COVID-19 NEWS/RESOURCES
The health and wellness of our staff, partners, and the individuals we serve is our number one priority. As this rapidly changing situation develops, we encourage you to check this page frequently for updates, important information and resources.
For all inquiries, call 404-413-1289 or email [email protected].
We appreciate your patience as we adjust to new ways of advancing our mission of promoting full access, equal opportunities and participation for all.
Announcements
- DAILY CALL - (Every Day), 3-4:00pm - DisabilityLink: Coping with Coronavirus Daily Check-In
- WEEKLY CALL - (Every Thursday), 12:00pm - Disability Support Network: Supporting People with Disabilities
- WEEKLY CALL - (Every Thursday), 4:00pm - Disability Support Network: Learn How to Facilitate Meetings and use Zoom Breakout Rooms
- MONTHLY CALL - (Every 3rd Tuesday), 3-4:30pm - Georgia DD Network and Partners
- Administration for Community Living
- ASAN: Plain Language COVID-19 Resources
- ASERT (Autism Services, Education, Resources and Training): eLearning
- AUCD Action Alert: COVID-19
- AUCD: Disability Policy News
- Bobby Dodd Institute: Letter from the President: COVID-19
- CDC: ASL Video Series - COVID-19
- CDC: Coronavirus Self-Checker
- CDC: People with Disabilities
- CDC: Health Department Directories
- Communication First: COVID-19 Communication Rights Toolkit
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Other Disability Focused Federal Resources
- COVID-19 Facts for Persons with Disabilities
- COVID-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities (English)
- COVID-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities (Spanish)
- COVID-19 Social Insurance and Public Benefits Update
- Disability Scoop
- Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Dually Eligible Individuals from the Center for Health Care Strategies
- FAQs by Guardians About the COVID-19 Vaccine for Long-Term Care Facility Residents
- Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities: Make Your Voice Heard!
- Georgia Tech - Tools for Life: COVID-19 Resources for People with Disabilities
- Green Mountain Self-Advocates: COVID-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities (English)
- Green Mountain Self-Advocates: COVID-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities (Spanish)
- Health Passport
- HealthyChildren.org: Information for Families of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
- How to Get On: The Disabled Person's Guide to Stimulus Checks
- Institute for Community Inclusion
- National Autism Association: Autism Now Affects 1 in 54 Children in US
- National Center for Independent Living COVID-19 Updates
- National Innovation Service: An Equitable Systems Transformation Framework for COVID-19
- National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence-Based Practices
- North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities: COVID-19 Resources for People with Disabilities
- Project REDD: COVID-19 Information for People with Disabilities, Older Adults, and Others with Functional or Access Needs
- Public Health Communications: Answers to Tough Questions
- Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council: Coronavirus (COVID-19): How to Protect Yourself and Others (English)
- Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council: Coronavirus (COVID-19): How to Protect Yourself and Others (Spanish)
- Safeguard Against Disability Discrimination During COVID-19
- Special Needs for Special Kids
- SynergiesWork: Virtual Art Studio
- Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training
- U.S. Department of Education Releases Webinar, Fact Sheet for Protecting Students' Civil Rights During COVID-19 Response
- UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute Autism Team: Supporting Individuals with Autism through Uncertain Times
- University of Connecticut: Early Childhood Personnel Center - COVID-19
- 211: Social Services
- Atlanta Legal Aid
- CDC: Are you at Higher Risk for COVID-19?
