COVID-19 Information, Resources, and Opportunities

Updated March 23, 2020

• See all NCIL COVID-19 Information and Action Alerts

Legislation / Congress

On March 6, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-123) was signed into law. This provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.

• Read P.L. 116-123

On March 18, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) was signed in to law. This increases Medicaid funding through a 6.2% FMAP (Federal Medical Assistance Percentage) increase, provides free COVID-19 testing, provides for some emergency paid sick and family leave, expands food assistance, and expands unemployment benefits.  

• Read P.L. 116-127
• Read a summary of P.L. 116-127 (PDF)

Get Involved

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies is hosting daily COVID-19 Disability Rights Workgroup Calls. They are held at 6:00 p.m. Eastern every day except Thursday. On Thursdays, they are held at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. You can find out more, get the call-in information, or be added to the email distribution list by emailing dart@disasterstrategies.org.

• Learn more about the Partnership at disasterstrategies.org
• Read their National Call to Action

NCIL’s Emergency Preparedness Subcommittee meets monthly via teleconference and has been communicating regularly about COVID-19 as well. If you are interested in joining the subcommittee, contact Subcommittee Chair Todd Holloway at toddh@cfisouth.org.

Resources

Administration for Community Living (ACL)

• What do Older Adults and People with Disabilities Need to Know?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• About Coronavirus Disease
• Information for People at Risk for Serious Illness from COVID-19
• What to do if you are sick
• Keeping workplace, school, home, and commercial establishments safe (PDF)
• Guidance for Homeless Shelters
• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of COVID-19 in nursing homes (PDF)

Department of Labor (DOL)

• Guidance for Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19

Social Security Administration

• Social Security & Coronavirus

World Health Organization (WHO)

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak page

Plain Language

• Plain language information about COVID-19 (PDF)
• Plain language prevention recommendations (PDF)
• Important Things to Know about COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
• Coronavirus: What Is It and What Can I Do? (PDF)

Spanish Plain Language

• Información de COVID-19 Por y Para Personas con Discapacidades (PDF)
• Prevención de COVID-19 Recomendaciones (PDF)

More Languages

• A Round-Up of Multilingual Resources on COVID-19

Transitioning to Sheltering in Place

• Freelancing with a disability: Designing an accessible work from home space
• How to hide your messy room for a Zoom video conference
• Workout from Home: Options for People with Disability and Chronic Health Conditions (YouTube Playlist)

These links are provided for informational purposes. No endorsement is implied.