-- MD.Disability --
Web links & Literature
This site is intended to be a starting point for physicians with disabilities (with a focus on medical students and resident physicians) to learn more information about disability resources and options for accommodations. If you have suggestions for improvements, please share them.
Important Links:
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Full text of original law
Americans with Disabilities Amendment Act of 2008 - Full text of amended law
Job Accommodation Network, Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR) system
The American Board of Anesthesiology - Policy Books (Booklets of Information) (Documents the essential and required characteristics of Board-Certifiable Anesthesiologists)
Links are provided to specific key articles in the literature that are helpful for learning more about teaching and assessment in clinical medicine, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment of 2008, and disability accommodations.
Disclaimer: The content and references provided herein is done as a service to the greater public and are meant to be a resource offered free-of-charge and in good faith to the medical and disabled communities, at large. Any rightful owners of the content referenced within this site retain the full copyrights to said content and all materials for which a copyright exists.