National Disability Institute (NDI) and over a dozen national disability organizations have partnered together to learn about the current impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the disability community.
National Disability Institute has launched the Financial Resilience Center, on online information hub to help people with disabilities and chronic health conditions respond to the financial challenges of the COVID-19 crisis.
On March 24 and March 25, more than 1,500 individuals participated in two listening sessions, hosted by National Disability Institute (NDI), to learn about the impact of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis on the disability community. Attendees heard from people with disabilities; nonprofit service providers; and federal leaders from the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services and Labor.
Recordings of these sessions are posted below. You can read a Summary of Takeaways and view Polling Results from the sessions that provide insights on the impact of COVID-19 on the disability community. Following the Listening Sessions, over 600 individuals responded to an online survey that provided additional information about pressing concerns of the disability population during the pandemic. Read our report summarizing these survey results: COVID-19 Disability Community Survey Results.
Other resources shared during the webinars, including a full list of partnering organizations, can be found below.
Webinar Resources
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS:
- The Office of U.S. Senator Bob Casey
- Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
- Administration for Community Living (ACL)
- U.S. Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
- Access Living
- American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
- American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR)
- Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP)
- Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE)
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
- Autism Society of America
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination (CPSD)
- Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR)
- National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD)
- National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
- National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
- National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC)
- National Organization on Disability (NOD)
- Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
- United Spinal Association
- World Institute on Disability (WID)
SLIDES:
Listening Session #1 (March 24)
SLIDES:
Listening Session #2 (March 25)
HANDOUT:
Promoting Financial Health and Resiliency
for People with Disabilities and Their Families
During the COVID-19 Pandemic
