Vermont Family Network
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Vermont Resources
Health & Well-Being
Puppets in Education Anxiety Program Home Edition for children and families: Video and Guide to Getting the Conversation Going
Department of VT Health Access Covid-19 Updates
Facebook Group – State of Emergency Order for Caregivers (parents getting paid to care for loved ones)
Form for Essential Works to Request Childcare; Essential Persons for Childcare
Students with Disabilities & Special Education
Vermont Agency of Education Questions & Answers Addressing the Needs of Students with Disabilities During School Closure Due to a Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (revised 3/19/20)
Vermont Agency of Education – Free Appropriate Public Education for Students with Disabilities During School Closure Called for in Governor Scott’s Order – AOE Continuity of Education Plan Guidance 2, Updated 3/17/20
Vermont Department of Health & Vermont Agency of Education – School Closure and Dismissal During a Novel Coronavirus, Technical Guidance for Local School Officials, 3/10/20
CIS (Children’s Integrated Services) Guidance to the Field Re: Covid-19 (3/19/20)
Basic Family Needs
Connectivity resources to support Vermonters during Covid-19 State of Emergency in Vermont
Legal and Benefits Updates for Vermonters
Miscellaneous
Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections
National Resources
Health
CDC Guidelines If You Are Sick or Caring for Someone
Family Voices Emergency Preparedness
Special Education
U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
UDL Scan Tool from the Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities
Translated Resources from Vermont
New! Vermont website with many translated Covid-19 materials: Vermont 411 – Resources for Everyone in our Community
Short videos created in Vermont about Covid-19 in these languages: Arabic, Bosnian, Dinka, English, French, Kirundi, Lingala, Nepali,Somali, Spanish, and Swahili. More detailed videos in these languages: Nepali and Vietnamese. Covid-19 videos in different languages are on this YouTube channel.
Vermont Department of Health has a general information document Tips to Help Keep Illness from Spreading:
Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, English, French, Kirundi, Nepali, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese
Vermont Department of Health What You Need to Know About Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Arabic| Burmese| Chinese |English| French| Kirundi| Nepali| Somali| Spanish| Swahili| Vietnamese
Covid-19 Information By and For People with Disabilities (written in plain language by Green Mountain Self-Advocates)
