DSAA is with you during the stay-at-home orders to flatten the curve of COVID-19 in Atlanta and surrounding areas. We will continue to update with new information and resources as they become available.

Health Resources

• Toolkit for People with Disabilities from the CDC
• Preparing for an unexpected hospitalization of a person with disabilities
• Global Down Syndrome Foundation
• A Caretaker's Dilemma, an AJC article about aging caretakers and their loved ones in the Covid-19 pandemic

Benefits & Advocacy Resources

• Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) for key language about the impact Covid-19 has on federal and state legislative and administrative actions on the various benefits you or your child receives.
•  National Consortium of Down syndrome organizations COVID-19 resource 
  
• COVID-19 FAQs Sheet, updated regularly and compiled by Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities

Employee Rights, ADA and FMLA

• Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Employee Rights under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
• Employee Rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• What You Should Know About the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and COVID-19

Virtual Opportunities

• Gigi's At Home, virtual programming from Gigi's Playhouse National to support individuals across the lifespan
• Tuesday Weekly webinar series to address issues and share concerns during Covid-19 for people with developmental disabilities. Presented by Georgia Developmental Disabilities Network and partnering organizations; RSVP required. All webinar notes, recordings, agenda and transcripts of previous webinars can be viewed here.

Social Stories & Visual Schedules

• A special Coronavirus PSA video from kids for kids, featuring our very own Sean Ela at the end!
• My Coronavirus Social Story
• What Is The Coronavirus? 
• Why Do I Have To Stay At Home? 
• Daily Schedules and Learning Contracts for Kids