DD Council Network,

Please see the information below and attached.

Policy update: Erin Prangley, NACDD Director of Public Policy (Attached)

AUCD WEBINARS: Accessibility and the COVID-19 Vaccine - Experience for People with Disabilities - Monday, September 13, 2021, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

Webinar Description: You are invited to join the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) and the National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN) for a webinar on strategies and tools for accessibility in the COVID-19 vaccine experience. Persons with disabilities experience difficult barriers in getting the COVID-19 vaccine such as having accessible formats of COVID-19 vaccine information and materials and providing reasonable accommodations.

What we will talk about?

• The intersectionality of how race, ethnicity, and disability connect.

• The importance of COVID-19 vaccines for people with disabilities.

For more information, REGISTER HERE AUCD - Accessibility and the COVID-19 Vaccine Experience for People with Disabilities

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – please check out and share the information and resources below.

Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities MHDD - https://www.mhddcenter.org/

Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Webinar Series: Cultural Diversity in Disability & Mental Health Services - Tuesday September 28 12:00 AM-1:30 PM MTN

SAVE-the-DATE: October 12, 2021 2:00pm – 5:00pm Eastern. Sexuality and Healthy Relationships for Self-Advocates, Taught by Self-Advocates. More information to come. (Flyer attached. Please share with your networks.)

Research Brief Finds People with Disabilities Are Still at Risk from COVID in Congregate Care Settings

The NIDILRR-funded project Place-Based Solutions for Rural Community Participation, Health, and Employment (RTC: Rural) published a research brief, People with Disabilities Still at Risk in Congregate Care Settings. The brief summarizes data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at county and regional levels to inform community response to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths in nursing home settings through August 2021. The brief discusses how people with disabilities are over-represented in unsafe congregate settings, such as nursing homes where vaccination rates for residents and staff have stagnated in these settings.

Recording from today’s meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/vOlIYzUcuhMgn8CnxFX8UvYlB6kwHuEXHiWNL5330O5r2ZgKqsJiNaGEpVlt99JL.DYFbPT8AJfhn9Bso Passcode: uuP#R2C#

If you have trouble with any of these links or attachments, please contact me directly. I am happy to help.

Please stay well

Angela

Angela Castillo-Epps

NACDD

National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
NACDD.ORG

Office: 202-506-5813, ext. 100
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