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CDC: Vaccine Toolkit for People with Disabilities
Description: The following link provides guidance and tools to help people with disabilities and those who serve or care for them make decisions, protect their health,…
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NCAPPS: Removing Barriers to Healthcare: A New Era for House Calls?
Description: This resource includes information on how house call visits are a way of providing more inclusive healthcare. It highlights the benefits and challenges of house call visits and features…
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AARP: Paying Family Caregivers to Provide Care during the Pandemic-and Beyond
Description: Medicaid is the primary funder of long-term services and supports (LTSS) in the United States. It provides those services and supports either through institutional care (i.e.…
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HUD/HHS: HUD and HHS Announce Joint Effort to Increase Access to COVID-19 Vaccinations for Vulnerable Communities
Description: On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge and U.S. Housing and Human Service (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra announced a joint-agency…
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Proactive Vaccine Outreach Strategy: New York, Vaccine Ambassadors
Key Partners: local public health department, local Tompkins County ADRC The ADRC in Tompkins County NY worked with the health department to plan and schedule vaccine clinics in rural and unserved…
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Families USA: The Fierce Urgency of Now- Federal and State Policy Recommendations to Address Health Inequities in the Era of COVID-19
Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a harsh light on existing disparities in health and health care in the United States. There is a “fierce urgency of now” for evidence-based policy…
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CDC: Guidance for Direct Service Providers
Description: Direct Service Providers (DSPs) include personal care attendants, direct support professionals, paraprofessionals, therapists, and others.…
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National Core Indicators®: COVID-19 Bulletin with Infographic: Indicators of isolation and loneliness among people with IDD
Description: To aid the intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) community in this unprecedented time, we are sharing some National Core Indicators (NCI) data from the 2018-19 In-Person…
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HUD: Utilizing Incentives to Increase Vaccine Adherence
Description: In many states, people experiencing homelessness (PEH) will receive priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine. However, vaccine hesitancy is common,…
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ADvancing States: San Francisco Wellness Check Script: Seniors and People with Disabilities
Description: Script for DDAS and CBO staff to use for checking in with older adults and people with disabilities. Click here to access the resource: http://www.advancingstates.…
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New Mexico: Tribal Response Plan
Description: This document provides state tribal leaders with some additional options in their planning and response to COVID. The plan provides strategies on quarantine,…
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CDC: Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication: By Leaders for Leaders
Description: This book gives leaders the tools to navigate the harsh realities of speaking to the public, media, partners and stakeholders during an intense public-safety emergency,…
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HUD: COVID-19 Vaccinations & Testing Toolkit for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
Description: This toolkit is intended to support community health centers and HUD-assisted housing and homeless programs to partner on COVID-19 vaccination delivery, COVID-19 testing,…
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HUD: Emergency Housing Vouchers – Operating Requirements
Description: This notice describes the process HUD is using to allocate approximately 70,000 emergency housing vouchers (EHVs) to public housing agencies (PHAs).…
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All Healthy Policies: Health Inequities- Addressing the Disease Burden in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities
Description: This COVID-19 Webinar Series synthesizes the information in the headlines to provide cohesive insight into the status of the response and remaining gaps in the system that must be…
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AUCD: Prepared4ALL Whole Community Inclusive Emergency Planning
Description: The Association of University Centers on Disabilities has launched a free online training, Prepared4ALL. Prepared4ALL assists disability organizations, emergency managers,…
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AT3 Center: State and Territory AT Act Programs Support Post-COVID Conditions
Description: In this brief, the National Assistive Technology Act Technical Assistance and Training (AT3) Center highlights how AT Act Programs can support individuals experiencing long-term effects…
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Focus on Aging: Federal Partners' Webinar Series/Supporting Older Adults in Emergencies
Description: The Focus on Aging webinar series addresses important topics for public health and health care professionals, aging services organizations, the research community,…
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NCI: Strategies to help address social isolation and life disruption among people with IDD during the COVID-19 pandemic
Description: The current federal, state and local advisories to stay at home and social distance to reduce the spread of COVID-19 place particular burdens on people in the IDD service system,…
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Indian County: Outreach to Native American Communities FAQ
Description: This frequently asked question sheet provides information to address vaccine hesitancy in Native American communities. Click here to access the resource: https://www.ta-community.…
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NCI: Understanding the emergency preparedness, crisis & respite services for children & adults w/ I/DD and their families during COVID-19
Description: This bulletin examines NCI data on family emergency preparedness and access to crisis and respite services. Although these data were collected prior to the pandemic,…
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Resources on Equity in the NWD System
No Wrong Door (NWD) Systems empower individuals to make informed decisions, to exercise control over their Long-Term Service and Support (LTSS) needs, and to achieve their personal goals and…
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SCDD: Plain Language Explanation of COVID-19
Description: Plain language explanation of COVID-19 by and for people with disabilities. Click here to access the resource:…
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NCAPPS: Better Together - Brain Injury Survivors Building Community
Description: These webinar notes feature conversations with brain injury survivors about their participation in the NCAPPS Brain Injury Learning Collaborative.…
Includes VDC, tribes, I/DD, youth, and caregivers