This site from the Occupational Outlook Handbook provides a good description of what a physician's assistant is. An outline is provided with links to make navigation of this article easier. This is a great site to check out on the subject.

The animals need help! For this week's Afterschool Adventure, children will take the role of Animal Assistants and use their spatial skills to help save the day. Each section of this weeklong adventure is introduced by a video clip or...

A glossary of terms that are used when discussing and learning about the use of assistive technologies in an educational setting.

Home page of a professional organization of Physician Assistants working in Orthopaedic Surgery settings. Site includes a detailed job description, salary averages, job opportunities, educational resources, general information, and...

Published by the U.S. Department of Labor, this site offers a great deal of information about the Physician Assistant career.

Find information and resources about assistive technology that can help kids with language-based learning disabilities become stronger readers and writers. Assistive technology is any device that supports the independence of a person...

This resource provides writing assistance to users, including an area about research papers.

This resource provides information about different therapeutic and assistive devices.

What are the occasions for informal essays? Use this informative site to learn more about when and how to write these types of informal essays.

A resource for teachers to understand how to effectively use audio books in their reading programs. Includes links to teaching materials.

This site contains property tax information for the state of Texas.

The basic thesis/support pattern promotes clear, systematic thinking on a single subject and can, therefore, be helpful whenever you want to set forth ideas and facts in an efficient, orderly way.

This is a copy of a speech given in 1947 that describes US intent in stopping the spread of communism. It outlines threats to communist expansion into Greece and Turkey, and the US response to such a threat. This is a great primary...

Micro-Module covering relevant information on Accessibility Awareness and Section 508, the American Disabilities Act for the Internet. The thorough and informative article addresses applications of Section 508, WC3, website compliance,...

This instructional activity focuses on how engineers improve assistive devices such as a cane to meet the needs of the elderly. Young scholars work in teams to re-engineer a cane for a "client." They are assigned a client profile,...

Four documents establishing black mutual assistance and self-help organizations from the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. A link to each document is provided.

Tutorial outline weaves together resource links which instruct the learner in drawing Lewis dot structures. A pre- and post-quiz are provided, as well as visuals, questions with immediate feedback, and a reading list to help students...

Atlanta agency offers job listings for LPNs, nurses, medical assistants, physicians, and laboratory technicians as well as physical, speech, and occupational therapists.

The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a network of community-based resource centers, developers and vendors, affiliates, and associates dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with...

The co-design of new technology with communities has benefits and trade-offs. Engineers Without Borders Australia describe a co-design project in rural Cambodia that they participated in. The goal was to design assistive technologies...

Select from lesson plans that challenge students to compare everyday objects from colonial times to present day objects. Links to sites with photos and other primary sources will assist students in their comparison.

September 17 is recognized in the United States as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. The purpose of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is to commemorate the creation and signing of the supreme law of the land and to honor and...

Find out how the electric engineering technician assists in the research and development of electrical equipment, among other things. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become a electrical engineering...

This is the site for the Drown Foundation which "is interested in programs that break down any barrier that prevents a person from continuing to learn and grow." It offers "scholarship and loan programs" to "programs directed at talented...