COVID-19 Information and Resources

Long-COVID: Information and Resources

► About Long-Covid – Center for Disease Control Long-Covid basics: Information and resources on Long-Covid including what it is, risks/health inequities, prevention, research and more.

► Mayo Clinic: Lasting Effects of Long-Covid

► American Thoracic Society: Long-Covid Patient Fact Sheet

► UC Davis Health: Long-Covid, What Have We Learned? Video – Long COVID: What Have We Learned? Research, Symptoms, and Treatment Explained

Get Vaccinated!  Vaccine Info and Resources

► Administration for Community Living (ACL) Vaccine Resources: A vaccine “cheat sheet”, current vaccine and booster guidance and other resources

► Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health Walk-in Vaccine Clinic: Anyone eligible can go to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, 200 Maine St., for a walk-in vaccine appointment on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon or 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Walk-ins are available from 10:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays.  Also find registration forms, COVID facts, resources, guidance and testing locations.

► LMH Health COVID19 Resource Page : Answers to the most-asked COVID-19 questions, vaccine eligibility, where to get your vaccine and more!

► Center for Disease Control: COVID-19 Vaccines for People with Disabilities

► Center for Disease Control: Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines

Get Tested

► Free At-Home Tests

► Symptom Checker – COVID-19 vs. Cold, Flu, Allergies

General Information and Resources

►Washington Post Article: How Long Covid Could Change the Way We Think About Disability

►Administration for Community Living: Resources for People with Long Covid

►American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R): information, resources and National Call to Action

►Department of Healthcare and Human Services: Guidance on “Long COVID” as a Disability Under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557

►Columbia University School of Public Health: Epidemic, Endemic, Pandemic: What are the Differences?

►World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 page

►Local/Area Resources

• Housing Assistance:
  • Kansas Eviction Prevention Program – CARES Act funded program to assist tenants behind on rent because of COVID
• Food Resources:
  • Douglas County Food Resources
• Employment
  • Local Online Job Fairs for Those Seeking Empolyment
  • Employers Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation in the Hiring Process
• COVID-Related Community Updates

► Self Advocacy/Resources for People with Disabilities & Direct Support Workers

• Southeast ADA Center and ADA National Network COVID-19 portal for people with disabilities
• National Rehabilitation Information Center – resources to stay healthy, active and engaged while sheltering-in-place
• GrassRoots Advocates for Independent Living (GRAIL):  Preparation Tips for Self-Directing Consumers 
• National ILRU Disaster Hotline for People With Disabilities
• EEOC Issued Updated COVID-19 Technical Assistance Publication : What You Should Know About COVID-19, the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act and Other EEO Laws
  • What You Should Know About COVID-19, the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act and Other EEO Laws
  • Disability Discrimination
  • EEO Laws and COVID-19
  • Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the ADA

►National Organization Websites and Information

• World Health Organization COVID-19 Information
• Coronavirus.gov
• CDC – How to Protect Yourself
• CDC American Sign Language COVID video series
• For Employers/Workplace: EEOC Guidance on COVID-19 and the ADA
• For Employers: Employers Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodations During the Interview Process