See the following links for resources to help you and your patients with issues related to the Coronavirus pandemic.
- Types of Health Care Discrimination and Possible Discrimination Remedies
- Disability Rights Tennessee Hospital Visitor Policy Tip Sheet, with links to various hospitals’ policies on visitors and support persons
- COVID-19 Factsheet for People with Disabilities
- Intubation Prep Social Story
- Extubation Prep Social Story
- COVID-19 Health Care Support Needs for People with Disabilities-Easy Read Version
- COVID-19 Health Care Support Needs for People with Disabilities
- Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities COVID-19 Symptom Visual Checklist
- Disability Rights Tennessee—Your Rights to Healthcare Under the Law
- Disability COVID-19 Healthcare Support Advocacy Hotline (800) 626-4959
- Fact Sheet on Safeguarding Against Disability Discrimination During COVID-19
- Accompanying an Individual with Intellectual or Developmental Disability (IDD) in the Hospital During the COVID-19 Crisis
- Guidance for States and Health Care Providers on Avoiding Disability-Related Based Discrimination
- Q & A on COVID-19 and Down Syndrome Short Version
- Q & A on COVID-19 and Down Syndrome Expanded Version
- The American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry’s information for health care professionals
- Carol Gray Social Story about Pandemics
- CDC Hand-washing Video
- Vanderbilt Kennedy Center “Community Participation is Limited” Visual Support
- Green Mountain Info By and For People with Disabilities
- Vanderbilt Kennedy Center “Washing Your Hands” Visual Support
- Oregon Disabilities Video
- Social Distancing Story
- COVID-19 Testing: What to Expect [Video], featuring a school-age girl
- A Guide to COVID-19 Vaccines [PDF], plain language
- Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group Position Statement on COVID-19 Vaccines-Dec. 2020 [PDF]
- Social Story About Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine [PDF]