COVID 19 Issues, Actions and Resources
There are tons of issues, actions, and resources related to COVID 19 and disability. We've consolidated some of them here. Please contact us if you have any suggestions.
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Covid-19 Actions, Issues, and Resources for the Disability Community
The disability community is at high risk from COVID-19. Inclusion for healthcare is a matter of life and death. We are pulling together as many resources as we can and actions that you can take to help ensure that all kids and all adults with disabilities are protected.
COVID-19 has impacted the lives of all of us. The virus poses a risk to everyone’s health, and is proving to be especially dangerous for people with certain types of disabilities and chronic health conditions as well as older adults. The pandemic has disrupted our lives and changed the way that we go to school, work, socialize, and more.
Government and private sector responses may also pose additional harm to disabled people if discrimination based on disability results in the denial of healthcare. And, there is a very real possibility that the spread of COVID-19 will result in a drastic reduction of personal assistants available to provide support to disabled people who rely on their assistance with activities of daily living.
Non-COVID Actions and Issues
Actions
COVID-19 Disability Community Organizing Call – Monday April 6 3:00 pm ET
The coronavirus pandemic and the response to it significantly impact the disability community and our allies. So far, the policies passed and implemented largely leave us…
Our Kids Count!! Tell Congress: NO IDEA WAIVERS
The CARES Act Includes a provision that directs the Secretary [DeVos] to report back to Congress within 30 days on any waivers needed under the…
Invitation: Urgent Call on Disability Rights and Medical Rationing
The COVID-19 pandemic presents serious challenges to the resources and capacities of our nation’s healthcare delivery system. Several state and regional health authorities have recently…
Issues
Census 2020: Disabled People and Older Adults, Be Counted!
Participation in the 2020 census by people with disabilities and older adults will help make sure that our communities receive their rightful share of federal…
Protect IDEA under COVID
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is under imminent threat as the US responds to the COVID epidemic A provision in the Coronavirus Aid,…
Plastic Straws, Disabled People and the Environment
Today, plastic straws can be a life saver and inclusion enabler for people with disabilities. At the same time, plastics have a serious, negative environmental…
Resources and References
California Special Education Resources related to COVID
The El Dorado SELPA supports many of the charter schools in California and put together an integrated resource on special education including information from the…
US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Coronavirus Statement
Dear Education Leader: I write to request your careful attention to recent challenges that have been reported in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19). There has…