CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION PAGES
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Compass Card have published this useful page with local information and links for activities to enjoy while at home: https://www.compasscard.org.uk/news-and-events/leisure-learning-and-lock-down/
Contact: https://contact.org.uk/advice-and-support/coronavirus-information-for-families-with-disabled-children/
Contact’s money-matters webinar
Contact have produced a new webinar about finances for families with disabled children. Led by Derek Sinclair, who heads up our Family Finance team, this webinar will introduce you to the main benefits relevant to you and your disabled child. The session assumes no previous knowledge and aims to help parent carers improve their finances and understand what they may be entitled to as a family and where to get additional information, advice and support. It’s available as a Youtube video with slides: https://youtu.be/7Ad5cxOgAmw or as a podcast across all the popular platforms. You can also sign up to Contact’s podcast – The helpful podcast for families with disabled children - covering a range of topics of interest to families with disabled children.
Covid Symptom Tracker
Self-report daily. Help slow the outbreak. Identify those at risk sooner.
https://covid.joinzoe.com/
Handwashing poster: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/media/14061/handwashing-poster-landscape-and-portrait.pdf
Lullaby Trust
The latest advice on coronavirus (COVID-19) for if you are pregnant or have a young child.
https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/safer-sleep-advice/coronavirus-and-caring-for-your-baby/?fbclid=IwAR1KaMMR-06WNQtWI9MeiNJjL1-j5VWg7MO6k6qYC74Bd2qoLdbgeCwWhjg
Muscular Dystrophy UK
Information for those with muscle-wasting conditions and their families.
https://www.musculardystrophyuk.org/news/news/detailed-guidance-on-risks-from-coronavirus/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=feature_block
NHS Guidance on shielding and protecting vulnerable people: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19
Practical Peer-to-Peer Guide To Coping With The Coronavirus Pandemic
A resource compiling information, guidance and ideas both from official bodies and from fellow peers with long-term conditions and disabilities. Compiled and Authored by Lucy Watts MBE
https://bit.ly/2UG8oap
Playmobil videos
Two helpful videos explaining Coronavirus using Playmobil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyUh-b2q9MA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DlOGKpMNs4
Reaching Families: https://www.reachingfamilies.org.uk/coronavirus.html?fbclid=IwAR0GfW7etzdsYRyEFmcE8wcHL6p-RIXWEpSlRcOwvN_Kg8ekJHqDv6IZ5qQ
Unique
General advice regarding Coronavirus (#COVID19) for patients with rare genetic disorders is now available on the Unique website at https://www.rarechromo.org/covid19update This Includes patients with developmental disorders and undiagnosed developmental delay, rare single-gene disorders and chromosomal disorders. With thanks to British Society of Genetic Medicine, Clinical Genetics Society and The Royal College of Physicians.
West Sussex County Council: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/campaigns/coronavirus-covid-19/#1
WSCC Easy read guide: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/media/14056/easy-read-coronavirus-advice-pdf.pdf
WSCC How to Stay Safe: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/media/14055/coronavirus-poster-photosymbols.pdf
WSCC What if you get ill?: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/media/14054/coronavirus-poster-3-photosymbols.pdf
Contact: https://contact.org.uk/advice-and-support/coronavirus-information-for-families-with-disabled-children/
Contact’s money-matters webinar
Contact have produced a new webinar about finances for families with disabled children. Led by Derek Sinclair, who heads up our Family Finance team, this webinar will introduce you to the main benefits relevant to you and your disabled child. The session assumes no previous knowledge and aims to help parent carers improve their finances and understand what they may be entitled to as a family and where to get additional information, advice and support. It’s available as a Youtube video with slides: https://youtu.be/7Ad5cxOgAmw or as a podcast across all the popular platforms. You can also sign up to Contact’s podcast – The helpful podcast for families with disabled children - covering a range of topics of interest to families with disabled children.
Covid Symptom Tracker
Self-report daily. Help slow the outbreak. Identify those at risk sooner.
https://covid.joinzoe.com/
Handwashing poster: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/media/14061/handwashing-poster-landscape-and-portrait.pdf
Lullaby Trust
The latest advice on coronavirus (COVID-19) for if you are pregnant or have a young child.
https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/safer-sleep-advice/coronavirus-and-caring-for-your-baby/?fbclid=IwAR1KaMMR-06WNQtWI9MeiNJjL1-j5VWg7MO6k6qYC74Bd2qoLdbgeCwWhjg
Muscular Dystrophy UK
Information for those with muscle-wasting conditions and their families.
https://www.musculardystrophyuk.org/news/news/detailed-guidance-on-risks-from-coronavirus/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=feature_block
NHS Guidance on shielding and protecting vulnerable people: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19
Practical Peer-to-Peer Guide To Coping With The Coronavirus Pandemic
A resource compiling information, guidance and ideas both from official bodies and from fellow peers with long-term conditions and disabilities. Compiled and Authored by Lucy Watts MBE
https://bit.ly/2UG8oap
Playmobil videos
Two helpful videos explaining Coronavirus using Playmobil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyUh-b2q9MA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DlOGKpMNs4
Reaching Families: https://www.reachingfamilies.org.uk/coronavirus.html?fbclid=IwAR0GfW7etzdsYRyEFmcE8wcHL6p-RIXWEpSlRcOwvN_Kg8ekJHqDv6IZ5qQ
Unique
General advice regarding Coronavirus (#COVID19) for patients with rare genetic disorders is now available on the Unique website at https://www.rarechromo.org/covid19update This Includes patients with developmental disorders and undiagnosed developmental delay, rare single-gene disorders and chromosomal disorders. With thanks to British Society of Genetic Medicine, Clinical Genetics Society and The Royal College of Physicians.
West Sussex County Council: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/campaigns/coronavirus-covid-19/#1
WSCC Easy read guide: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/media/14056/easy-read-coronavirus-advice-pdf.pdf
WSCC How to Stay Safe: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/media/14055/coronavirus-poster-photosymbols.pdf
WSCC What if you get ill?: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/media/14054/coronavirus-poster-3-photosymbols.pdf
