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Below, please find links to information in Plain Language, Spanish, and ASL. <\/p>\n<p>We are also sharing links regarding disability specific issues and COVID-19. <\/p>\n<p>People with disabilities not only face greater risks of mortality and morbidity due to COVID-19, but also risk greater violations of civil rights and civil liberties. We will continue to add information to this page as this pandemic unfolds. <\/p>\nGeneral Information\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/selfadvocacyinfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Plain-Language-Information-on-Coronavirus.pdf\">English Plain Language Guide About COVID-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities<\/a> \u2013 Green Mountain Self Advocates<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/selfadvocacyinfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Spanish-Plain-Language-Information-on-Coronavirus.pdf\">Spanish Plain Language Guide About COVID-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities<\/a> \u2013 Green Mountain Self Advocates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDeaf Community\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLvrp9iOILTQatwnqm61jqFrsfUB4RKh6J\">ASL Series on COVID-19<\/a> \u2013 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/deafinscrubs\/videos\/?ref=page_internal\">Deaf in Scrubs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/HealthSignsCtr\/videos\/?ref=page_internal\">Health Signs Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nad.org\/2020\/03\/12\/coronavirus\/\">Assorted Resources for the Deaf Community<\/a> \u2013 National Association for the Deaf (NAD)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csd.org\/coronavirus\">ASL Hotline on COVID-19<\/a> \u2013 Communication Service Center for the Deaf, Inc.<br><em>Available M-F from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST either by visiting CSD.org and clicking \u201cASL Now\u201d or calling 833-682-7630 on videophone.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linguabee.com\/covid19\/free-vri\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Free VRI at COVID-19 Test Sites<\/a> - Linguabee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDisability Specific Issues\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acl.gov\/COVID-19\">What do Older Adults and People with Disabilities Need to Know?<\/a> \u2013 Administration for Community Living<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/coronavirus\/\">Social Security &amp; Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)<\/a> \u2013 Social Security Administration (SSA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/facts\/pandemic_flu.html\">Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the ADA<\/a> \u2013 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dredf.org\/covid-19-advocacy-and-resources\/?fbclid=IwAR1PpSonghL9UG9zRHJnFCYQCiVfNkRPenOiKOUjZoDcqI__a2hgPbQq8c8\">Assorted Resources<\/a> \u2013 Disability Rights Education &amp; Defense Fund (DREDF)<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.freedomscientific.com\/SponsoredSoftware\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Free Assistive Technology during COVID-19: JAWS, ZoomText, or Fusion<\/a> \u2013 Freedom Scientific<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communicationfirst.org\/covid-19\/?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=85389119&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9xo_kDAuCRi3khnFFEGW_Ws8R-OvfT553o80XIFRIEXvdPyTQu6NQ941xAR8pNSLTyv0ZDQ3zG5FCv-LNrKwEiHTIWHg&amp;_hsmi=85389119\" rel=\"noreferrer\">COVID-19 Communication Rights Toolkit for Speech-Related Communication Disabilities<\/a> \u2013 CommunicationFIRST<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/ocr-bulletin-3-28-20.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer\">BULLETIN: Civil Rights, HIPAA, and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)<\/a> \u2013 US Department for Human and Health Services (HHS)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nEducation\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ed.gov\/idea\/files\/qa-covid-19-03-12-2020.pdf\">Q&amp;A on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Outbreak<\/a> \u2013 US Department of Education<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ocr\/frontpage\/faq\/rr\/policyguidance\/Supple%20Fact%20Sheet%203.21.20%20FINAL.pdf?utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_term=\">Supplemental Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities<\/a> \u2013 US Department of Education<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentprivacy.ed.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/resource_document\/file\/FERPA%20and%20Coronavirus%20Frequently%20Asked%20Questions.pdf\">FAQs on FERPA and COVID-19<\/a> \u2013 US Department of Education<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DCMLk4cES6A\">Webinar on Online Education and Website Accessibility<\/a> \u2013 US Department of Education<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A-Parents-Guide-to-Virtual-Learning-4-Actions-To-Improve-your-Childs-Experience-with-Online-Learning.pdf\">A Parent\u2019s Guide to Virtual Learning: 4 Actions to Improve Your Child\u2019s Experience With Online Learning<\/a> \u2013 National Center for Learning Disabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nOn SSI\/SSDI?  