COVID-19 Resources for People with Disabilities
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TFL Webinar Series
The Tools for Life team is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by collecting and vetting resources for individuals with disabilities in the community, as well as their family and circles of support. The resources in these webinars are not meant to replace advice or instruction from a doctor or medical team. These resources are here to educate and empower. We encourage you to take this information, do further research, and share what you've learned with your medical and support teams.
We ask that you share this information with anyone that will benefit. We are in this together and together we are stronger. Stay safe and educated!
Webinar Series:
Planning Guides and Resources
- COVID-19 Resources for People with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families
- From the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Emergency Management Resources from AT3
- Resources from the National Assistive Technology Act Technical Assistance and Training (AT3) Center
- FFC Keep Americans Connected Initiative
- Over 650 companies and associations have signed the pledge to Keep Americans Connected
- Ensures that Americans do not lose their broadband or telephone connectivity as a result of these exceptional circumstances
- Informational Videos in ASL
- From the North Carolina Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Plan and Prep Guide for Adults Living with Neuromuscular Disabilities
- Provides fact-based, reliable resources that educate our community on how to reduce and prevent the spread of COVID-19, while also providing practical coping tools and life-management strategies that can be used not just for this specific situation, but for addressing any viral or bacterial infection risk.
- Serving Complex Needs Patients During COVID-19
- Guide from RESNA to help determine their Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) needs
- Tips and Resources for Coronavirus Quarantine
- Extensive list of tips from the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
- USPS Informed Delivery
- Sign up for free alerts from USPS for when and what mail is being delivered
- Great for limiting trips to the mailbox
Georgia Specific Resources
- ASW Distillery Hand Sanitizer
- Local Atlanta distillery selling hand sanitizer
- Georgia Internet Access for COVID-19
- The Georgia Department of Community Affairs, in partnership with Governor Brian Kemp and the state Coronavirus Task Force has launched this webpage to provide information to Georgians and resources connect to high-speed internet.
Entertainment and Recreation
- Airbnb Online Experiences
- Offering online experiences such as Secrets of Magic, Family Baking Experience and Tango Concert with a Latin Grammy Nominee
- Apple Books
- Offering free novels and audiobooks
- Audible
- Offering free titles for kids
- Conde Nast Traveler
- All the Museum Exhibits, Symphonies and Operas You Can Enjoy From Home
- ReelAbilities Film Festival
- Free online screening
- San Diego Zoo
- Activities, games and videos
- The Center for Puppetry Arts
- Virtual shows and online tours
- The Louvre
- Virtual Tour
- Yellowstone National Park
- Virtual Tour
Connectedness/Virtual Platforms
- Comcast COVID-19 Response
- Xfinity Wifi free for everyone and other benefits
- FFC Keep Americans Connected Initiative
- Over 650 companies and associations have signed the pledge to Keep Americans Connected
- Ensures that Americans do not lose their broadband or telephone connectivity as a result of these exceptional circumstances
- Georgia Internet Access for COVID-19
- The Georgia Department of Community Affairs, in partnership with Governor Brian Kemp and the state Coronavirus Task Force has launched this webpage to provide information to Georgians and resources connect to high-speed internet.
- Microsoft Teams
- Free platform for distance learning and work
- Remote Learning/Education
- Work Remotely
- Zoom
- Free virtual meetings and resources
- Zoom Hacks for Work Meetings and Virtual Happy Hours
Education
- Apple Offers Free Support to Educators Navigating Challenges of Virtual Education
- Support for educators at all levels
- Free one-on-one virtual coaching sessions
- HelpKidzLearn
- Offering low cost online learning tools
- Dr.Seuss
- Read, play games and hang out with Dr. Seuess
- Publishers.org
- What Publishers Are Doing To Help During The Coronavirus Pandemic
- RedShelf
- Initiative ensures students have access to their learning resources during unprecedented campus closures
- VitalSource
- Helping ensure students can continue to access quality digital course materials due to a recent and rapid campus shift to distance-learning
- Students and instructors at impacted 2 and 4-year non-profit institutions in the U.S. and Canada can now access an expansive catalog of etexts at no charge
Software
- Crick Software
- Free access to Clicker@home for schools closed due to COVID-19
- Dolphin SuperNova
- 3 months free access to any edition of SuperNova: Magnifier, Magnifier and Speech or Magnifier and Screen Reader
- JAWS, ZoomText and Fusion
- Free for students, faculty and staff
- Kurzweil 3000
- Offered for free while schools are suspended
Speech/Communication
- Communication Supports for Children and Adults with Complex Communication Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Provides information on preparation should an individual with complex communication needs be hospitalized as well as strategies for understanding and expression both for the individual needing communication supports as well as the hospital staff
- Patient Provider Communication
- Free communication tools