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Useful LinksBicycle LinksBicycle Transportation Alliance www.bta4bikes.org Bicycle Alliance of Washington www.bicyclealliance.org Bicycle Federation of America www.bikefed.org Center for Appropriate Transportation www.efn.org/~cat Community Cycling Center www.communitycyclingcenter.org International Mountain Bicycling Association www.imba.com Oregon Cycling www.oregoncycling.org Portland United Mountain Pedalers www.pumpclub.org Salem Bicycle Club www.salembicycleclub.org Snell Memorial Foundation (SNELL). A non-profit organization dedicated to research, education, testing, and development of helmet safety standards. www.smf.org AsbestosAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease Resistry www.atsdr.cdc.gov Personal Injurywww.neuroskills.com Traumatic Brain Resource Guide "Keep Our Families Safe," is the American Trial Lawyers' Association's website dedicated to child and family safety news and issues. Topics include playground safety and toy recalls, as well as stories of families and individuals hurt by dangerous and defective products. There is also a publications section, a section that tells you how to get involved, and what Congress and various state legislatures are doing (or not doing) to protect the public and promote family safety. Workers' CompensationThe State of Oregon Workers' Compensation Division The Brain Injury Support Group has been a long-time ally of the firm, helping many of our clients who have sustained traumatic brain and head injuries. This text is taken directly from their website: "The mission of the BISG of Portland is to serve those affected by brain injury through advocacy, community awareness, education, injury prevention, service, and support. Most brain injuries fit in the category of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). This category includes injuries from a stroke, brain aneurysm, brain tumor, etc. The dominant sub-category of ABI is the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), typically caused by automobile accidents, falls, blows to the head, penetrating head wounds, brain surgery, etc. A traumatic head injury may be either a closed head injury, with no penetrating wound, or an open head injury." Swanson, Thomas & Coon is proud to be associated with the good work done by BISG, which was formerly known as the Family Head Injury Support Group. In addition to BISG, there is also a place on the world wide web for information about reporting traumatic brain injuries to the Centers for Disease Control. The following sites have been recommended by BISG. We also include our capsule review: "Health and Fitness in Mind for Life" is how brain.com bills itself. The site is chock full of interesting articles regarding research and treatment for brain injuries. In addition, the people who run the site don't mind dabbling in the esoteric and science fiction, along with demonstrations and games to test and increase your brain power. The Dana Brain Web was created as a resource to guide persons to the best the Internet has to offer in terms of help for 23 specific brain disorders, as well as a clearinghouse for a host of other information. The TBI Resource Guide is maintained by the Centre for Neuro Skills, and "is the internet's central source of information, services and products relating to traumatic brain injury, brain injury recovery, and post-acute rehabilitation." The site has many articles of interest, as well as practical essays on living life with a traumatic brain injury. Antoinette Appel, Ph.D. of Plantation, Florida maintains a primer for neuropsychology and treatment of brain injuries at her website. Basic nuts-and-bolts information about what a brain injury is, how a neuropsychologist can help diagnose the injury and decide on a course of treatment. Further information about brain injuries, strokes and other neuropsychological impairments can be found at the website of Dr. Richard L Windsor. The resources listed in this site provide information about claims under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), which is administered by the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP). The National Workplace Injury Litigation Group is a non-profit association of attorneys "dedicated to advancing just and fair remedies for workers who are victims of occupational injury or disease. The group acts principally to assist attorneys in advocating the rights of injured workers through education, communication, research, and information gathering." Social SecuritySocial Security Practitioner's Forum web page Social Security Administration web site 2004 Red Book - useful reference for facts about various SSA programs ERISAGreat CFIDS/fibromyalgia links MedicalU.S. National Library of Medicine by Medline. Searchable medical literature database. www.nlm.nih.gov Medscape. A searchable database of full text articles and abstracts, access to medline and drug database. They send weekly newsletters with new articles and links to many speciality sites. www.medscape.com Medline Plus Drug Information. This website is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. It provides a searchable database of information on thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications, including consumer drug information, warnings and recall notices. Mosby's Medical Surfari. A reference book - A guide to exploring the Internet and discovering the tope health care resources. Scott Gibbs, Micaela Sullivan-Fowler & Nigel W. Rowe. (Eds) (1996). Oregon Health Sciences University (OSHU) Medline. Free medical