleges

Association for Student Judicial Affairs

Association of College Unions International

College and University Personnel Administration

National Academic Advising Association

National Association for College Admissions Counseling

National Association of College Auxiliary Services

National Association of Colleges and Employers

National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators

 

 

Government Resources

 

US Census Bureau

Social Security Online

Department of Justice ADA Home Page

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Dept. of Housing and Urban Development--Homes and Community

US Department of Transportation

US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics

US Department of Education

Rehabilitation Services Administration

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Office of Special Education Programs

US Department of Health and Human Services

Administration on Aging

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Health Statistics

Occupational Health and Safety Administration OSHA Computerized Information System

National Institutes of Health

National Institute on Aging

US Government Printing Office

Office of Disability Employment Policy

Medicare/Medicaid Consumer Publications
    Sponsored by the Health Care Financing Administration, the government's administrator of these programs.

The Library of Congress
    Research tools, library services and special programs including the National Library Service for people who are blind or with physical disabilities.

  

 

 

Databases and Organizations for Rehabilitation Research and Disability-Related Information

 

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
     These are federally-funded research projects; the database is searchable.

National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research Institute
     This site is from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS).

The West Virginia Rehabilitation Research & Training Center
      In my opinion, this is THE place for statistics and tables, disability-related links (Untangling the Web) and special interest discussion groups (Project Enable).  You may wish to bookmark this site for easy access.

Ask ERIC -- Educational Resources Information Center

PsychCrawler
     A product of the American Psychological Association--when you can't access APA's PsychLit from home or work, use this.

CarlWeb & UnCover Databases
     Library and information databases, as well as search capabilities for periodicals.

The Self-Help Sourcebook On-line
     A searchable database of more than 700 support groups, as well as information on starting groups.

National Hospice Organizations
     For the needs of persons who are terminally ill and their families.

AIDS Memorial Quilt Website

Habitat for Humanity International


OVERVIEW OF REHABILITATION COUNSELING

World Wide Web Resources for Rehabilitation Counselors
      A most informative site on the profession, undergraduate and graduate programs and rehabilitation counseling links.

Five-Star Reading List
      A list compiled by the Northeast Region of the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association of materials chosen by rehabilitation counselors as important to the practice.


PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

National Rehabilitation Association -- Legislative Network Alerts

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

American Rehabilitation Counseling Association

World Counseling Network

Chi Sigma Iota

American Psychological Association (APA)

CARF -- The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission

American Association of University Women

American Psychiatric Association

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy


ADVOCACY, EMPOWERMENT,
& CASE MANAGEMENT

Empowerment Zone
      Directs counselors to "helping individuals achieve self-actualization and full citizenship."

ADA and Disability Information

Family Village

Allen, Shea & Associates
      This group provides professional services with an emphasis on those persons with developmental disabilities.

Disability and Diversity: New Leadership for a New Era

The Center on Human Policy
      From the Syracuse University, this advocacy group is involved in policy, research, and study promoting community inclusion of persons with disabilities.


ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
      Includes credentialing program, career opportunities, and links to other resources.

Assistive Technology Initiative

S&S Worldwide
      To order catalogues of products for children and adults in therapy and rehabilitation.

Benetech ~ formerly Arkenstone, Inc.
      Information technology for persons with visual and reading disabilities; a non-profit venture.

National Service Dog Center -- The Delta Society

Service Dogs -- The Family Village


EDUCATION AND TESTING

National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials

EDLAW Homepage
      Information on education law; includes basic legal documents and disability law sites on the internet.

The Buros Institute of Mental Measurement

Test Contents --M.D. Angus and Associates of Canada
      This on-line catalogue is an exhaustive source for psychometric and vocational testing materials.  Be aware, there are more than 80 pages of materials if you wish to print this section.

Keirsey Temperament Web Site
      The official home for those interested in Temperament Theory.

School Psychology Resources Online
      An exceptional site for information and printable handouts on a variety of disability-related topics.

SERI - Special Education Resources on the Internet

WWW Resources:  Therapeutic Recreation In Public Schools


JOB SEARCH

Student Personnel Services

Hire-Ed

HireEd

The Chronicle of Higher Education

American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Ongoing Placement

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Jobslink

StudentAffairs.com

Elementary and Secondary Guidance Counseling

 

Rehabilitation Counseling

Rehabilitation Recruitment Center

Community Counseling