Here is information about how to get your Economic Impact Payment (\u201cStimulus Check\u201d)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scdd.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/04\/arc.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Coronavirus Stimulus Payments \u2013 Recovery Rebates Fact Sheet<\/a> \u2013 The Arc<\/li>\n<li>These payments do not count as income for SSI purposes, and do not count toward the SSI resource limit for 12 months from the date of receipt.<\/li>\n<li>If you receive SSI, SSDI, retirement, or survivors benefits and are eligible for the economic impact payment, you should receive the payment automatically without completing any forms. However, if you receive one of these benefits and you did not file a tax return for 2018 or 2019 and you have qualifying children under age 17, you may fill out the IRS\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/coronavirus\/non-filers-enter-payment-info-here\" rel=\"noreferrer\">\u201cnon-filers\u201d form<\/a>. Filling out the form may allow the Treasury Department to send the $500 dependent child payment with your $1200 economic impact payment. If the form is not completed timely, dependent child payments may be received later.<\/li>\n<li> Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/coronavirus\/economic-impact-payments\" rel=\"noreferrer\">IRS\u2019s website<\/a> for the most up-to-date information on Economic Impact Payments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","pdf":null,"drupal_node_id":"95718","related_affiliates":null,"related_issues":null,"related_content_documents":null,"related_documents":null,"foia_tags":{"foia_agency":false,"foia_document_type":false,"foia_legal_authority":false,"foia_records_collected":false,"foia_district":false,"foia_fbi_mapping":false}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>American Civil Liberties Union<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As we all do our best to protect the health and well-being of our families, friends, and ourselves in this unsettling time, we want to ensure that information about COVID-19 is fully accessible to everyone in the community. 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People with disabilities not only face greater risks of mortality and morbidity due to COVID-19, but also risk greater violations of civil rights and civil liberties. We will continue to add information to this page as this pandemic unfolds.  General Information  English Plain Language Guide About COVID-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities \u2013 Green Mountain Self Advocates Spanish Plain Language Guide About COVID-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities \u2013 Green Mountain Self Advocates  Deaf Community  ASL Series on COVID-19 \u2013 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Deaf in Scrubs Health Signs Center Assorted Resources for the Deaf Community \u2013 National Association for the Deaf (NAD) ASL Hotline on COVID-19 \u2013 Communication Service Center for the Deaf, Inc.Available M-F from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST either by visiting CSD.org and clicking \u201cASL Now\u201d or calling 833-682-7630 on videophone. 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Here is information about how to get your Economic Impact Payment (\u201cStimulus Check\u201d)  Coronavirus Stimulus Payments \u2013 Recovery Rebates Fact Sheet \u2013 The Arc These payments do not count as income for SSI purposes, and do not count toward the SSI resource limit for 12 months from the date of receipt. If you receive SSI, SSDI, retirement, or survivors benefits and are eligible for the economic impact payment, you should receive the payment automatically without completing any forms. However, if you receive one of these benefits and you did not file a tax return for 2018 or 2019 and you have qualifying children under age 17, you may fill out the IRS\u2019s \u201cnon-filers\u201d form. Filling out the form may allow the Treasury Department to send the $500 dependent child payment with your $1200 economic impact payment. If the form is not completed timely, dependent child payments may be received later.  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We are also sharing links regarding disability specific issues and COVID-19. People with disabilities not only face greater risks of mortality and morbidity due to COVID-19, but also risk greater violations of civil rights and civil liberties. We will continue to add information to this page as this pandemic unfolds. General Information \u2022 English Plain Language Guide About COVID-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities \u2013 Green Mountain Self Advocates \u2022 Spanish Plain Language Guide About COVID-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities \u2013 Green Mountain Self Advocates Deaf Community \u2022 ASL Series on COVID-19 \u2013 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) \u2022 Deaf in Scrubs \u2022 Health Signs Center \u2022 Assorted Resources for the Deaf Community \u2013 National Association for the Deaf (NAD) \u2022 ASL Hotline on COVID-19 \u2013 Communication Service Center for the Deaf, Inc. 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