People with Disabilities and Older Adults

General Resources

ADA National Network

• What Types of Services Can the ADA National Network Offer You?
• Overview of the Americans With Disabilities Act
• ADA Questions and Answers
• ADA National Network Disability Law Handbook
• ADA and COVID-19 Resources

Web: adata.org

ACL: Administration for Community Living

• Older Adults and People with Disabilities: What you need to know about Coronavirus
  • en español: ¿Qué deben saber los adultos mayores y las personas con discapacidad? [Documento de Word]
• Q&A: Coronavirus (COVID-19) for Older Adults and People with Chronic Health Conditions [PDF]
• Tool Kit: Older Americans Month

Web: acl.gov

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• People at Higher Risk for Severe Illness from Coronavirus
• People Who Need to Take Extra Precautions and Coronavirus
• Video: What Older Adults Need to Know: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Disability and Health Information for Family Caregivers

Web: cdc.gov

NCOA: National Council on Aging

• Older Adults and Caregivers: COVID-19 Resources
• Professionals who work with Older Adults: COVID-19 Resources
• Key COVID-19 Resources for Older Adults
• Q&A: Older Adults, Caregivers & COVID-19
• Videos: Older Adults and Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Web: ncoa.org

NARIC: National Rehabilitation Information Center

• #COVID19 Resources from the NIDILRR Grantee Community
  Web: naricspotlight.wordpress.com

More General Resource Lists

• Disability Community: COVID-19 Resources
  Source: Access Living 
  Web: accessliving.org
• How Americans with disabilities can cope with the COVID-19 crisis
  Source: APA: American Psychological Association
  Web: apa.org
• Fact Sheet: Know Your Rights! The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) & Older People
  More:  Fact Sheet: Including Older People with Disabilities
  Source: ADA National Network
  Web: adata.org
• Healthy Aging for Individuals with Long-Term Physical Disabilities
  Source: Healthy Aging Rehabilitation Research & Training Center
  Web: agerrtc.washington.edu

Children, Family & Youth

• COVID-19 and Children: Resources for Parents
  Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 
  Web: healthychildren.org
• Navigating COVID-19 When Your Child/Youth has a Disability
  Source: Families Together, Inc.
  Web: familiestogetherinc.org/navigating-covid-19-when-your-child-youth-has-a-disability/
• Caring for Children & COVID-19 
  Source: CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
  Web: cdc.gov
• Understanding Coronavirus: Toolkit for Parents 
  Source: KidsHealth 
  Web:kidshealth.org

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

• NAD: Coronavirus Resources
  • Communication Access Recommendations for the Hospital for Deaf and Hard of Hearing: COVID-19
  • Video-Based Telehealth Accessibility for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients: COVID-19
  • Remote Employment Access for Deaf and Hard of Hearing During COVID-19
  • Communicating with Medical Personnel During Coronavirus
  Source: National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
  Web: nad.org
• National Deaf Center - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
  Web: nationaldeafcenter.org
• Deaf Counseling Center
  A Deaf-owned and operated counseling and consulting practice staffed by Deaf licensed professional therapists.
  Web: deafcounseling.com
• COVID-19 and Remote Technology Resources - Deaf, Hard of Hearing or DeafBlind  
  • Remote Workplace Communications Access for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or DeafBlind
  Source: Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Improving Accessibility, Usability and Performance of Technology for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH-RERC)
  Web: deafhhtech.org

ASL Information for COVID-19

• CDC: ASL Videos for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
  Source: CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Web: CDC YouTube Channel #COVID-19 ASL
• CSD: Information for the Deaf Community about COVID-19
  COVID-19 ASL Hotline:  VP 833-682-7630 or ASL Now
  Source: CSD: Communication Service for the Deaf
  Web: csd.org
• NAD: ASL Resources for Coronavirus
  • Access During Coronavirus Public Briefings
  Source: NAD: National Association of the Deaf
  Web: nad.org
• ACL: ASL COVID-19 Resources
  Source: ACL: Administration for Community Living
  Web: acl.gov
• Video [ASL]: Anti-Asian Racism in the Time of COVID-19
  Web: youtube.com/watch?v=LELS_izhnag
• Health Signs Center: COVID-19 Resources
  Web: healthsignscenter.org

Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities

• Developmental Disabilities - COVID-19 Information and Resources
  Source: The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
  Web: rwjms.umdnj.edu
• COVID-19 Information for People with Disabilities
  Source: UCCEDD: University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
  Web: ucucedd.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
• Autism COVID-19 Resources for Families and Children
  Source: National Autism Society
  Web: nationalautismassociation.org
• Down Syndrome COVID-19 Resource
  Source: NDSS: National Down Syndrome Society
  Web: ndss.org
• Disability COVID-19 Forms: Preparing Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities for Medical Treatment at Hospitals
  Source: Stony Brook University
  Web: you.stonybrook.edu
• People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): Coronavirus Resources
  Source: Center for START Services
  Web: centerforstartservices.org
• Helping People with Intellectual Disabilities Cope with Loss [PDF] 
  Source: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities 
  Web: vkc.mc.vanderbilt.edu

Older Adults and Caregivers

• Tips for Communicating with Older Adults about COVID-19 
  Web: lernercenter.syr.edu
• Advice on Caring for Aging Parents During a Pandemic 
  Web: syracuse.edu
• ADA Live! Podcast & Resources: Improving the Lives of Older Adults
  More:  ADA Live! Aging and Disability Resource List
  • Disability & Aging: Community Living and Policy
  • Disability & Aging: Medicare, Medicaid, and Benefits Enrollment Assistance

  Source: Southeast ADA Center, ADA National Network
  Web: adalive.org

Service Animals

• Service Animal Resource Hub
  Source: ADA National Network
  Web: adata.org
• Guide Dogs, Pets and the Coronavirus
  Source: AFB: American Federation for the Blind
  Web: afb.org
• Intake of Companion Animals from Households Where Humans with COVID-19 are Present
  • Managing People with COVID-19 in Home Care and Isolation Who Have Pets or Other Animals
  Source: CDC, American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

Disability Rights

• ADA.gov - U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
  
  • Civil Rights Reporting Portal: online tool to help public report civil rights violations
  • DOJ Temporarily Halts the Issuance of Right-to-Sue Notices Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic [PDF]
  • Protecting Civil Rights While Responding to COVID-19 [PDF]
  Web: ada.gov
• National Center on Law and Elder Rights (NCLER) and COVID-19 Resources
  Web: ncler.acl.gov
• DREDF COVID-19 Advocacy & Resources  
  Source: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)  
  Web: dredf.org
• National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)   
  Web: ndrn.org
• Book: Disability Law and Policy (2020)
  Source: Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, Southeast ADA Center
• The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
  Web: civilrights.org
• Disability-Inclusive Response to COVID-19 - Towards a Better Future for All
  • Policy Brief: A Disability-Inclusive Response to COVID-19 [PDF]
  Source: U.S. Mission to the United Nations, United Nations  
  Web: usun.usmission.gov
• Guidance: COVID-19 and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [PDF]  
  Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)  
  Web: ohchr.org
• Disability Rights COVID-18 Monitor Dashboard (DRM)
  Web: covid-drm.org