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Disability-Specific RESOURCES
7 Jul 2023 4:24 PM | Anonymous
(Note - this section is undergoing editing but still can be accessed)
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WITH DISABILITIES
- Society for Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities https://www.disabilitysociety.org/
- National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities
- Docs with Disabilities Podcast Drs. Lisa Meeks and Pete Poullos take a deeper dive into the experiences of health care providers with disabilities (doctors, researchers, administrators, faculty, and policymakers) to ensure medicine remains an equitable profession.
- Association on Higher Education and Disability
AUTISM
- Reframing Autism Welcome to the Autistic Community: A welcoming Packet (193 pages)! AMAZING resource from The Intersectional Advisory Committee: Excellent for both clinicians and individuals with autism.
- AASPIRE (Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in research and Education) Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education – (aaspire.org)
- Autism Now
- Autism Self Advocacy Network
- Bilingual Autism Guide
- Education on non-speaker with Autism – short online book on lived experience
- Interactive Autism Network
- Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee
- National Autism Association
- National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Persons With Severe Disabilities
DEMENTIA
- Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (must be a member to retrieve resources)
- Alzheimer's Association -Professional Researchers Resources
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Alzheimer's Foundation of America - Fact Sheets and Information
- American Federation for Aging Research - for researchers
- Dementia - International links and other resources
- Dementia Research Center UK Group
- Gerontological Society of America (access for members only)
- Medline Plus: Dementia
- NIH Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- NIH - National Institute on Aging: Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
- Pioneer Network: Changing the Culture of Aging in the 21st Century Resources
INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
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American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) includes access to journal articles
- American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine - Resources to provide multidisciplinary scientific education for health professionals and promote excellence in research and services for the benefit of people with and at risk for cerebral palsy and other childhood-onset disabilities.
- American Occupational Therapy Association Current issue abstracts of articles may be free, all others require membership
- American Physical Therapy Association numerous published articles via ESSCO link (2,936 IDD articles) free partial or full access plus filtering option!
- ASHA: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association ROBUST resources, majority are free access Provides IDD overviews then e.g 785 "Journals and Perspectives" Excellent 76 - ASHA "Evidence Maps" a MUST to explore for any disability condition!
- Association of Assistive Technology Act ProgramsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Developmental Disabilities
- Council for Exceptional Children/Division for Communicative Disabilities and Deafness
- DDNA - Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association
- Easter Seals
- International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- National Down Syndrome Society
- National Fragile X Foundation
- FRAXA Research Foundation
- National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Persons With Severe Disabilities
- National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- RESNA: Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
- TASH: The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps
- The Arc for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- UCP: United Cerebral Palsy
- United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
MENTAL HEALTH
(This is appropriate for use by multiple clinical professionals )
- Curated Mental Health Occupational Therapy Resources: A Mental Health Special Interest Section (MHSIS) Compendium (2026) NOTE this link will take you to the LinkedIn site of Allison Sullivan, DOT, MSOT, OTR/L who complied this information from the Mental Health Special Interest Section (MHSIS), AOTA (and you will be able to download it from her LinkedIn site.
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- This unified document preserves each handout as a distinct, self-contained resource, while offering a shared structure that highlights conceptual connections across mental health occupational therapy [and applicable for other heath care professions] . Topics include:
• Trauma- and stressor-related conditions
• Neurodivergence & neurodiversity-affirming practice
• Bullying, discrimination, & psychological safety in OT
• Maternal health
• Psychosocial clubhouses
• Mindfulness, ACT, & Behavioral Activation
• Artificial intelligence & emerging ethical considerations
- This unified document preserves each handout as a distinct, self-contained resource, while offering a shared structure that highlights conceptual connections across mental health occupational therapy [and applicable for other heath care professions] . Topics include:
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Core Clinical Resources & Organizations
- Parkinson's Foundation: Offers online, self-paced, and accredited courses for physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals on managing patient care.
- International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS): Provides clinical tools, including a Video Case Library (nearly 2,000 videos), the MDSGene database, and a Prodromal PD Calculator.
- Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF): Offers research updates, clinical trial information, and the Parkinson’s Disease Research Exchange (PDRx) for professionals.
- American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA): Provides comprehensive, evidence-based educational materials for both clinicians and patient education.
Educational & Training Tools
- Webinars & Events: The Parkinson’s Foundation hosts regular webinars on topics such as cognitive changes in Parkinson's, and the PDRx offers weekly virtual meetings.
- Hospital Safety Guide: Resources to help clinicians manage Parkinson's patients in a hospital setting.
- Specialized Training: Online courses cover culturally competent care and specific needs of Parkinson's patients.
STROKE
- STROKE Awareness and Education Toolkit For Healthcare Providers
Many resources listed in this link, including national organizations
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
- American Physical Therapy Association—Mild TBI: Resources for the Management of Wounded Warriors
- Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA)
- BrainLine
- Brain Trauma Foundation
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion
- Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): Traumatic Brain Injury: Hope Through Research
- University of Sydney: TBI Express
- U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs: National Center for PTSD
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