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Medical Resources

Posted by: admin on May 4th, 2008

Achoo Internet Healthcare Directory
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is a nonprofit association founded in 1876 to work for reform in medical education. Originally representing only medical schools, the Association now includes 125 accredited U.S. medical schools, 16 accredited Canadian medical schools, 400 major teaching hospitals and health systems, 90 [...]

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Health Care for Women

Posted by: admin on May 4th, 2008

National Women’s Health Information Center (NWHIC)
National Women’s Health Information Center (NWHIC): Women with Disabilities
Centres of Excellence in Women’s Health.
Canadian Women’s Health Network. Women’s health information you can trust.
"We’re Women, Too: Identifying Barriers to Gynecologic and Breast Health Care for Women with Disabilities", by Lenore Riddell; Kathy Greenberg; Joan Meister; Jude Kornelsen. ()
Very readable 48-page study [...]

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International Disability: Canada

Posted by: admin on April 17th, 2008

Active Living Alliance For Canadians with a Disability
Adaptech Research Network In partnership with NEADS, the Adaptech Research Project conducts research on the use of computer technologies by Canadian college and university students with disabilities.
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC)
A-Prompt (Accessibility Prompt) is a software tool designed to help Web authors improve the usability of Web pages [...]

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