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COVID-19 Information for People with Disabilities

  • Dan CampbellCDC - Information for People with Disabilities
     Information about COVID-19 for people with disabilities.  Information about risks and prevention. Learn about vaccines. Links to other resources.  Information for caregivers.
  • COVID-19 Materials for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Care Providers
    Social stories in several formats.  Social stories for vaccines and testing.  Social stories for hand washing, wearing masks, and social distancing.  Tip sheets for caregivers and providers.
  • COVID-19 resource toolkit
     Toolkit from Living Well and WI Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD). Information about COVID-19. What to do if you are sick. Information to give your health team, and more.
  • Vaccinating Children with Disabilities Against COVID-19
    Information about the COVID-19 vaccine for children with disabilities. Learn how to help your child get the vaccine.
  • COVID-19: Information for Adults in Long-Term Care Programs
    Information for adults in long-term care programs in Wisconsin. How to work with your caregivers during the pandemic. Information about COVID-19. Easy to understand tip sheets.
  • Framework for Hospital Visitor Policies
    A big barrier facing patients with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic is strict no-visitor policies that hospitals and other health care facilities across the country have enacted to help contain the spread of the virus. These policies frequently discriminate against people with disabilities who require support from family members or staff to effectively communicate with medical personnel or to otherwise receive equal access to treatment.