ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
- Overview of the Americans With Disabilities ActSource: ADA National Network
Web: adata.org - Video: The ADA: A Recap in Plain Language [CC, 58 min.]
Source: Mid-Atlantic ADA Center, The Arc of NoVA
Web: youtube.com/watch?v=oir6JZhhxc0
General
- My Coronavirus Story
Source: Keshet Chicago, Easter Seals, Illinois Autism Partnership
Web: flipsnack.com/KeshetChicago - Coronavirus Social Story
NOTE: Spanish and accessible versions
Source: Little Puddins The Autism Educator
Web: littlepuddins.ie - Social Stories and Visuals to Help Explain COVID-19
Source: Families Together, Inc.
Web: familiestogetherinc.org - Social Stories for Young and Old on COVID-19
Source: HMEA Autism Resource Central
Web: autismresourcecentral.org - My Story about Pandemics and the Coronavirus [PDF]
Web: carolgraysocialstories.com
Communication Aids
- Emergency Picture Communication Aid | Spanish – Emergency Picture Communication Aid
Source: Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
Web: gcdd.org - Aided Language Display (ALD) for Coronavirus / Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): Talking to Kids about Coronavirus
Source: Two Way Street – Communication Therapy Solutions and Resources
Hand Washing
- Video: How to Wash Your Hands
Source: Babylon Health
Web: youtube.com/watch?v=seA1wbXUQTs - Visual Support: Washing your hands [PDF]
Source: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development
Web: vkc.vumc.org - Visual Support: Handwashing 9 Steps [IMAGE]
Source: NY2, National Autism Association
Web: nationalautismassociation.org
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Health Care – Testing and Vaccination
- Video Series: How Covid-19 Affected My Life
Source: Self Advocacy Solutions, Southwest Institute for Families and Children, Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC) - Video Series: Vaccinated and Free and #VaccinatedAndFree Campaign
Source: Florida Self-Advocates Network’D, Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC) - Video Series: Why It Was Important To Me To Get the Covid Shots
Source: People First of Georgia, Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC) - Fact Sheet: COVID-19 Vaccine [Easy Read & Plain Language]
Source: Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Web: autisticadvocacy.org/resources/covid-pl/vaccine/ - Video: COVID-19 Testing – What to Expect
Source: Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Web: youtube.com/watch?v=7n-JfsVA8UU - Social Story: Intubation Prep [PDF]
Source: Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Web: iddtoolkit.vkcsites.org - Social Story: Extubation Prep [PDF]
Source: Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Web: iddtoolkit.vkcsites.org
Masks
- Wearing a Mask during COVID-19 [PDF]
Source: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development
Web: vkc.vumc.org - Wearing a Mask Social Story – Visual Guide for Individuals with Autism
Source: Autism Services, Education, Resources, and Training Collaborative (ASERT) – Pennsylvania
Web: paautism.org/resource/wearing-mask-social-story/ - COVID-19: Helping Kids Get Used to Masks
Note: Available in Spanish.
Source: KidsHealth from Nemours
Web: kidshealth.org/en/parents/coronavirus-masks.html - I Can Wear A Mask: Social Story on Wearing Masks in Public during COVID-19 [PDF]
MORE: VIDEO: Wearing Masks: Teaching Individuals with Developmental Disabilities to Tolerate a Temporary New Normal
Source: UCCEDD: University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Web: ucucedd.org/covid-19
Social Distancing, School
- Visual Support: Community Participation is Limited [PDF]
Source: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development
Web: vkc.vumc.org - My Social Distancing Story [PDF]
Source: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development
Web: vkc.vumc.org - Visual Support: School is Closed [IMAGE]
Source: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development
Web: vkc.vumc.org
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Technology: How-To
- VIDEO: How Do I Participate in a Twitter Chat?
Source: AUCD: Association of University Centers on Disabilities
Web: aucdnetwork You Tube - Zoom How-To Guides
- How to Create Your Zoom Account [PDF]
- How to Join a Zoom Meeting [PDF]
- How to Schedule a Zoom Meeting [PDF]
Web: isl.fsu.edu
Tool Kits
- Self-Advocates’s Guide to COVID-19 in Plain Language
Note: Available in Spanish.- COVID-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities
- Tips For Working With Support Staff During COVID-19
- Sample Advocacy Letter About Patients with Intellectual Disabilities Having a Support Person With Them When in the Hospital [PDF]
- COVID-19 Medical Information Form for People With Disabilities [PDF]
- How People On SSI And SSDI Get A Stimulus Check [PDF]
- Getting Unemployment Benefits During the Coronavirus Emergency [PDF]
- Developmental Services During the Coronavirus Outbreak [PDF]
- Coronavirus Plain Language Glossary or Words To Know [PDF]Source: Green Mountain Self-Advocates
Web: gmsavt.org
- Understanding Coronavirus: Toolkit for Parents
Source: KidsHealth
Web:kidshealth.org - Tool Kit: Supporting Individuals with Autism through Uncertain Times
Source: AFIRM: Autism Foced Intervention Resources and Modules, UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute Autism Team
Web: afirm.fpg.unc.edu
Writing Plain Language
- Coronavirus Plain Language Glossary or Words To Know [PDF]
Note: Available in Spanish.
Source: Green Mountain Self-Advocates
Web: gmsavt.org - PlainLanguage.gov
Source: PLAIN: Plain Language Action and Information Network
GSA: General Services Administration
People First
- Guidelines for Writing About People with Disabilities
Source: ADA National Network
Web: adata.org - Guidelines: Writing About People with Disabilities (2020)
| en español: Normas: Como escribir y reportar sobre personas con discapacidades
Source: Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Promoting Interventions for Community Living (RRTC/PICL)
Web: rtcil.org - Style Guide on Disability
Source: National Center on Disability and Journalism (NCDJ)
Web: ncdj.org - People First Language and Guidelines
Source: Georgia Council for Developmental Disabilities (GCDD)
Web: gcdd.org