Useful links and resource for Learning Disability and Covid-19
Easy read resources – official publications from Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England and NHS Improvement
- Publication date:
- 01 December 2020
- Date range:
- December 2020 - ongoing
Easy read resources
Official publications from Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England and NHS Improvement
- Local Restriction Tiers
- Advice for people who are most likely to be very poorly if they get coronavirus
- Staying alert and safe
- PHE has also produced advice on education and childcare and easy read advice about Coronavirus
- NHS England and NHS Improvement sent an ‘at risk’ letter to the group of people whose physical health conditions mean they are at the greatest risk from coronavirus. An easy read version of the letter can be found here
- NHS 111 guidance and video help for people with a learning disability or autism
- NHS England guidance on the restoration of community services
- Ask Listen Do – Information and resources to make giving feedback, raising concerns and making complaints about education, health and social care easier for children, young people and adults with a learning disability, autism or both, their families and carers.
Other useful guidance:
- Guidance on shielding and protecting people who are extremely clinically vulnerable from COVID-19
- Priority Groups for Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations
Easy read support to use digital technology
Other useful websites and links
- Books Beyond Words resources
- Mencap Easy read handwashing advice
- National Autistic Society guidance and helpline for parents, young people and staff
- Mencap easy read guide to coronavirus
- Place2Be guide to helping parents answer questions from their children and to support family wellbeing
- Young Minds – Talking to your child about coronavirus 10 tips from their Parents Helpline to support family wellbeing
- Carers UK COVID-19 guidance
- Overbook – an interactive resource designed to support and reassure children aged seven and under, by explaining and drawing the emotions that they might be experiencing during the pandemic
- Every Mind Matters – support during COVID-19
- Photo symbols coronavirus posters
- Purple All Stars handwashing video
- Video showing Makaton signs to aid communication about coronavirus for people with a learning disability
- The Learning Disability Professional Senate has developed two resources for people with learning disabilities and their families:
- Resuscitation Council UK resources pages on decisions relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Resources – place-based approach to reducing health inequalities
Public Health England has developed these resources in collaboration with the Local Government Association, Association of Directors of Public Health and NHS England and NHS Improvement to complement the wealth of existing work on health inequalities at a local level. They include:
- COVID-19 Place based approach to reducing health inequalities overview
- COVID-19 Summary of guidance and support for vulnerable groups
- COVID-19 Suggestions for mitigating the impact on health inequalities at a local level
- COVID-19 Health Equity Assessment Tool (HEAT) for local areas
- COVID-19 Data tools to support local areas
Developing local resources
To support the development of local resources, NHS England and NHS Improvement have the following resources.
Advice about making information accessible
- Advice about using good language to talk about disability and on keeping jargon out of conversations
- Guide to making information accessible for people with a learning disability
Specific advice on working with people
- Involving people with a learning disability
- Find your nearest self-advocacy group
- Involving autistic people
- Involving family carers – especially when their child is unable to give feedback themselves
- Find your nearest parent carer forum
Help getting feedback
- Ask Listen Do – resources to help autistic people, people with a learning disability and family carers give feedback, raise concerns and make complaints.