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This website is regularly updated to provide the disability community with information about rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how they apply to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The resources are based on information from known national, federal, and state sources. Accessibility cannot be guaranteed for external links. This website is a collaboration of the ten regional ADA Centers in the ADA National Network, funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).
Featured Links & Updates
- IRS: Deadline to file 2019 and 2020 tax returns to get COVID penalty relief postponed in declared disaster areas
Taxpayers in areas covered by certain Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster declarations may have more time to file their returns to qualify for the penalty relief under Notice 2022-36.
Source: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - The ADA and Face Mask Policies – updated 10/20/2022
| CDC Streamlines COVID-19 Guidance to Help the Public Better Protect Themselves and Understand their Risk
Source: Southeast ADA Center - In Rural America, Older Adult Vaccination Rates were Higher in Counties with More Aging and Disability Services
Source: Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs – Learner Center for Public Health - Supporting Employees with Long COVID: A Guide for Employers [PDF, 5 pages]
Source: Job Accommodation Network (JAN), Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) - Guidance on Nondiscrimination in Telehealth [PDF]
Source: U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division - Children and Teens with Disabilities – COVID-19 Vaccination
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - EEOC Updates “What You Should Know” Guidance on COVID-19, ADA and Other Employment Rights Laws
Source: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Free at-home COVID-19 tests for people who are blind or have low vision
Source: Administration for Community Living - COVID-19 and Mental Health
Source: ADA Live! Podcast and Resources - Vaccination Policy and COVID-19
- Fact Sheet: Accessibility of COVID-19 Vaccine Websites and the ADA [PDF, 2 pages]
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
- Fact Sheet: Accessibility of COVID-19 Vaccine Websites and the ADA [PDF, 2 pages]
- Long COVID Employment, ADA, and Post-COVID Health
Source: ADA Live! Podcast and Resources
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