- CDC: COVID-19 Fact-Sheet (English)
- CDC: COVID-19 Fact-Sheet (Spanish)
- Four Lessons for Cities to Help Advance Equitable Transportation during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
- Georgia Department of Labor
- Georgia Department of Labor - Unemployment Insurance Claim
- Georgia Department of Public Health - Coronavirus FAQ
- Georgia Department of Public Health - Handwashing
- Georgia Department of Public Health - Vaccine Info with Dr. Toomey & ASL interpretation
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Changes
- States Build Infrastructure to Advance Equity in their COVID-19 Responses and Beyond from The National Academy for State Health Policy
- Touchpoints: Georgia's COVID-19 Response and Policy Recommendations
- 4 Resources to Support Students During the Pandemic
- AbleNet: Live Webinars
- Amazing Educational Resources
- (BCBA Course) Quick Wins: Accelerating School Transformation through Science, Engagement and Leadership
- Brain Pop
- Chris 180: Keeping you Safe from COVID-19 at The SPOT
- CoolCatTeacher: 16 Free Resources for Schools Who Are Closing Due to Coronavirus
- Division on Career Development and Transition
- Easterseals: Coronavirus Social Story for Kids
- Educating All Learners
- EdWeb.net
- Georgia Association for the Education of Young Children: Coronavirus Edition
- Georgia Department of Education: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Schools
- Get Georgia Reading at Home
- Kid's Guide to Staying Safe and Healthy During COVID-19
- Learning Forward
- Making Special Education Work for Your Child During COVID
- Melissa Gratias: Captain Corona and the COVID-19 Warriors
- MIND Research Institute: ST Math
- National Center for Learning Disabilities: Two New Resources to Support Students with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Crisis
- Natural Resources: Free Resources to Support Learning at Home for Young Children
- Public Health Foundation: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Training
- Scrible: Helping Teachers and Students Stay Connected During Coronavirus Disruption
- Strong4Life: Building Resilient Kids During COVID-19
- Strong4Life: How to Talk to Your Child About COVID-19
- Teach-Train-Thrive: How to Implement Behavior Plans During eLearning and in the Home
- Teaching Tolerance: A Healthy Reminder to Educators During School Closures
- Teaching Tolerance: Teaching through Coronavirus: What Educators Need Right Now
- The Thriving School Psychologist Collective: Self-Care for School Psychologists During COVID-19
- University of Maryland, School of Medicine, National Center for School Mental Health: COVID-19 Resources
- University of New Hampshire: Responsive Practice
- USAToday: Is Online School Illegal?
- Virginia Commonwealth University: Online Courses
- 11Alive: Where School Meals will be Available in Georgia During Coronavirus Closures
- Bright From the Start: Gov. Kemp Executive Order
- CDC: COVID-19 Fact Sheet (Spanish)
- CDC: Guidance for Childcare Programs that Remain Open
- Child Mind Institue: Tips for Communicating with Your Teen
- Child Mind Institute: Get Daily Advice About COVID-19
- Child Mind Institute: How to Change Negative Thinking Patterns
- Child Mind Institute: Request an Appointment
- Child Mind Institute: Supporting Families During COVID-19
- Child Mind Institute: Supporting Teenagers and Young Adults During the Coronavirus Crisis
- Child Mind Institute: The Power of Positive Attention
- DeKalb County School District
- Domestic Violence and COVID-19
- Emergences and National Disasters: Helping Children and Families Cope
- End Violence Against Children: Positive Parenting in COVID-19 Isolation
- Futures without Violence: Information On COVID-19 For Survivors, Communities, And DV/SA Programs
- Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning: Childcare Options
- HealthyChildren.org: 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Latino Community Fund Georgia: COVID-19 Resources in Language
- Mixed-Status Families: Eligibility for New COVID-19 Relief Stimulus Checks
- National Association of School Psychologists: COVID-19 Resource Center
- National Association of School Psychologists: Helping Children Cope with Changes Resulting from COVID-19
- National PTA: Tackling COVID-19 Together
- NPR: Coronavirus Triple Duty: Working, Parenting, And Teaching From Home
- NPR: Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus
- Scholastic: Learn at Home
- Scholastic: Teaching Our World: The Coronavirus
- Second Step: Resources for Students and Families
- Starr Commonwealth: Trauma-Informed Resilient Schools
- Talking With Your Children About COVID-19
- Teaching Tolerance: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through the Coronavirus
- The National Network to End Domestic Violence: Resources on the Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Toolkit for Helping Your Child Wear a Mask During COVID-19
- Voices for Georgia's Children
- Walmart - Curbside Pickup
- Washington State PTA: National PTA FAQ's Regarding COVID-19
- Working with Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities through a Telehealth Modality
- YMCA: Childcare for First-Responders
- Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta: Greater Atlanta COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund
- Disaster Loan Assistance
- Families First Response Act: Emergency Paid Sick Leave
- Georgia Center for Nonprofits: COVID-19 planning: Guidance, resources, & GCN program updates
- The Giving Kitchen: COVID-19 Resources for Food Service Workers
- Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Fact Sheet
- VCU – Economic Impact Payment Q&A
- American Heart Association: 25 Ways to Get Moving at Home
- Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE)
- Atlanta Community Food Bank: COVID-19 Help Map
- Calm Together: Meditations
- Care for Your Coronavirus Anxiety
- CDC: Are You at Higher Risk for Severe Illness?
