REHADAT Canada holds detailed information about various aspects of the vocational rehabilitation process. Six public access databases provide disability management professionals with a wealth of information to aid in the vocational integration process.
Whether you are a disability manager, a worker, a clinician or a researcher you are bound to find information in the Rehadat Canada databases that will aid in successful return to work. REHADAT is an information system designed to support the vocational integration of disabled persons. REHADAT is international in scope, with locations in Germany, Canada and Australia. REHADAT Canada holds detailed information about various aspects of the vocational rehabilitation process. Six public access databases (assistive devices, case studies, disability management practices, literature, policies and language, research) provide disability management professionals with a wealth of information to aid in the vocational integration process.
"REHADAT Canada is a comprehensive, practical information tool for disability management professionals."
Norman C. Hursh, International Research Chair, NIDMAR
"REHADAT Canada will be invaluable to unions that want to assist workers with disabilities."
Cathy Walker, Health and Safety Director, Canadian Auto Workers
"REHADAT facilitates the accommodation process by allowing us to learn from the success of others."
Thomas Getzie, Senior Industrial Relations Advisor, Forest Industrial Relations Limited
For more information on using REHADAT Canada or participating in ongoing data collection, please contact:
NIDMAR
4755 Cherry Creek Road
Port Alberni, BC
V9Y 0A7 Canada
Telephone: (778) 421-0821
Fax: (778) 421-0823
NIDMAR
Email: nidmar@nidmar.ca
REHADAT was developed in the 1980's by Germany's Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in collaboration with the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft. It represents the most comprehensive and widely used electronic collection of information on vocational rehabilitation in the world today.
In 1995, the government of Germany awarded the National Institute of Disability Management and Research the exclusive rights to develop REHADAT in Canada. The development of REHADAT Canada has two main objectives:
