Hard of Hearing (Hearing Loss)
Masks and distancing can make communicating even more difficult for those who have trouble hearing. Here are some tips:
- Managing Hearing Loss in the Time of COVID: https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/blogs/managing-hearing-loss-in-the-time-of-covid-19
- Four Tips for Communicating While Wearing a Mask: https://healthtalk.unchealthcare.org/4-tips-for-communicating-while-wearing-a-mask/
- Communicating While Wearing a Mask (YouTube video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtildHf_Qf4&feature=youtu.be
Visual Impairment (Eye problems)
- Navigating COVID-19 with a Visual Impairment (Oregon Health Sciences University, Casey Eye Institute): https://www.ohsu.edu/casey-eye-institute/navigating-covid-19-visual-impairment
Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Helping People with Autism Spectrum Disorder Manage Masks and COVID-19 Tests: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/helping-people-with-autism-spectrum-disorder-manage-masks-and-covid-19-tests-2020061020089
- Autism Society: https://www.autism-society.org/covid-19/
- Social Stories to Explain Changes (Plain Language): https://www.covid19.autism-society.org/
- Recursos en Español: https://www.autism-society.org/covid-spanish-resources/
- Autism Speaks: COVID-19 Information and Resources for Families: https://www.autismspeaks.org/covid-19-information-and-resources-families
ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
- Guidance for Uncertain Times: COVID-19 resources from CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder): https://chadd.org/guidance-for-uncertain-times/
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- COVID-19 Information By and For People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Booklet): https://cchealth.org/coronavirus/pdf/COVID19-Info-for-People-with-Disabilities.pdf