This page has updates about our CDCI activities and other resources.
We hope it helps you work, learn, teach, and stay healthy and safe.
CDCI cares about the wellbeing of our faculty, students, and staff.
For the health and safety of people at the Center on Disability and Community Inclusion and our partners, we are working from home. We plan to return to our offices more regularly in September 2021. You can contact our project personnel through the CDCI directory. If you would like to reach us you can email us at cdci@uvm.edu, or you can send us a direct message on Twitter, or use Facebook Messenger.
You can also leave us a voicemail at 802-656-4031. We will be checking our voicemail messages daily.
Vermont COVID-19 Data
CDCI is committed to sharing information with the communities we serve, especially as we all continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Use the slider below to interact with datapoints about our state.
Accessible Resources
Plain Language
- COVID-19 Vaccine Booklet (PDF) is a new resource from Green Mountain Self-Advocates and SARTAC. This four-page booklet was created by and for people with intellectual disabilities. It is written in plain language. It includes basic information people need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine.
- 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.
- Green Mountain Guide for Emergency Planning (PDF) is a checklist and kit for personal safety in an emergency.
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 with resources. It can be filtered by category or by age.
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.
- Tele-Intervention and Distance Learning from Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center is a resource compiling information including state guidance, technology and privacy, service delivery, activities for families at home, and research on effectiveness related tele-intervention and distance learning.
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
- Educating all Learners During the COVID-19 Disaster is a resource library for educators. The Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) is an uncommon coalition of organizations committed to resource sharing and community-building that supports the efforts of the education community to meet the needs of students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 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.
Remote Use of Paraprofessional Supports
- Remote use of Paraprofessional Supports for Students with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF) is a working resource spearheaded by Michael Giangreco, Ph.D. Last Updated: July 13, 2020 at 5pm.
- Remote us of Paraprofessional Supports Summary (PDF) is a one-page summary of Dr. Giangreco's resource created in collaboration with The Center on Human Development at the University of Oregon.
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Managing Stress and Trauma
Mental Health
- Mental Health and COVID-19 Information and Resources by Mental Health America.
- Northeastern Family Institute Well-Being ideas (PDF) has activities as resources for general well-being and targeted content for adults, children and adolescents, and how to lead during a crisis.