Health Care, Masks/PPE, Facilities & Workers
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- ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
- CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- FDA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Masks/PPE: Personal Protective Equipment
- Health Care Workers & Direct Support Professionals
- Home Care, Long-Term Facilities & Nursing Homes
- Pregnancy
- Telehealth
- VA: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
- Accessibility at Drive-Thru Medical Sites
Source: Northwest ADA Center, ADA National Network
Web: adata.org - Archive Webinar: COVID-19, Health Care and the ADA
Webinar Series: Health Care and the ADA-Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
Source: Pacific ADA Center, ADA National Network
Web: adapresentations.org - Health Care and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Source: Pacific ADA Center, ADA National Network
Web: adata.org - Can People Without Disabilities Use an ADA 'Mask Loophole' in Stores?
Related: DOJ Alert: ADA and COVID-19 Fradulent Facemask Flyers
Web: snopes.com
CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Medicare and Coronavirus
Web: medicare.gov - Medicaid and Coronavirus
Web: medicaid.gov
Web: medicare.gov
FDA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- FDA cautions against use of anti-malaria drugs for COVID-19 outside of hospital or clinical trial
- Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 and FDA
- Food Safety and COVID-19
- COVID-19 and FDA Resources and Response
- Donate COVID-19 Plasma
If fully recovered from COVID-19, help by donating your plasma.
More: COVID-19 expanded access program: Plasma donors needed for treatment protocol - Health Fraud: Fraudulent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Products
Web: fda.gov
Masks/PPE: Personal Protective Equipment
General
- CDC Recommendation: Use of Cloth Face Coverings
More: Cloth Face Coverings: How to Wear and Homemade/DIY
Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Wearing a Mask - Children, Individuals with Disabilities
- Masks and Children during COVID-19
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics
Web: aap.org - Resources about Face Masks - Children and Developmental Disabilities
Source: The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
Web: rwjms.umdnj.edu - 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
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 file]
MORE: VIDEO: Wearing Masks: Teaching Individuals with Developmental Disabilities to Tolerate a Temporary New Normal [captioned, 11 min.]
Source: UCCEDD: University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Web: ucucedd.org/covid-19
Maker Networks and Community
- Plan C: Makers Combating COVID-19
Source: Make: Community
Web:makezine.com/tag/plan-c/ - The Big List: Make These Projects to Fight COVID-19 Right Now
Source: Make: Community
Web: makezine.com - Maker Mask
Web: makermask.org - VA | VHA 3D Printing Network COVID-19 Response
Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Web: va.gov - Atlanta Beats COVID-19 (ABC)
Web:atlantabeatscovid.com
Healthcare Workers & Direct Support Professionals
- Healthcare Professionals & COVID-19
Source: CDC - Direct Support Professionals COVID-19 Toolkit
Source: National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) - OSHA Safety and Health: Coronavirus
Source: U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Home Care, Long-Term Care Facilities & Nursing Homes
- CDC: Infection Control Guidance for Healthcare Facilities & Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- CDC: Home Care of People Not Requiring Hospitalization and Coronavirus
- CDC: Long-Term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes & COVID-19
- CDC: Clinical Questions and Answers about COVID-19
- CMS Announces New Measures to Protect Nursing Home Residents from COVID-19
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Web: CMS.gov
Pregnancy
- Pregnancy, Breastfeeding and Coronavirus
Source: CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Web: cdc.gov - Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Source: EEOC: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Web: eeoc.gov - Know Your Rights FAQ: Pregnancy, Workplace Rights & COVID-19
Source: A Better Balance
Web: abetterbalance.org
Telehealth
- CMS Telemedicine Toolkit [PDF]
More: Video: CMS Telehealth changes - Video-Based Telehealth Accessibility for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients: COVID-19: Guidelines for Healthcare Providers
Source: National Association of the Deaf
Web: nad.org - VA: Veterans Telehealth Services
Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Web: telehealth.va.gov - USDA Rural Development Outlines Telehealth Service Changes as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
More: COVID-19 Teleheath Service Changes [PDF]
VA: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- VA Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Web: publichealth.va.gov - Connected Care: Expanding Veteran Access to Care Through Virtual Technologies
Web: connectedcare.va.gov - Mental Health VA and Coronavirus
- Veterans Crisis Line
Web: veteranscrisisline.net - PTSD: National Center for Posttramatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Stress
Web: ptsd.va.gov - Mental Health: Now is the Time to Discover a Better Tomorrow - Make A Connection
Web: maketheconnection.net
- Veterans Crisis Line
- Mobile VA Health | VA Mobile App List
Web: mobile.va.gov - My HealtheVet
Web: myhealth.va.gov - Telehealth VA Services
Web: telehealth.va.gov