links
Child-related Links
Industry Links
Useful Links
www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk
Free downloadable resources to use with children using switch, touch screen or pointing devices.
www.do2learn.com
Has some great picture cards for typical activities such as getting dressed, washing hands etc that can be easily printed out. Heaps of other good stuff.
www.handwritingworksheets.com
Automatically creates dashed, doted or hollow handwriting practice worksheets with the text you want. This is a great one to pass onto families and teachers.
http://members.fortunecity.com/colorbook/
Printable colouring sheets
www.candlelightstories.com
Children’s talking books that can be downloaded (some with a cost).
www.canchild.ca
The Canadian Centre for Childhood Disability Research. Some of the famous OT paediatric researchers are at McMaster University and this site has useful information regarding childhood disorders and assessment and treatment approaches.
www.orthotichouse.co.nz
We can supply and fit all your orthotic requirements; sports upper and lower limb, back and foot orthoses.
www.spectronics.co.nz
Assistive technology solutions.
www.kawamodel.com
The latest and greatest in understanding the role of culture in our practice. Has a link to an excellent discussion forum. Set up by an OT but anyone who would like to expand their worldview and understand how culture influences our services and out
www.zabonne.com
Assistive technology solutions.
www.otboard.org.nz
Has a register of occupational therapists with contact details and information regarding complaints and scope of practice.
http://allpsych.com/disorders/dsm.html
A site well set out if you are searching for info from the Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
www.braininjury.org.au
An excellent site for fact sheets. They cover many areas of head injury, are nicely presented and very readable.
www.habitatwork.co.nz
HabitAtWork is an educational tool promoting self-help and problem solving for preventing and managing discomfort, pain and injury.
www.accdpi.org.nz
Preventing and Managing Discomfort, Pain and Injury.
www.virtualmedicalcentre.com
Virtual Medical Centre is Australia's leading medical information website. It delivers the latest medical information written by medical professionals.
www.dayout.co.nz/maps_guides.asp
New Zealand map, place, address, distance and travel time finder.
www.wises.co.nz
A fast way to find an address or a business. It can also give you driving directions with an estimate of time and distance (pretty accurate I have found).
www.learningmedia.co.nz/ngata
Translates Maori to English and visa versa.
http://scholar.google.com
If you don’t have a link into a university, Google Scholar can do a useful search of the academic literature. You often can’t open the full articles, but it will give you a good idea about the research being done in a particular area.
