CDIHP Accessibile Healthcare Series

Government Agencies and Sites

Assistive Technology Resources

Human Factors/Usability Resources 

Rehab-Related Associations/Societies

Medical Device Industry Associations

Rehab/Disability Policy Sites

Accessibility & Disability Resources

Disease/Disability Advocacy Associations/Societies:

Movement Biomechanics/Rehab Therapy Lists

On-Line Rehab Journals & Magazines

Wisconsin Rehab Training Programs & Organizations

Standards Activities Relevant to User Interface Design

see also June Issacson Kailes' many links and the CDIHP links

CDIHP Accessible Healthcare Series

• Importance of Accessible Examination Tables
• Importance of Accessible Weight Scales
• Health Care Facilities Access
• Choosing and Negotiating an Accessible Business Location
• Tax Incentives for Improving Accessibility

 Government Agencies and Government-Supported Sites:

NIDRR:

• RERC's Web Pages

• RERC Contact Info

• NIDRR's Long-Range Plan

• NARIC's Instant Disability Information Center. 

• NARIC's REHABDATA Database. 

NIH:

• National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research  

• National Institute for Neurological Disorgers and Stroke  (NINDS Publications)

• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases 

• National Institute for Aging 

VA:

• VA Rehabilitation R&D 

• VA R&D in Rehab

• VA’s List of Rehab Links

NSF:

• Biomedical Engineering and Research to Aid the Disabled

FDA:

• Center for Devices and Radiological Health
• FDA's Human Factors Program

Assistive Technology Resources

• ABLEDATA
• AssistiveTech.Net 
• NARIC (National Rehabilitation Information Center)

Human Factors / Usability Resources for Medical Devices

• Human Factors MD
• FDA's Human Factors Program
  • "Do to By Design: An Introduction to Human factors in Medical Devices" (Sawyer)
  • Medical Device Use-Safety: Incorporating Human Factors
    Engineering into Risk Managementay (by FDA's R. Kaye and J. Crowley, 2000)
  • FDA's Human factors Information for Manufacturers/Distributors
• HHS's Usability.gov site (mostly on web accessibility)
  • list of accessibility resources
  • research-based web design & usability guidelines
• Human factors/usability links from Human Factors International
• Eleven keys to designing error-resistant medeical devices (by Wiklund, MDDI archives, 2002)
• useit.com - Jakob Nielsen's site
• jnd.org - Don Norman's site

see also RERC-AMI's Basics of Usability and Human Factors Engineering Assessment Tools

Key Rehabilitation & Medical Associations/Societies:

Professional Societies:

• RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America)
• American Association for Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
• IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMB)
• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
• American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• American Therapeutic Recreation Association
• American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
• Association of Academic Physiatrists  
• American Society of NeuroRehabilitation
• American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists 
• International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO)

Medical Device Industry Associations

• Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) (formerly HIMA - Health Industry Manufacturers Association)  
• AdvaMed Medical Technology Learning Institute 
• Health Industry Distributors Association
• American Association for Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)

Rehab/Disability Policy Sites:

• US Gov's Guide to Disability Rights Laws (US Dept of Justice)

• ADA Site (Dept of Justice)

• International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet

Accessibility & Disability  Resources:

• Accessibility/Modifications for Living Space

• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which coordinates the  Web Accessibility Initiative to develop access standards and protocols for the Web 

• Summary of  Section 508 Rules (for Electronic & Information Technology Procurement)

• Access Board documents:
  • Communication and Information Technology Resources 
  • TAAC (Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee) Final Report

• Center for IT Accommodation (Gov-Wide Policy)

• TIA Access - resource guide for accessible design of consumer electronics

• Webable

• NetMechanic web accessibility resource
• Info on color blindness (from Howord Hughes Medical Institute), and more info on color blindness (including the Ishihara test for color blindness)

Disease/Disability Advocacy Associations/Societies:

• American Paralysis Association 
• The National Easter Seal Society 
• National Spinal Cord Injury Association 
• National Stroke Association 
• Paralyzed Veterans of America 
• Spina Bifida Association of America 
• Spinal Cord Society 
• Stroke Connection American Heart Association National Center 
• The United Cerebral Palsy Associations 
• American Heart Association
• Disabled Parents Online 
• Disability Resources  
• Directory of Sports Organizations for Athletes with Disabilities 

Movement Biomechanics Related Lists, Resources:

• BIOMCH-L - Biomechanics related discussions (mainly related to gross human motion) 

• CGA - Clinical Gait Analysis listserver plus clinical cases and a virtual reality tour of a gait lab 

• From Biomechanics World Wide Web: The Biomechanics Yellow Pages.

• Biomech Magazine 

• American Society of Biomechanics (ASB)

Rehab Therapy Lists:

• Physiotherapy Email Lists - Links and subscription information for a variety of physiotherapy listservers. 

• PTHER - physical therapy list (treatment and clinical management) 

• PHYSIO - Click to send email for this physiotherapy list (UK list) 

• REHAB-RU - rehabilitation and physical medicine list

 On-Line Rehab Journals & Magazines:

• Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 

• VA Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development 

• BioMechanics Magazine Home Page 

• Electronic Journal of Orthopaedics 

• Internet Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and related subjects 

• Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics

• JRA On-line 

• Rehab Report 

Rehab Training Programs & Organizations in Wisconsin:

• Rehab Bioengineering Activities and Training at Marquette University (MU)

• Department of Biomedical Engineering Rehab Labs at MU

• MCW Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) 

• Physical Therapy at MU 

• Occupational Therapy at UWM 

• Speech Pathology and Audiology at MU 

• RIOTT  (Rehabilitation Intra-Organization Think Tank

• Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin

• http://www.froedtert.com/healthcare/centers/stroke/patientinfo/ 

• Curative Rehabilitation Services (Allied Health for MCW, etc.)

• Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute (St. Mary's Hospital)

• Rehabilitation for Wisconsin, Inc.

• Trace Center, with RERCs on Universal Access & Telecom (UW, Madison)

Standards Activities Relevant to User Interface Design

• W3C's Multimodal Interaction Activity and Web Accessibility Initiative (part of a collection of Standards/Guidelines for the evolving Web)

• INCITS page for V2 Standard for "Universal Remote Consoles" (URCs)
• Trace's myurc site for V2, including their V2 simulation environment
• UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) standard

Interesting Sites on Emerging Medical Technologies

• MedGadget - an internet "journal" of emerging medical technologies