The Pediatric Special Interest Section serves the interests of occupational therapists working in schools, early intervention, pediatric private practices and clinics to help each other with problem solving regarding current issues involving pediatric practice, increase our knowledge of evidence-based practice, network and mentoring.
Overview
This section of NCOTA is dedicated to information and links to the world of Pediatrics.
Disabilities SIS Links
Professional Development
- www.aota.org
- www.otexchange.com
- www.contemporaryforums.com
- www.pdpproducts.com
- www.hwtears.com
- www.henryot.com
- www.aap.org
STATE PROGRAMS
- North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services - www.dhhs.state.nc.us
- North Carolina Early Intervention - www.ncei.org
- North Carolina Early Intervention Library - www.ncei-eclibrary.org
- Division of Medical Assistance (NC) - includes Medicaid - www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dma/home.htm
- NC Dept. of Public Instruction - www.dpi.state.nc.us
- NCDivision of Child Development: Daycare information - http://ncchildcare.dhhs.state.nc.us/general/home.asp
- NC Public Schools:Student page - www.ncpublicschools.org/students.html
- TelAbility Project: links to and information about diagnostic, medical, intervention, family and careprovider issues for children with special needs - www.TelAbility.org
DISABILITY INFORMATION
- Council for Exceptional Children - www.cec.sped.org
- Division of Early Childhood (of the CEC) - www.dec-sped.org
- Family Support Network - http://fsnnc.med.unc.edu
- Family Village - www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/
- The ARC: Sibling Support page - www.thearc.org/siblingsupport
ADVOCACY
- Families and Advocates Partnership for Education - www.fape.org
- Families and Advocates Partnership for Education - publications page - www.fape.org/pubs
PRODUCT INFORMATION
- Pediatric Durable medical equipment - www.adaptivemall.com
- Rifton: seating, ADL, mobility equipment - www.rifton.com
- Gerber Products: products, developmental information and professional page - www.Gerber.com
- Abilitations: special needs products - www.abilitations.com
- Integrations Sensory Solutions: products for home programs - www.integrationscatalog.com
- Play with a Purpose: products for young children - www.gopher.com
- Beyond Play: early intervention products - www.beyondplay.com
- One Step Ahead: baby equipment - www.onestepahead.com
- Handwriting Curriculum: - www.hwtears.com
- Able Play: - www.ableplay.org
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
- NC Assistive Tech. Project - www.ncatp.org
- Generations Tadpole - www.tadpole.org
- Partnerships in Assistive Technology (NC) - www.pat.org
- Lekotek (national) - www.lekotek.org
- Enabling Devices (Toys for Special Children) - http://enablingdevices.com
- Intellitools, Inc. - www.intellitools.com
- Alliance for Technology Access (resources: We Can Play) - www.ataccess.org/resources/wcp/endefault.html
- All Kinds of Minds (Dr. Mel Levine) - www.allkindsofminds.org
- Do2Learn: - www.do2learn.com
- Games Kids Play - www.gameskidsplay.net
- Center for Development and Learning - www.cdl.unc.edu
- Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute - www.fpg.unc.edu
- Zero to Three - www.zerotothree.org
- KinderArt - www.kinderart.com
- Family Fun - www.familyfun.go.com
