Resources and Hot Links
The following links are provided as a courtesy. NCRTA does not sponsor
or endorse any of the organization web sites listed below. NCRTA does
not assume responsibility for the content or accuracy of the
information contained in the destination link.
RT/TR Sites
North Carolina
Resources
Federal
- National Health and Regulatory Agencies
Sports and
Outdoors
If you know of a web site
that would be of interest to therapeutic recreation specialists or
assistants in North Carolina, please email information and web address
to the web manager Recreational
Therapy and Therapeutic Recreation Sites
The American Therapeutic Recreation
Association
National
Therapeutic Recreation
Society
Therapeutic Recreation
Directory
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North
Carolina Resources Sites
The Check-it-Out
Program: www.check-it-out.org
Check-It-Out (CIO) is a coordinated effort to loan assistive technology
equipment to North Carolinians with disabilities, their families, and
their service providers. The goal of this statewide network is to
increase accessibility to adaptive devices by linking existing
equipment loan programs via the World
Wide Web. "Recreation" and "Toys" are included in the many categories
provided
for searching for available equipment.
The North Carolina Office on
Disability and Health: http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncodh
This office published a North Carolina recreation program directory for
persons with disabilities. For more information, contact Chris
Mackey at 919-966-0865 or email to: chris_mackey@unc.edu
The North
Carolina Health Access Coalition:
http://www.ncjustice.org/cms/index.php?pid=89 The North Carolina
Health Access
Coalition is a group of citizens and consumer organizations that are
concerned
with consumer education and consumer involvement in the North Carolina
health
care policymaking process. The goal
of the Coalition is "to help consumers' to become forceful participants
in the
health policy debate in order to ensure that every person in North
Carolina has
affordable, accessible and high quality health care services that meet
their
basic health needs.
The North
Carolina State Library: statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/lbph/lbph.htm
The state library provides services for persons who are blind or have
other disabilities that impair reading ability. The same book and
magazine titles found in any other public library are available for
loan. However, instead of being printed in regular-sized print, they
are recorded on long-playing records and cassette tapes, and
produced in grade 2 braille or large type. Readers are also loaned
special tape and record players. There are books and magazines for all
ages and all reading interests; catalogs listing available titles are
sent to each reader.
The North Carolina Wildlife
Resources Commission: www.ncwildlife.org
Look under the link for "Licenses/Permits." The North Carolina General
Assembly and Wildlife Resources Commission have worked cooperatively to
expand opportunities for persons with disabilities to participate in
hunting, fishing and other related outdoor activities.
Partnerships in
Assistive Technology: www.pat.org
Partnerships in Assistive Technology (PAT) is a private nonprofit
organization whose mission is "to increase knowledge about and access
to assistive technology for North Carolinians with disabilities."
Distributes a newsletter, posts a monthly AT classified listing, hosts
NC Meeting Place (computer bulletin board for persons with
disabilities), coordinates the annual NC AT Expo, and coordinates
multiple grant projects including projects focused on
improving recreation access.
The North
Carolina Science to Service Project: www.ncs2s.org
The North Carolina Science to Service Project is a new initiative to
plan for the implementation of evidence based practices for adults with
severe mental illness. The project is supported by a grant from the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for
Mental Health Services, the National Institute on Mental Health, and
the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and
Substance Abuse Services for North Carolina. More information about
this project is on our web site. Information about evidence based
practices for adults with mental illness is now accessible
through the internet.
Federal -
National Health and Regulatory Organization Sites
American Medical Association:
www.ama-assn.org
Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations: www.jcaho.org
The Rehabilitation
Accreditation
Commission: www.carf.org
Service
Definitions
Recent memos outlining the implementation of new service definitions
can be found on the Division of MH/DD/SAS website at http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/mhddsas/ or DMA at http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dma/
Information can be found under “announcements” or “reform”.
Bilingual
Assistance Available
The National Alliance
for Hispanic Health has established a toll-free helpline to offer
bilingual support to Medicare beneficiaries in the Hispanic community.
Bilingual assistance is available by calling 1-866-SU-FAMILIA. Medicare
information in Spanish is also available at http://www.medicare.gov/Spanish/Overview.asp
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
CMS has published fact sheets in a number of languages, available on
the Social Security
website: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/multilanguage/CMS/index.htm .
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Sports and Outdoor
Adventure Sites
International Blind Sports Association:
www.ibsa.es
National Center on Physical Activity and
Disability: http://www.ncpad.org/
Disabled Sports USA: http://www.dsusa.org/
The North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission: www.ncwildlife.org
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