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COVID-19 Vaccine Information for People with DD

COVID-19 Vaccines for Children 6 Months to 17 Years | PDF
The COVID-19 vaccine is a safe way to protect your child, your family, and others from COVID-19. So, get it as soon as possible!
The COVID-19 Vaccine - Fact Sheet and FAQs | PDF
People with disabilities are at higher risk for getting sick from COVID-19. It is important that people with disabilities, their families, and their support staff get the vaccine so that everyone is protected.
Autism Society of America's Vaccine Education Initiative
The VEI aims to increase vaccine education, confidence, and access through grassroots efforts.
Will’s story: Promoting Vaccine Confidence in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The CDC recommends vaccination against COVID-19 for everyone 5 years and older. However, some adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities still have questions about vaccine safety. In this video, an adult with Down syndrome shares his initial hesitation and the steps he took to educate himself.

Vaccine Hesitancy and Autism: A Family’s Story
The CDC recommends vaccination against COVID-19 for everyone 5 years and older. However, parents who have sons and daughters with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities may have questions about vaccine safety. In this video, a parent of a child with autism shares her family’s story of educating themselves on vaccine safety and addresses additional concerns present in the Hispanic community.

Dudas sobre las vacunas y el autismo: Una historia familiar
El CDC recomienda la vacunación contra COVID-19 para todas las personas de cinco años en adelante. Sin embargo, los padres que tienen hijos e hijas con autismo y otras discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo pueden tener preguntas sobre la seguridad de las vacunas. En este video, un padre de un niño con autismo comparte la historia de su familia de educarse sobre la seguridad de las vacunas y aborda preocupaciones adicionales presentes en la comunidad hispana.

COVID-19 Vaccines
A range of information about the vaccines, rollout, and more from the Centers for Disease Control
COVID-19 Vaccines
From the US FDA
COVID-19: Vaccine
From the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Plain Language Vaccine Resources
Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination (CDC)
From the Centers for Disease Control
Toolkit for People with Disabilities
From the Centers for Disease Control
Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL)
The Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL) is now available to help people with disabilities, including Deaf persons, get vaccinated.

Dealing with COVID-19
Curated resources for those working with individuals who have developmental disabilities
What Should the Autism Community Know about COVID-19
From Autism Speaks
COVID-19 Resource Toolkit
From Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
What do Older Adults and People with Disabilities Need to Know?
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living
COVID-19 and Rural People with Disabilities
From the Research & Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
COVID-19 and kids: How mRNA vaccines work - Video | Espanol
American Academy of Pediatrics

Hand Washing is your superpower! Colorful posters!
Young Girl - English | Spanish
Young Boy - English | Spanish

Infection Control for Individuals with IDD
A video from the Developmental Disabilities Coalition

Anxiety, Autism: Five Prime Suspects
With tips for coping at home during the Coronavirus oubreak - From the Autism Research Institute

How to Ease Children’s Anxiety About COVID-19
From NAMI – The National Alliance on Mental Illness

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