Internet Links to REHABILITATION COUNSELING

In addition to our subject guide, there are numerous websites that provide information on Rehabilitation Counseling. Here are some including government and organization sites:

• ARCA-American Rehabilitation Counseling Association
  ARCA is an organization of rehabilitation counseling practitioners, educators, and students who are concerned with improving the lives of people with disabilities.
• Americans With Disabilities Act Homepage
  The ADA website contains federal, state and local resources as well as ADA publications and news.
• The Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange
  The CIRRIE site facilitates the sharing of information and expertise in rehabilitation research between the U.S. and other countries.
• Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification
  This site is provided for professionals, employers, and the general public. Explore this site for information on the certification standards and the application process, a Code of Professional Ethics, and databases on more than 15,000 professionals in the field. It incorporates a number of documents and manuals in pdf format.
• CORE-Council on Rehabilitation Education
  CORE accredits graduate programs in Rehabilitation Counselor Education.
• The Disability Rag's Ragged Edge Magazine Online
  The Ragged Edge magazine is successor to the award-winning periodical, The Disability Rag. ...On this website, you'll find the best in today's writing about society's "ragged edge" issues: medical rationing, genetic discrimination, assisted suicide, long-term care, attendant services.
• The Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement Website
  UC Berkeley's website on the Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement contains a rich collection of primary sources exploring the social and political history of the disability movement from the 1960s to the present.
• National Rehabilitation Association
  The National Rehabilitation Association (NRA) is a member organization whose mission is to promote ethical and excellent practice in rehabilitation.
• NRCA-National Rehabilitation Counseling Association
  The National Rehabilitation Counseling Association is a professional association which began in 1958 and is a division of the National Rehabilitation Association. NRCA represents professionals in the field of rehabilitation counseling in a wide variety of work settings.
• National Rehabilitation Information Center for Independence Database
  The REHABDATA database spans almost 50 years of disability and rehabilitation research. More than 65,000 abstracts are available through this database.
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
  OSERS provides a wide array of supports to parents and individuals, school districts and states in three main areas: special education, vocational rehabilitation and research.
• Rhode Island Office of Rehabilitation Services
  The DHS Office of Rehabilitation Services provides Rhode Islanders who have disabilities (a disability) with a comprehensive program of rehabilitation, social and independent living services.
• The University of Connecticut A.J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service
  This site is a resource for people with disabilities, families, educators, students, policymakers and service providers.
• The Work Site (Social Security Administration)
  The Work Site provides information on initiatives, work exchanges and incentives, while promoting research and program innovations.