line. www.ohsu.edu American Medical Association. www.ama-assn.org Quackwatch. Created by Dr. Stephen Barrett, who has written many books on questionable medical practices, this site discusses treatments often described as alternative medicine and sets forth the reasons why Barrett considers them health frauds. www.quackwatch.com The Medicine Program. Can't Afford Your Prescription Medicine? www.themedicineprogram.com Misc LinksThese are other sites on the Internet that may be of interest to our clients and other attorneys. This page will be updated from time to time, so feel free to check back. There will be new stuff all the time! www.oregonjuries.org Oregon Jury Project www.pcun.org Oregon's Farmworker Union The Brain Injury Support Group has been a long-time ally of the firm, helping many of our clients who have sustained traumatic brain and head injuries. This text is taken directly from their website: "The mission of the BISG of Portland is to serve those affected by Brain Injury-through advocacy, community awareness, education, injury prevention, service, and support. Most brain injuries fit in the category of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). This category includes injuries from a stroke, brain aneurysm, brain tumor, etc. The dominant sub-category of ABI is the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), typically caused by automobile accidents, falls, blows to the head, penetrating head wounds, brain surgery, etc. A traumatic head injury may be either a closed head injury, with no penetrating wound, or an open head injury." Swanson, Thomas & Coon is proud to be associated with the good work done by BISG, which was formerly known as the Family Head Injury Support Group. In addition to BISG, there is also a place on the world wide web for information about reporting traumatic brain injuries to the Centers for Disease Control. The following sites have been recommended by BISG. We also include our capsule review: "Health and Fitness in Mind for Life" is how brain.com bills itself. The site is chock full of interesting articles regarding research and treatment for brain injuries. In addition, the people who run the site don't mind dabbling in the esoteric and science fiction, along with demonstrations and games to test and increase your brain power. The Dana Brain Web was created as a resource to guide persons to the best the Internet has to offer in terms of help for 23 specific brain disorders, as well as a clearinghouse for a host of other information. The TBI Resource Guide is maintained by the Centre for Neuro Skills, and "is the internet's central source of information, services and products relating to traumatic brain injury, brain injury recovery, and post-acute rehabilitation." The site has many articles of interest, as well as practical essays on living life with a traumatic brain injury. Antoinette Appel, Ph.D. of Plantation, Florida maintains a primer for neuropsychology and treatment of brain injuries at her website. Basic nuts-and-bolts information about what a brain injury is, how a neuropsychologist can help diagnose the injury and decide on a course of treatment. For our union member clients, you may consider making the web site of the AFL-CIO your homepage. This site is jammed with all sorts of union information, the latest news, sports and entertainment information. Also for our union member clients, the Northwest Labor Press has been the voice of the labor movement in Oregon since 1900. Every issue of this bi-weekly newspaper comes with stories of interest to working men and women throughout the state, with reports on union activities that you might not otherwise receive from other media outlets. If you're new to the area, or new to the union local, you can also find a complete listing of local meetings. And for something completely different, how about Wheelchair Rugby? Portland has a home grown team, the Pounders, who recently placed third at the national championships in Warm Springs, Georgia. Find out more on Wheelchair Rugby by clicking here. GovernmentThe House of Representatives. www.house.gov The United States Senate. www.senate.gov The President of the United States. www.whitehouse.gov The Library of Congress. thomas.loc.gov Oregon Online. Oregon Administrative Rules, Oregon Revised Statutes. http://www.oregon.gov/ Oregon Judicial Department Website. Advance Sheet opinions of the Oregon Supreme Court and Court of Appeals and Tax Court. www.publications.ojd.state.or.us Oregon State Archives. Oregon Legislative Committee Minutes from 1991-1997, Oregon Administrative Rules. arcweb.sos.state.or.us/default U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Opinions since June, 1995 via The Center for Information Law and Policy (CILP), Villanova University School of Law. www.ca9.uscourts.gov US Supreme Court. www.supremecourtus.gov Oregon Legislature. Oregon Bills & Laws for the current session. www.leg.state.or.us/billsset.htm State Legislature History. www.leg.state.or.us/index Oregon Attorney General's Office. Attorney general opinions (1997-1998), descriptions of departments within the Department of Justice. www.doj.state.or.us Food and Drug Administration. Information on drugs for humans and animals, cosmetics, toxicology, medical devices, and foods. www.fda.gov These resources are assembled as a service to persons visiting our website. No representations can be made regarding the accuracy of any information or opinions contained in these sites. Check out the resources located in our other practice areas if you are interested in additional resource information. |
