Disabilities

Finding Journal Articles

Quicksearch disability journal databases using Supersearch

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e.g., disability student achievement

This quicksearch option searches across a number of science journal databases.
It is useful for conducting an introductory search on a topic.
To link to the full-text of articles (if available), click on the full text button :

Quicksearch will often retrieve a large number of hits. If you need to conduct a more sophisticated search, try searching one or more of the individual databases listed below :

Academic Search Complete on EBSCOhost Provides full text for nearly 4,000 scholarly publications.
APAFT - Australian Public Affairs Full Text- on Informit Search current articles on Australian political economic, legal, social and cultural affairs.
Meditext Indexes and abstracts articles from many Australian health and medical journals.
Health and Medicine Australian Health database.
Expanded Academic ASAP via Gale databases
Factiva
full text news, business and company information. Includes articles from major newspapers from Australia and around the world.
Family and Society on Informit Search contains material on research, policy and practice issues about, or of relevance to, Australian families.
Medline

Australian Subject Gateways

Better Health Channel : reliable health information, quality assured by the Victorian Government
Access Information Supermarket
Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training

International Subject Gateways

Benetech- looks for technological solutions to help disadvantaged communities around the world
Disabled Peoples International
Disability Resources from Yahoo
Ouch!: Disability related web links, gossip, titbits and trivia
United Nations: Persons with disabilities (Enable: rights and dignity of persons with disabilities)
Nova: non-visual access to the digital library

Government

Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS)
Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (AHREOC)
Centrelink information for people with disabilities
Commonwealth Disability Strategy Dept. of Family and Community Services
Disability Online
information for people with a disability, their families and carers
Disability Services Division Victorian Dept. of Human Services
Open Road
FACS Disabilities Commonwealth Dept. of Family and Community Services
Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS)
Victorian Disability Advisory Council
(VDAC)

Organisations and Associations

ACROD
ANSWD
Australasian network of students with disabilities
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia
Beyond Blue: national depression initiative
CAST: works to expand learning opportunities for all
e-bility.com
International Organisations - Yahoo
Mental Health Foundation
Nonverbal Learning Disorders (NLD)
Paralysis Resource Center
Independence Australia (formerly Paraquad)
Scope
Vision Australia Foundation
Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
Yooralla

Author: Susan Roberts