COVID-19 Resources
The CDC provides a series of YouTube videos with information in American Sign Language.
COVID-19 Long Haulers and the Americans With Disabilities Act
The U.S. Department of Labor provides a wide variety of resources to help workers, employers, youth and policymakers respond to and recover from the Coronavirus pandemic. Their website includes information on COVID-19 long haulers and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
COVID-19 Memory Book for Children and Families
To help children express themselves and record their experiences during the Stay at Home Order, we’ve created our own COVID-19 Memory Book that families can print out and complete.
The book includes an “About Me” section for children and youth to fill out as well as their favorite ways to stay busy, what they are thankful for, how they’ve stayed connected with others and a list of celebrations that happened during social distancing. There are also coloring activities and a page for children to fill out if they celebrated a birthday during the pandemic.
COVID-19 Parenting Tip Sheets and Activities
Parenting for Lifelong Health has developed open-access online parenting resources to support families during COVID-19. Their Parenting Tip Sheets are available in 100-plus languages and provide useful reminders, suggestions, strategies and activities to help caregivers support themselves, their children and their families during the pandemic.
COVID-19 Preparedness Tool for Families and Caregivers
The Stanford Health Literacy Lab in collaboration with families and providers developed the COVID-19 Preparedness Tool for Families and Caregivers to help families of children with special healthcare needs prepare for the pandemic in a variety of settings.
The user-friendly tool, also available in Spanish, provides tips for home, healthcare settings, schools and work. It also offers advice for coping with family stress.
COVID-19 Prevention in Schools – IDPH & ISBE Joint Guidance
The Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois State Board of Education provide information for returning to school including joint guidance for COVID-19 prevention in schools and a decision tree for symptomatic individuals in pre-K, K-12 schools and daycare programs.
COVID-19 resources for families and individuals in Illinois.
Information from the Shriner Center on Poverty Law
COVID-19 Resources for Families with Young Children
The Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development has launched this webpage that features links to important resources to support families during the pandemic.
COVID-19 Resources for People with Disabilities in Marginalized Communities
The Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition and the Illinois Self-Advocacy Alliance, Inc., developed this centralized list of resources for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in marginalized communities.
COVID-19 Resources for People With Disabilities, Families and Service Providers
The Arc has compiled resources to help people with intellectual and /or developmental disabilities (I/DD), their families, and service providers to understand this global pandemic.