- CDC: Interim Guidance for Implementing Home Care
- CDC: Preparing for COVID-19: Long-Term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes
- Center for Victims of Torture: COVID-19 Mental Health Resources
- Cobb Collaborative: Mind Your Mind
- Cobb Collaborative: Resources for Those Affected by COVID-19
- Coping with Covid Stress
- Coronavirus related deaths by disability status, England and Wales: 2 March to 14 July 2020
- COVID-19 Case & Mortality Report: Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
- Drug/Alcohol Resources for Latinx Families
- Ear, Nose, & Throat of Georgia: North
- FAQs by Guardians About the COVID-19 Vaccine for Long-Term Care Facility Residents
- Four COVID-19 Lessons for Achieving Health Equity
- Georgia COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotlines
- Georgia Crisis and Access Lines
- Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities: Mental Health First Aid Volunteers for COVID-19 Response
- Georgia Family Connection Partnership: Keeping All Georgians Safe and Connected
- Headspace: Mindfulness for your Everyday Life
- Healthline: How 'Anticipatory Grief' May Show Up During the COVID-19 Outbreak
- How Mindfulness Can Help During COVID-19
- InsightTimer: Managing Sleep, Anxiety, and Stress
- Institute for Health Metrics: COVID-19 Projections
- Kate's Club: COVID-19, Grief, and Children
- Mental Health America of Georgia
- Mindfulness Coach: Mindfulness for Veterans and Service Members
- Multifaith Clergy & Spiritual Communal Responses to Covid-19
- Piedmont Urgent Care
- Prevent Suicide Today: Self-Compassion Check-In
- Psychology Today: COVID-19 and the Grief Process
- Self-Care in the Time of Coronavirus
- The Trauma Therapist Podcast: Staying Emotionally Close In The Time of COVID19
- Underlying Medical Conditions and People at Higher Risk for Coronavirus
- U.S. Food & Drug Administration: Food Safety and the Coronavirus 2019
- Vennly: Themes on Spirituality
- WellCare’s Community Connections Resource Grant Process
- Why Your Doctor Looks Different During COVID-19
- Working with Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities through a Telehealth Modality
- Atlanta Magazine: 9 Atlanta Songs to Help You Keep Time While Washing Your Hands
- Community Rehabilitation/Service Providers from Think Work
- Forbes: How COVID-19 is Uncovering Anti-Asian Racism
- Harvard University Center for the Developing Child: Stress, Resilience, and the Role of Science - Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Kaiser Family Foundation: How Many Adults are at Risk of Serious Illness if Infected with Coronavirus?
- LinkedIn: Remote Working: Setting Yourself and Your Teams Up for Success
- New York Times: 5 Key Things in the $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Package
- New York Times: As Coronavirus Deepens Inequality, Inequality Worsens Its Spread
- New Yorker: How Pandemics Change History
- Teaching Tolerance: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus
- The Atlantic: The Coronavirus' Unique Threat to the South
- The Atlantic: Why Don't we Know Who the Coronavirus Victims Are?
- The Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network: Supportive Practices for Mental Health Professionals During Pandemic-Related Social Distancing
- WABE: Georgia Property Manager to Tenants: Coronavirus Won't Stop Evictions
- Council on Foundations: A Call to Action: Philanthropy’s Commitment During COVID-19
- National Council of Nonprofits: Nonprofits and Coronavirus, COVID-19
- Small Business Administration: Disaster Assistance
- Small Business COVID-19 Resource List
- Southeastern Council of Foundations: Responding to COVID-19 Coronavirus
- State of Georgia: COVID-19 Support for Businesses
- What Small Businesses Need to Know
- 380 Ivy-League Courses You Can Take Online Right Now - FREE!
- Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
- Atlanta Restaurants Temporarily Offering Curbside Pick-up and Delivery
- Disability Policy Priorities 2021 from AUCD
- Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development COVID-19 Resources
- National Council for Behavioral Health - Resources and Tools
- Readout of Secretary of Education-designate Dr. Miguel Cardona’s Roundtable with Disability Community Organizations | President-Elect Joe Biden
- Resources for the Community: Coping with COVID-19
- State of the Science on COVID-19 and People with IDD from American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- The COVID Tracking Project
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