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  • Disability Studies
  • Information Science
  • Public Health

Background:

  • United States demographic trends project an increasing need for disability-related information.
  • Effective information retrieval is essential for addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities, their caregivers, and researchers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide guidance on accessing disability information.
  • To identify key concepts, thesaurus terms, and search techniques for disability research.
  • To curate useful online resources for the disability community.

Main Methods:

  • Discussion of core disability concepts and relevant thesaurus terms.
  • Presentation of search strategies for four major databases: PubMed, CINAHL, REHABDATA, and CIRRIE.
  • Annotation of selected websites focused on disability concerns.

Main Results:

  • Identification of specific search techniques applicable to disability information retrieval.
  • Compilation of a list of relevant thesaurus terms for enhanced database searching.
  • Provision of annotated web resources for persons with disabilities, caregivers, and researchers.

Conclusions:

  • Effective information access is vital for supporting the disability community.
  • The discussed resources and search strategies can improve disability research outcomes.
  • Continued development of accessible information resources is necessary to meet growing demographic needs.