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COVID-19 Information including Plain Language, Easy Read format, and Social Stories Resources
Animated COVID19 explainer for people with developmental disabilities (Oregon Office of Developmental Disabilities Services)
youtu.be/MJ8eeC-tVD4
Autism and the Corona virus (Dr. Peter Vermeulen)
petervermeulenblog.wordpress.com/2020/03/16/autism-and-the-corona-virus-20-tips
COVID-19: Advice and resources for autistic people during the pandemic (ASIAM.ie)
asiam.ie/autism-and-covid19-healthcare-information
One Autistic’s Guide to Thriving During Social Isolation / Social Distancing (Marie Porter)
The “Now, Next, Later” autistic-specific planning strategy (Jamie and Lion)
twitter.com/spacedoutsmiles/status/1241518988045230084?s=20
Thoughts from a Quarantined Autistic (Autistically Alex)
autisticallyalex.com/2020/03/20/quarantined-autistic
Social Stories explaining COVID-19 to people with developmental disabilities
We are Heroes: A Plain Language Guide about Covid-19 (A4A Ontario)
General COVID-19 information
California Regional Centers information:
mailchi.mp/arcanet/coronavirus-info-from-your-regional-center
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information (CDC)
www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
The COVID Tracking Project
covidtracking.com
How the Virus Got Out (New York Times)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/22/world/coronavirus-spread.html
World Health Organization, including daily updates:
www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
Advocacy and Rights Resources
Coronavirus: How These Disabled Activists Are Taking Matters Into Their Own (Sanitized) Hands (KQED)
www.kqed.org/news/11806414/coronavirus-how-these-disabled-activists-are-taking-matters-into-their-own-sanitized-hands
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
www.copaa.org
COVID-19 Advocacy and Resources (DREDF)
dredf.org/covid-19-advocacy-and-resources
COVID-19 Communication Rights Toolkit (Communication First)
communicationfirst.org/covid-19
COVID-19 Disability Community Wide Resources (Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies)
tinyurl.com/COVIDisabilityResources
Disaster Hotline (800) 626-4959
[email protected]
COVID-19 Resources (Center for Public Representation)
www.centerforpublicrep.org/covid-19
COVID-19 Resources (The Arc)
thearc.org/covid
Disability Demands
www.disabilitydemands.org
Doctors Should Not Abandon the Principle of Nondiscrimination (Ari Ne’eman, New York Times)
www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/opinion/coronavirus-ventilators-triage-disability.html
How People of Color Can Advocate for Themselves During Emergency Room Visits (ZORA)
zora.medium.com/how-to-advocate-for-yourself-during-an-emergency-room-visit-23e9ca20549d
Justice Means a Disability Justice Means a Disability-centered approach to COVID-19 (SinsInvalid)
www.sinsinvalid.org/news-1/2020/3/19/social-distancing-and-crip-survival-a-disability-centered-response-to-covid-19
LGBTQ community and COVID-19 (Dorchester Reporter)
Preventing Discrimination in the Treatment of COVID-19 Patients: The Illegality of Medical Rationing on the Basis of Disability (DREDF)
dredf.org/the-illegality-of-medical-rationing-on-the-basis-of-disability
Classroom, Homeschool, and Life-Long Learning
Audible’s Stories collection, with selection from Littlest Learners to Teens, is making free audiobooks available “as long as schools are closed”:
stories.audible.com/start-listen
California State Parks Virtual Field Trips
ports.parks.ca.gov
California Academy of Sciences At Home
www.calacademy.org/academy-at-home
Educating All Learners Alliance
www.educatingalllearners.org
Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions due to School Closings, from Amazing Educational Resources (note that we have not vetted all the sites listed, so proceed with thoughtfulness):
www.amazingeducationalresources.com
Free live online classes to support public school families affected by closures in the wake of COVID-19 (Outschool)
blog.outschool.com/free-online-classes-for-public-school-students-affected-by-closures
How Students Around The World Are Learning and Staying Positive (UNICEF)
www.voicesofyouth.org/campaign/studying-home-due-coronavirus-how-young-people-around-world-are-keeping-their-mood
How Stuff Works
howstuffworks.com
Learn ASL (American Sign Language) Online, from Meriah Nichols
www.meriahnichols.com/learn-asl-online
NASA Kids Club
nasa.gov/kidsclub
PV Story Time: Children’s Books Read Aloud
www.youtube.com/channel/UCzKJ21dDMsbY7IB7apLZPZQ
Donations, Relief, and Supports
Blood Donation FAQ (Stanford Blood Centers)
COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund (WHO)
covid19responsefund.org
Domestic Violence Hotline
www.thehotline.org
Emergency Funds for Freelancers, Creatives Losing Income During Coronavirus (KQED)
www.kqed.org/arts/13876893/emergency-funds-for-freelancers-creatives-losing-income-during-coronavirus
Food Relief and Donations (Boys and Girls Club)
www.bgca.org/news-stories/2020/March/BGCs-nationwide-feed-in-need-communities-during-COVID-19-crisis
Food Pantries and COVID-19 (Kelly’s Kitchen)
www.kellys-kitchen.org/post/food-pantries-and-coronavirus
Relief Funds for Undocumented Workers in California
tinyurl.com/CAUndocumentedRelief