Organizations
AHEAD: Association on Higher Education and Disability: AHEAD is the leading professional membership association for individuals committed to equity for persons with disabilities in higher education.
Society of Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities: The Society of Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities provides resources and support for disabled physicians, physician assistants, and students. The mission of the Society is to foster a supportive community and to provide resources and tools for disabled healthcare professionals and students, their family members, and their friends.
Association of Medical Professionals With Hearing Losses: The Association of Medical Professionals With Hearing Losses provides information, promotes advocacy and mentorship, and creates a network for individuals with hearing loss interested in or working in health care fields.
Society of Physicians with Disabilities: The Society of Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities provides resources and support for disabled physicians, physician assistants, and students. The mission of the Society is to foster a supportive community and to provide resources and tools for disabled healthcare professionals and students, their family members, and their friends.
Canadian Association of Physicians with Disabilities: To provide a national forum for discussion of issues of mutual interest and concern to physicians with disabilities.
Disabled Doctors Network (UK): Supports the welfare, rights and inclusion of chronically ill and physically disabled doctors and medical students in the United Kingdom.
Doctors with Disabilities Australia: Doctors with Disabilities Australia is a body advocating for an inclusive profession, without regard to physical attributes.
National Organization of Nurses With Disabilities: This group is an open membership, cross-disability, public education, and advocacy organization that works to promote the full inclusion and acceptance of people with disabilities and chronic health conditions into nursing careers.
Exceptional Nurse: ExceptionalNurse.com is a resource network committed to inclusion of more people with disabilities in the nursing profession.
Pharmacy: Society of Pharmacists with Disabilities
Dentistry: ADA Center for Professional Success: Dentists with Disabilities
Understanding the ADA: The Blog of William D. Goren, J.D. LL.M.
