The Health Sciences Library at the Hospital for Special Care recommends the following Web sites for accurate and reliable information on the following subjects:
National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc.
Quackwatch
MedlinePlus for Health Consumers (including Spanish language materials)
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health Home Page (including Spanish language materials)
Brain Injury Association of America
Patient Resources: Brain Injury (UW Rehabilitation Medicine)
National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury Information from Neuroskills
HerbMed Database
MedlinePlus: Alternative Medicine
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements—IBIDS Database
Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
Advanced Wheels - Driving Adaptations
CT Assistive Technology
Closing the Gap (communication & computer accessibility)
Disability Travel
Family Village
Abledata
National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials
National Rehabilitation Information Center
Adaptive Environments
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
VA Rehabilitation R&D
Rehabilitation Engineering
Trace Research & Development Center
Some listings include online support groups.
MedlinePlus: Amputees
ALS Association
ALS Network
ALS Therapy Development Foundation
MedlinePlus: ALS
Hemi-Kids
Medline Plus: Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy
MedlinePlus: COPD
MedlinePlus: Guillain Barré
MedlinePlus: Parkinson's Disease
National Parkinson Foundation
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
American Lung Association
Patient Guide to Living with COPD
Vent Users' Support Group
MedlinePlus: Stroke
National Stroke Association
Aaron's Tracheostomy Page (with links to related tracheostomy sites)
Adolescent Health Transition Project
American Academy of Pediatrics
Children with Spina Bifida - A Resource for Parents
Exceptional Parent Online
Family Voices (including Spanish language links)
Institute for Child Health Policy
Ken-Crest - Resources for Children Who Are Medically Complex or Technology Dependent
Maternal & Child Health Policy Research Center for Children With Special Healthcare Needs
National Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities (including Spanish language materials)
Parents Helping Parents
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
MEDLINEplus: Spinal Cord Injuries
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
New Mobility
Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System/UW Rehabilitation Medicine
Northwestern University Midwest Regional SCI System Links Page
Spinal Cord Resource Center
Spinal Cord Injury: Worlds Wheelchair Culture
Challenged Athletes
National Disability Sports Alliance
New England Handicapped Sports Association
Northeast Passage - New Hampshire
Wheelchair Sports USA (WSUSA)
Sportaid
Invacare - Top End
New-Halls Wheels
Wheelchair Tennis
Sled Hockey
United States Handcycling Federation
National Wheelchair Basketball Association
U.S. Quad Rugby Association
Challenged Athletes (Financial Support)
Race results & Calendar from Coolrunning.com
Horticultural Therapy Information
Armchair World
Emerging Horizons: Accessible Travel News
Global Access Disabled Travel Network
HealthLink/University of Wisconsin Medical College
Traveling with a Disability
