Resources & Links

Basic Manual Wheelchair Adjustment: A Handbook (Sample Portion) (PDF - 669KB)
A guide for wheelchair adjustments to affect positioning, performance, and accessibility.
Order Full Printed Version of the Wheelchair Handbook from the WWRC Foundation

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
CARF provides accreditation in the human services field - focusing on the areas of rehabilitation, employment and community, child and family, and aging services.

Commission on Certification of Work Adjustment and Vocational Evaluation Specialists (CCWAVES)
CCWAVES is a nationally-recognized certifying body that sets, maintains and promotes high standards consistently and responsively for persons who practice vocational evaluation, work adjustment, and career assessment.

Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC)
CRCC sets the standard for quality rehabilitation counseling services in the U.S. and Canada.

Council of Organizations
The Council consists of a group of individuals who assist the students and staff of the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center with gifts, moneys and volunteer services.

Council on Occupational Education (COE)
The COE is a national accrediting agency that is committed to assuring quality and integrity in career and workforce development.

Health Promotion for People with Disabilities (HPPD) Project
The HPPD Project's main goal is to promote healthy lifestyles for people with disabilities by addressing such topics as health promotion and education, prevention of secondary conditions, accessibility, and ensuring opportunities to participate in recreational and social activities.

Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
Free information on how to best accommodate a variety of disabilities.

Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Education for Adults with SCI
An interactive learning tool produced by staff at University of Virginia, through a grant made possible by Paralyzed Veteran's of America, designed to help people with spinal cord injury prevent and manage pressure ulcers in daily life.

Spinal Cord Injury Resource Guide (PDF - 326KB)
A Guide from the WWRC Spinal Cord Injury Program.

Virginia Disability Services Agencies (DSA)
A portal to all of Virginia's DSA Websites including Department of Rehabilitative Services, Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Virginia Industries for the Blind, and the http://www.vaboard.org/ as well as links to additional resources.

Virginia Recreational Resources for People with Disabilities (PDF - 1842KB)
A guide for individuals with a disability to guide them through the process of identifying recreation activities.

Virginia Workforce Network (VWN)
VWN is the brand name for Virginia’s system of one-stop career centers known as Virginia Workforce Centers, and other activities related to the Workforce Investment Act. VWN Training Providers List.

Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals (VECAP)
VECAP promotes the professions and services of vocational evaluation and work adjustment.

AgrAbility Virginia
AgrAbility Virginia helps individuals with disabilities overcome barriers to continue in their chosen profession in agriculture. The program collaborates with community professionals to modify farm and ranch operations, adapt equipment, increase farmstead accessibility, provide financial counseling, identify funding sources, and coordinate community services.

Commonwealth Autism Services (CAS)
Provides leadership in the implementation of a statewide system of services to maximize the potential and quality of life of each Virginian with autism across the lifespan.

US Department of Justice - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information
A comprehensive resource and information page for employers, citizens, advocates, and attorneys on the American’s with Disabilities Act.

Virginia Board for People with Disabilities (VBPD)
The Governor’s advisory, planning, and advocacy council that provides a voice to Virginians with a disability and their rights and concerns.

Virginia Board of Psychology
The VA State authority for delivery of safe and competent health care by licensing qualified professionals, enforcing standards of practice, and providing information to both practitioners and consumers.

Virginia Jobs - Career Development Center
Provides employers and citizens with a wealth of career development information. Here you will find the information and resources you need to take responsibility for your own career.

American Psychological Association (APA)
The APA is the largest professional organization for psychologists in America founded in 1892.

Brain Injury Association of Virginia (BIAV)
The Brain Injury Association of Virginia (BIAV) is a non-profit organization which provides a variety of educational and supportive services to individuals with brain injury, their families, and service providers.

National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN)
NAN is a professional society that includes clinicians, scientist-practitioners, and researchers interested the study, evaluation, and treatment of known and suspected brain disorders using the methods of psychology.

National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Center - Information for Families
The NASP represents and supports leadership in mental health and educational competence for children, adolescents and their families while they are learning in school.

Virginia Psychological Association
A professional membership organization dedicated to the advancement of psychology as a science and profession and as a means of promoting human welfare; it is an affiliate of the American Psychological Association.

APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists & Code of Conduct
The common set of American Psychological Association (APA) principles and standards by which psychologists respect and protect the civil and human rights of their clients.

APA Ethics Office: Ethics Information
The regulatory office of the American Psychological Association (APA) that provides online information relative to ethical practice assistance to psychologists and the general public.

Virginia Board of Counseling - Laws, Regulations & Practice Standards
Laws and regulations governing the practice of professional counseling, substance abuse counseling, and marriage/family therapy in Virginia.

Virginia Board of Psychology - Laws, Regulations & Practice Standards
Laws and regulations governing the practice of psychology in Virginia.

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
ADDA provides a wealth of information, resources and networking to adults with AD/HD and to the professionals who work with them.

Autism Society of America
The voice of the American autism community. Whether you are an individual with autism, a parent, family member, friend, professional or other interested advocate.

FDA.COM
A private non-government collaboration web site of professionals, regulated industry interests, public visitors, pharmaceutical companies for discussing the FDA, sharing information, promoting products, disseminating concerns and warnings about drugs, drug trials, and current research. Updated daily.

Shenandoah Valley Health and Human Services Directory
A directory of local Shenandoah Valley service providers.

Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide
Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS) seeks to provide medical rehabilitation programs, life care programs, advocacy, and research for people with brain injury in order to achieve a maximum quality of life consistent with the client's existing resources.