Disability Resources on Covid-19 from the American Association on Health and Disability
Lurie Institute for Disability Policy: Important Things to Know about COVID-19
New York Deaf-Blind Collaborative Tip Sheet: Providing Access through Sign Language & Text for Low Vision & Tactile Communicators During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Green Mountain Self Advocates: Plain Language Fact Sheet on COVID-19
UNC Child Development Institute: Supporting Individuals with Autism through Uncertain Times
Wheelchair and Assistive Technology Users Precautions for COVID-19
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide
Spina Bifida Association: Coronavirus (COVID-19): What People with Spina Bifida Need to Know
COVID-19 Disability Form(to be completed by or for an individual with intellectual disabilities or communication difficulties)
Recommendations from County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors
COVID-19 & State Policies, including Medicaid
CMS: Coverage and Benefits Related to COVID-19/Medicaid and CHIP
CMS: Medicaid Telehealth
Kaiser Family Foundation: State Data and Policy Actions to Address Coronavirus
Kaiser Family Foundation: Medicaid Emergency Authority Tracker
Kaiser Family Foundation: How Can Medicaid Enhance State Capacity to Respond to COVID-19?
National Academy for State Health Policy: States Use Federal Waivers to Expand Health Care Resources to Confront COVID-19
National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services: List of Resources (includes State Specific Info)
National Health Law Program: Overview of the Medicaid-Related Provisions of the Coronavirus Response Packages
National Health Law Program: COVID-19 Changes to HCBS Using Appendix K: Approval Trends
Advocacy Resources
HHS Office for Civil Rights Bulletin: Civil Rights, HIPAA, and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (March 28, 2020)
Disability Rights Education Defense Fund: Know Your Rights to Medical Care – COVID-19 (English/Spanish)
Disability Rights Education Defense Fund: Know Your Rights to Medical Care – COVID-19 (English/Chinese)
Coalition letter (joined by AAHD) to Hospitals Providing Guiding Principles for Avoiding Disability Discrimination in Treatment Rationing (April 3, 2020)
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program: Complaint with HHS Office for Civil Rights (March 24, 2020)
Center for Health Care Strategies: Stemming the Risk of Disability Bias During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Law Journal Article by Samuel R. Bagenstos: “May Hospitals Withhold Ventilators from COVID-19 Patients with Pre-Existing Disabilities?”
International Disability Alliance: 10 Recommendations toward a Disability-Inclusive COVID19 Response
Governmental Resources
Centers for Disease Control: People Who Are at Higher Risk for Severe Illness
Centers for Disease Control: ASL Videos on COVID-19
Administration for Community Living (ACL): COVID-19 Webpage
ACL: Q&A for Older Adults and People with Chronic Health Conditions
Centers for Disease Control: People Who Are at Higher Risk for Severe Illness
Centers for Disease Control: ASL Videos on COVID-19
Administration for Community Living (ACL): COVID-19 Webpage
ACL: Q&A for Older Adults and People with Chronic Health Conditions
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