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Welcome to CDHH’s Novel Coronavirus Update webpage.
The Novel Coronavirus, known as COVID-19, is widespread and numbers are continuing to grow daily. CDHH is working diligently to provide you with updated and accessible information as our current situation changes. The information posted below has current information, links to videos, CDHH changes in operation, and information in American Sign Language for bilingual access.
The State of Idaho’s official resource for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) page is located HERE.
COVID-19 Resources and ASL Information
Get access to local Idaho resources and information in ASL.
- When to get medical care for COVID-19
- ASL Video Series: Social Distancing
- ASL Video Series: COVID-19 Do Your Part to Slow the Spread
- ASL Video Series: Managing Stress and Anxiety
- ASL Video Series: Caring for Someone at Home Who May Have COVID-19
- 10 Things You Can do to Manage COVID-10 at Home
- Symptoms of Coronavirus 2019
- COVID-19 Prevention Tips in ASL
- What Older Adults Need to Know about COVID-19
- What is my Risk for COVID-19
Regarding the rights of children with disabilities during COVID-19:
- Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) news webpage
- U.S. Dept of Education’s Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students (3/12/2020)
Regarding accessible telehealth and telemedicine:
- National Association of the Deaf webpage with Telehealth Guidelines for Healthcare Providers
- Telehealth Webinar for Community-Based Organizations Series by Public Health Emergency
- Deque article “How to make your next virtual meeting more accessible”
- Rooted in Rights article “How to make your virtual meetings and events accessible to the disability community”
- Free VRI Access at COVID-19 Test Sites for the Deaf Community
- White House Coronavirus Press Briefings Interpreted
- An article published by Kristy Buffington, MA, NIC “Vulnerability, Isolation, and Access in the Time of COVID-19”
- A message from the National Association of the Deaf – COVID-19:
- National Association of the Deaf – ASL Resources for COVID-19
- NAD Template for Live Events Without ASL Access
ASL Video Series by Washington State Department of Health
Accessible Healthcare & Face Coverings
2021 Healthcare access & the use of face coverings
Accessible Press Conferences
Holding a press conference? Check out this Press Conference Checklist for individuals with disabilities to access.
Accessible online meetings, classes
Free VRI Access at COVID-19 Test Sites for the Deaf Community
For Medical Professionals: COVID-19 Drive-Thru Test Site Access
Interpreting
- Free VRI Access at COVID-19 Test Sites for the Deaf Community
- FCC Waiver – April 3, 2020 – May 15, 2020
- Guidelines for Distance Interpreting
- National RID’s Website for Emergency Access Resources
- Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf – Position Statement: CDIs at Press Conferences
- Jeenie – mobile app with qualified, HIPAA trained and medically assess interpreters available 24/7 on any mobile device – donating free medical interpreting time to Deaf patients to pull up and use during COVID-19 pandemic response
- Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI’s) Statement on Ensuring Medical Interpreters’ Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Switch to Online Learning – Resources to Accommodate Deaf Students
Take Control of your Online Learning: 7 Tips for Deaf College Students
Remember Accessibility in the Rush to Online Instruction: 10 Tips for Educators
5 Tips for Disability Service Professionals to Provide Accessibility in Online Classes
Free WiFi or Special Accommodations:
- Comcast – Offering free public WiFi for 60 days for families who don’t have a subscription already
- Altice USA – For K-12 and college students without home internet access can get free 60 days to any new customer household within their footprint.
- AT&T – waiving any data overage fees so families and students can stay connected. AT&T promises not to terminate the service of any customer over the next 60 days. Continuing offering internet access for qualifying limited income households at $10 a month through the Access from AT&T
- Verizon – Waiving any late fees for the next 60 days
- T-Mobile – ALL current T-Mobile and Metro by T-mobile will have unlimited smartphone data for the next 60 days (excluding roaming); an additional 20GB of mobile hotspot /tethering service for the next 60 days, coming soon.Working with our Lifeline partners to provide customers extra free data up to 5GB of data per month over the next two months. Increasing the data allowance for free to schools and students using our EmpowerED digital learning programs to ensure each participant has access to at least 20GB of data per month for the next 60 days.
- Sprint – Not terminating service if they are unable to pay their Sprint bill because of the coronavirus, and waiving late fees incurred because of economic circumstances related to the pandemic. Customers with international long distance calling plans will receive complimentary international calling rates from the U.S. to countries defined by the CDC as Level 3. Customers with metered data plans will receive unlimited data per month for 60 days (a minimum of two bill cycles) at no extra cost. We will provide customers with an additional 20GB of mobile hotspot data per month for 60 days (a minimum of two bill cycles) at no extra cost.