Internet Know-How Rehabilitation Desk References Medical Aspects and Information Mental Health/ Learning Disabilities

December 10, 2002

Internet Know-How

• Using the Internet as a Resource to the Work of the State VR Counselor 26th IRI. This is the document that instigated this whole page. Full text on-line( first one). A truly great group of folks to work with.
  
  
• Too busy with your caseload to effectively use the Internet? The Internet provides so much information in such a convenient way it often leads to information overload. This site helps to put information overload in perspective.Read this first: INFORMATION ABOUT INFORMATION. (It was developed by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education.)
• BOOLEAN! (Boo'-lee-un) To know it is to save time.

Boolean Lite: Boolean Tutorial This is a good tutorial for a quick study.

Boolean Regular: How to Search the World Wide Web: A Tutorial for Beginners and Non-Experts, by David Habib and Robert Balliot, September,1999. This tutorial is more in-depth. It has a little advanced information for rehab counselors needing to learn more about search methods.

High Octane Boolean: Tutorial: A Guide to Effective Searching on the Internet By Mata Hari. This is the advanced stuff when you're ready for it. This site is for hard core, web-head, information hounds.

Search Engine at UC Berkley library. Excellent search engine with academic capability.

• A Webmaster's Guide to Search Engines is a "techy" site, but gives information on search engines to save you time and energy.

The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) promotes a high degree of usability for people with disabilities. Another such site is Bobby, a web-based tool that analyzes web pages for their accessibility to people with disabilities.

Liszt has over 90,000 listserves for people to discuss their favorite topics.

Rehabilitation Counselor Desk References

• National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials RSA's sole Clearinghouse. Document delivery, on-line catalog, recruit qualified rehab professionals, research questions welcome.
• NCDDR , the first to offerFULL TEXT REHAB RESEARCH

• ASL Terms a dictionary, and another: ASL Dictionary
• ABLEDATA Assistive Technology resource. (Even though it is an AT resource, it belongs here too.)
• American Association of Home Based Businesses A Non-Profit Organization For Those Who Run A Business From Their Homes.
• Animated American Sign Language Dictionary to learn more about ASL and the Deaf community.
• The Boulevard - A resource directory of disability products and services for people with disabilities, elderly, caregivers and healthcare professionals.
• Canine Companions for Independence
• CityNet handy maps for making calls on employers.
• City/State/ZIP Code Database The U.S. Postal Service.
• Department of Education Locator. Find your favorite Fed faster.
• disAbility.gov a one-stop online access to resources, services, and information available throughout the Federal government.
• OSHA ergonomics to outreach.
• VA VR visit their links pages, a nice collection of resources.
• Worksupport.com - A NIDRR funded site on work supports.
• Worker's Compensation page from D.O.L.
• Workforce Investment

Major Occupational Information sites

• Bureau of Labor Statistics Use this link for Labor Market Analysis stats.
• Occupational Employment Statistics: U.S Bureau of Labor
• Standard Occupational Classification System ( SOC)
• (NAICS) North American Industry Classification System
• O*Net
• Standard Industrial Classification Search (SIC)
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles ( DOT) (On line version)
• Occupational Outlook Quarterly
• US. Census Bureau
• ALMIS America's Labor Market Information Center
• Career Guide to Industries (CGI)

Minor ones too:

• Center on Occupational Research and Development (CORD)
• The Occupational Outlook Handbook (fewer occupations with more extensive narrative information)

• Monthy Labor Review

• US. Dept of Ed Career Clusters Page
• National Center for Career and Technical Education
• National Crosswalk Service Center
• Military Career Guidance Center
• Career Planning
• State Jobs
• Career Development emanual
• International Career Development Library
• Job Futures 2000 Canada
• Federal Jobs ( FedWorld)

  
  Medical Aspects and Information

• Medical Disability Advisor, 4th Edition, The new Fourth Edition of The Medical Disability Advisor provides the most up-to-date information and expanded resources needed to appropriately manage absence in today's dynamic workplace
• American Heart Assoc
• American Medical Association
• Blindness Related Resources on the Web and Beyond
• Complete Home Medical Guide
• Healthgate
• Intelihealth ( Diseases and Conditions is helpful)
• Mayo Clinic
• Medical Dictionary Medical Terms Cross referenced.
• Medline Plus, Natl. Library of Medicine
• Medscape
• Medicine: Internet Resources(UK)
• MedicineNet
• Merck Manual and More
• National Eye Institute
• National Library of Medicine Fact Sheets
• NYU Health Systems Search the New York School of Medicine collection.
• Online Medical & Science Dictionaries, plus links to other science dictionaries, multilingual dictionaries
• Pubmed NLM's search service to access the 9 million citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE(with links to participating on-line journals), and other related databases. Also has links to Loansome Doc and Grateful Med.
• RxList
• Virtual Hospital
• WebMD

• Internet Mental Health
• Mental Health Net
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Mental Health Association
• The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
  
  Software to try out: (None are free.)
  
• The Emotions Manager software Rational Emotive approach to managing emotional reactions.
• Overcoming Depression Interactive software to deal with mild and moderate depression.