The Complete Directory For People With Rare Disorders 1998 99

A complete resource for individuals with disabilities, families and support people, professionals, and organizations, providing immediate access to the latest products and services for people with disabilities. Entries are organized in 27 chapters, giving information on resources such as assistive devices, independent living centers, employment and educational programs, state and federal agencies, camps and travel groups, legal information sources, entertainment, and referral agencies. Entries give contact and price information and briefly describe products and services. Includes disability, name, and geographic indexes. This eighth edition contains some 9,000 entries.

A directory for patients, families, paraprofessionals, and professionals in the field. Early sections offer chapters overviewing specific disorders and treatment options, list organizational, print, electronic, and media resources, and describe national associations and federal and state agencies. Later sections provide data for professionals on accreditation and quality assurance, print and electronic resources, training, and conferences, and list products and services that support clinical management of mental disorders, such as databases, software companies, and information services. A final section lists drug companies by both company name and drug name. Includes disorder, entry name, and geographic indexes.

This Second Edition, completely updated for 1999/2000, is a comprehensive guide to resources for and about Older Americans, detailing National and State Organizations, Government Agencies, Health, Research Centers, Libraries and Information Centers, Legal Resources, Discount Travel Information and Continuing Education Programs. The first edition was published by Gale Research in 1994. Older American's Information Directory now includes 4,000 new listings and two new chapters -- Disability Aids & Assistive Devices and Health: Associations, Support Groups and Hotlines, which provides important information on 16 conditions, including Alzheimer's Disease, Arthritis, Heart Disease and Stroke. This Second Edition also contains two new indexes, including a Geographic Index and a Website Section. This comprehensive resource is a highly useful source of information for Older Americans searching for information and for those who care for and support them.

With the completely revised Educators Resource Directory, formerly entitled The Encyclopedia of Education Information, education professionals have immediate access to the information that can help them grow professionally. It saves hours of time by providing immediate access to Associations and Organizations, Conferences and Trade Shows, Educational Research Centers, Employment Opportunities and Teaching Abroad, School Library Services, Scholarships, Financial Resources and much more. Three Indexes are provided for immediate access to this information: Entry Name Index, Subject Index and Publisher Index. In addition to thousands of new entries and enhancements to existing entries, new to this edition are two Appendices: Schools, State by State, which details the number of elementary schools, secondary schools and schools with combined programs and Statistics, State by State, which includes enrollment, number of teachers, per pupil expenditures, salaries and student/teacher ratios nationwide.

This reference for lay readers and health care professionals presents information on disorders affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. at any one time. Each of the more than 1,100 entries describes the characteristics, causes, and symptoms of a particular disorder. The extensively cross-referenced volume also features profiles of 680 disease specific organizations as well as 629 umbrella organizations and 77 government agencies. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR