Coronavirus Information & Resources
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Multiple topics
- COVID-19 Resources for People With Disabilities, Families, and Service Providers, The Arc of the US
- COVID-19 Resources, UT Austin Texas Center for Disability Studies
- Resources for Families with Children, Children's Defense Fund Texas
- Resources for People with Disabilities Impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic, Disability Rights Texas
- COVID-19 Information and Resources, Texas Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Promoting Financial Health and Resiliency for People with Disabilities and Their Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic, resource, National Disability Institute
- COVID-19 Information and Resources, Autism Speaks
- COVID-19 Disability Community Preparedness Resources (U.S. Based)
Attendants
- Addressing Complex Care Needs Amid COVID-19, resource list, The Better Care Playbook
- Guidance for Community Attendants and In-Home Caregivers, resource, HHSC
- Action Steps for Attendant Service Users in Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), resource, Center for Disability Rights
Education and students with disabilities
- Back to School Guidance for Special Education Parents Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities
- Back to School 2020 Special Edition Newsletter Disability Rights Texas
- Strong Start 2020-21 Students with Disabilities Planning Supports Guidebook, Texas Education Agency (TEA)
- Special Education Guidance, US Department of Education
- Compensatory Services & COVID-19 School Closures | Servicios compensatorios y cierre de escuelas COVID-19, Texas Education Agency (TEA)
- Protecting Special Education Rights of Students During the COVID-19 Outbreak, presentation slides, Disability Rights Texas
- Fact Sheet:Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students + Supplemental Fact Sheet, resource, US Office of Civil Rights
- Coronavirus and the Rights of Students with Disabilities, resource, Disability Rights Texas
- Student Rights Under IDEA During the COVID-19 Outbreak, statement, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
- COVID-19 Initial Guidance and FAQs, resource, TEA
- COVID-19 and Special Education Q&A, resource, TEA
- Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak, resource, US Department of Education
Employers
Healthcare
- Addressing Complex Care Needs Amid COVID-19, resource list, The Better Care Playbook
- Guidance for People Receiving Services and for Providers, resource, Texas HHSC
- Tell Congress to Include People with Disabilities in the Coronavirus Relief Bill!, Call to Action, The Arc of the US
- CMS Guidance for Home Health Agencies, resource
- 5 Things to Know about Coronavirus and People with Disabilities, article
- Ensuring People with Disabilities Can Access Prescription Drugs During the Current Crisis, statement + call to action, AAPD
Housing
- COVID-19, Illegal Housing Discrimination, and Protections for People with Disabilities and Those who Care for Them under the Fair Housing Act, resource, National Fair Housing Alliance
Independent Living
- Virtual Independent Living Services, resource, Disability in Action, Inc.
Voting
- COVID-19 Pandemic and Questions about Voting, Disability Rights Texas
- Voting & the Coronavirus, League of Women Voters of Texas
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