The health and wellness of our staff, partners, and the individuals we serve is our number one priority. While we have closed our office space at Mann Hall, our personnel are still working. This page includes updates about our Center activities and resources we hope the community will find helpful as we work to learn, educate, and promote the health and safety of all in these uncertain times.
CDCI Office and Project Operations
Hours
For the health and safety of people at the Center on Disability and Community Inclusion and our partners we are working from home. Our normal office hours of 8am-4:30pm are still in effect.
Contact
Please know that CDCI and our project personnel are still working and can be reached by email. We have closed our office at Mann Hall. For general inquiries, please feel free to email cdci@uvm.edu or leave us a voice message at (802) 656-4031. You can also contact us via direct message on Facebook or Twitter. We appreciate your patience as we adjust to new ways of advancing our mission of promoting full access, equal opportunities, and participation for all.
Accessible Resources
Plain Language
- About Coronavirus is a guide with simple information and icons to share about the new coronavirus. This includes a shopping list for planning a personal response. Created by TechOWL.
- Plain-Language on the Coronavirus (PDF) provides information about COVID-19 written by and for people with disabilities. This resource is available in additional formats. Created by Green Mountain Self-Advocates.
- COVID-19 information video created by the Office of Developmental Disabilities Services.
- Look after your mental health during coronavirus by the Council for Developmental Disability.
Additional Languages
American Sign Language
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 video playlist. These videos cover topics including general information, home care, risk factors, and prevention tips.
Spanish
- Spanish Plain-Language on the Coronovirus created by Green Mountain Self-Advocates and translated by the California Developmental Disabilities Council.
Multiple Languages
- Vermont Department of Health Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) general information.
- COVID-19 informational videos created by Vermonters in various languages including Arabic, Dinka, French, Lingala, Nepali, Spanish, and Somali.
Resources for Families
- Young Adult Institute COVID-19 Resources for People with I/DD, Caregivers, and Staff is a searchable database of resources that can be filtered by category or age-range.
Resources by Age
Early Childhood
- Information for Child Care Programs, Children's Integrated Services Providers and CDD Grantees and Contractors outlined by Vermont Department for Children and Families.
- Imaginative play ideas (docx).
- Everyday play materials activity brainstorm (docx).
- Commonly found materials for play list (docx).
- Coronavirus resources for early childhood professionals by Zero to Three.
Talking to kids about COVID-19
- Talking to kids about the coronavirus from Child Mind Institute. This article is available in Spanish and English and contains a video that is closed captioned.
- Just for kids: A comic exploring the new coronavirus by NPR.
- Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019: Messages for parents, school staff, and others working with children by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
K-12
- US Department of Education Webinar and Fact Sheets for Protecting Student's Civil rights During COVID-19 Response
- COVID-19 and Education of Students with Disabilities Resources by the National Disability Rights Network. This is a list of resources that will be periodically updated and collected by members of the Protection and Advocacy Network.
- Guidance for Students with Disabilities provided by Vermont Agency of Education.
- Specialized Instruction and Student Supports by the New York City Department of Education. These resources are designed to support your child when at home. You will find social stories, visual aids, at home tips for speech, occupational therapy and physical therapy.
- Helping children cope with emergencies by the CDC.
Adults
- What do Older Adults and People with Disabilities Need to Know? created by the Administration for Community Living.
- Vermont Department of Health Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) general information.
- Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living Memo (PDF) to clarify essential services outlined in the Stay Home/Stay Safe Executive Order (PDF).
Distance Learning Resources
Preparation
- Preparing for remote learning blog post from the Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education.
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Managing Stress and Trauma
- Neurosequential Network's COVID-19 Stress & Trauma Series.
- Supporting Individuals with Autism through Uncertain Times from Autism Focused Intervention Resources & Modules.
Mental Health
- Mental Health and COVID-19 Information and Resources by Mental Health America.