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Video-Based Telehealth Accessibility for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of telehealth. Accessibility features in telehealth video-based platforms are crucial in assuring that deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) individuals have access to quality healthcare while maintaining safety during the pandemic. A coalition of deaf and hard of hearing advocacy organizations, deaf healthcare providers, and other experts worked together to provide these guidelines.

Pautas para Proveedores de Atención Médica – Accesibilidad para pacientes sordos y con pérdida auditiva en visitas de telesalud por video

How to Understand the Meaning of Your Child’s Challenging Behavior

As a parent or caregiver, you may see your child behave in a way that doesn’t make sense and ask yourself, “Why does she keep doing that?” Your child’s behavior is a powerful communication tool that she uses to tell you what she needs or wants.

Cómo comprender el significado de la conducta desafiante de su niño

ED Covid Handbook: Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students’ Needs

This guide provides specifics strategies to address the extraordinary disruption created by COVID-19 for students, educators, and parents — especially for historically underserved students and communities that preliminary data suggest have been hit hardest by the pandemic.

ABLE to Save Your Stimulus?

Although stimulus payments are not treated as income by most federal, state and local programs, funds not spent within 12 months will count as resources and could impact eligibility for means-tested programs such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). ABLE-eligible individuals may want to save all or a portion of their stimulus payment in a tax-advantaged ABLEnow account.

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Upcoming Events

Education Advocate Training - Combination self-paced training and live Zoom sessions

May Education Advocate Live Session

Participants may attend any part of the training; however, those who wish to become an education advocate must attend both morning and afternoon sessions and complete the self-paced portion of the training. More information about the self-paced portion of training will be provided upon registration.

Family Employment Awareness Training (FEAT) - 6 part virtual series

SHIFT Transition to Adulthood - 3 part virtual series

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