The measures follow charges of neglect and storm of protest at CDC director’s remarks in January.
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New CDC Materials Teach COVID-19 Safety Protocols to People with IDD
A new series of guides and informational toolkits help people with IDD and their caregivers adopt practices to protect them and their communities from the spread of COVID-19.
Pandemic Payments Now Won’t Affect SSI Benefits or Eligibility at All
Pandemic-related financial assistance will no longer affect an individual’s eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or the benefit amount, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced.
New Website Offers Disability Community a Trusted Vaccine Resource
A new website helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as their families, and caregivers, sort fact from fiction when it comes to Covid-19 vaccines.
Latest Pandemic Relief Law Largely Ignores Needs of People with Disabilities
The $900 billion Covid-19 pandemic relief package, signed into law on December 27, 2020, contains almost no funding for programs specific to people with disabilities.
Will People with Disabilities Have Priority for a COVID-19 Vaccine?
As we move closer to the approval of one or more COVID-19 vaccines, questions continue about whether the vaccines will be allocated in a way that does not discriminate against people with disabilities.