Coronavirus: resources for people with a learning disability and their supporters

Statement from the members of the Wales Disability Reference Group – Learning Disability Wales, Disability Wales, Wales Council of the Blind and Wales Council for Deaf People (8 April 2020)

NICE guidelines still cause for concern for disabled people – Our joint statement with All Wales People First, The Wales Carers Alliance and Mencap Cymru (27 March 2020)

A Joint statement from National Disability Umbrella Organisations in Wales on the  Coronavirus Bill: Suspension of Social Services and Well-being Wales Act (24 March 2020)

Learning Disability Wales update – how we are continuing to support you (23 March 2020)

Joint response to Coronavirus outbreak across Wales – Learning Disability Wales, Disability Wales, All Wales People First, Wales Council of the Blind, All Wales Parents and Carers Forum, and Mencap Cymru (19 March 2020)

23 October 2020: New letter from the Chief Medical Officer for Wales to those who were previously shielding

6 October 2020: Welsh Government confirms re-start of its learning disability Improving Lives programme

August 2020: Covid-19 workforce risk assessment tool

17 August 2020:  Guidance for supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged learners

14 August 2020: Coronavirus: How to keep you and your family safe (Easy Read) (PDF)

6 August 2020: Test, Trace and Protect in Wales: Guide for Autistic People (PDF)

3 August 2020: Food boxes will be stopping on 16 August (PDF)

22 July 2020: Shielding Update You can stop shielding after 16 August 2020 – easy read (PDF)

15 July 2020 (last updated): Hospital visiting during the Coronavirus outbreak: guidance (Not Easy Read)

9 July 2020: Updated shielding guidance – Easy Read (PDF)

June 2020: Getting Wales out of coronavirus lockdown – Easy Read (PDF)

22 June 2020: Shielding advice for Wales until 16 August 2020 – Easy Read (PDF)

8 June 2020: Guidance for providers of social care services for adults during the COVID-19 pandemic (Not Easy Read)

5 June 2020: Guidance for visits to care home services and reconnecting safely (Not Easy Read) (PDF)

31 May 2020: Changes to the advice for people who are shielding from 1 June 2020

18 May 2020: Testing for coronavirus for anyone with symptoms

1 May 2020: Letter from Chief Nursing Officer on exercise rules and Car Rides for Relaxation and to Manage Anxiety

1 May 2020: Easy Read Letter from Chief Nursing Officer on exercise rules and Car Rides for Relaxation and to Manage Anxiety

20 April 2020: Guidance on hospital visiting

20 April 2020: Easy Read Guidance on Hospital visiting

17 April 2020: Do Not Attempt CPR Letter from Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer

17 April 2020: Easy Read Do Not Attempt CPR Easy read letter from Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer

12 April 2020: Coronavirus: ethical values and principles for healthcare delivery framework

12 April 2020: Easy Read Coronavirus: ethical values and principles for healthcare delivery framework

Coronavirus updates

4 September 2020: COVID-19-related deaths in Wales amongst People with Learning Disabilities from 1st March to 26th May 2020 

4 September 2020: Easy Read COVID-19-related deaths in Wales amongst People with Learning Disabilities from 1st March to 26th May 2020

5th August 2020: Guidance to Prevent COVID-19 Among Care Home Residents and Manage Cases, Incidents & Outbreaks in Residential Care Settings in Wales (PDF)

5th August 2020: Frequently Asked Questions – Guidance for Care Homes
on when an outbreak of COVID-19 has ended (PDF)

5th August 2020: Easy Read Self isolation update from Public Health Wales (PDF)

• June 2020: Learning Disability Health Improvement Team Easy Read update (PDF)

Accessible resources (including easy read information)

Information for Health and Social Care professionals – Wales

Coronavirus updates – Public Health Wales

Coronavirus resources and updates

Flexible use of Direct Payments during the pandemic.

Inquiry into the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, and its management, on health and social care in Wales: Report 1

• What happens when you get a test for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Testing for coronavirus: For people leaving hospital and going into a care home or supported living.
• What everyone must do to stop the spread of coronavirus – The rules have changed from 1 June 2020.
• What everyone must do to stop the spread of coronavirus
• What you must do if you or a person you live with has, or thinks they have, coronavirus
• How long to stay in self isolation
• 5 ways you can help your pharmacy
• Easy Read hospital admission form.

See all the Public Health Wales easy read resources.

• 6 November 2020: Supported living guidance: coronavirus – easy read
• 5 November 2020: Shielding update: how to take extra care as more people get coronavirus – easy read
• 26 October 2020: Coronavirus risk assessment tool easy read (PDF)

• Talking about meeting up (Cymorth Cymru, September 2020) (PDF)
• All Wales People First – Coming out of lockdown easy read toolkit (18 August 2020) (PDF)
• August 2020: Coronavirus: How to keep you and your family safe (Easy Read) (PDF)
• Accessible videos about coronavirus. (May 2020)
• Keep Safe – ‘Why we wear PPE’ (English and Welsh, May 2020)
• Mencap – ‘Information about Coronavirus’ (17 March 2020)
• Inclusion International – ‘Easy-to-read information about Coronavirus in many languages’ (Website page dated 12 March 2020. We can’t confirm publication dates of the easy read documents)
• Down’s Syndrome Association – ‘Coronavirus. What is it? How to stay safe?’ (13 March 2020)
• Beyond Words –Beating the Virus (short, wordless story with illustrations) (Updated 26 March 2020)

• How are you doing? – Staying well at home information hub. Resources and advice about: Saying physically and mentally well: Staying connected with friends, family, work colleagues and your community;  Helping others.
• Alcohol and staying healthy  (April 2020)
• Eating well (April 2020)
• Keeping active (April 2020)
• Smoking and staying healthy (April 2020)
• Keeping in touch (April 2020)
• Easy read guide to Looking after your feelings and your body

• Good Days and Bad Days During Lockdown (Beyond Words )
• Looking after your feelings and your body. (Publc Health England)
• COVID-19 Guided Self-help Booklet Series. (Scottish Commission
  for Learning Disability)

• Feelings you might have when someone dies. (Marie Curie, June 2019)
• Grief and isolation  (Cruse Bereavement Care, March 2020)
• Grief and trauma (PDF) (Cruse Bereavement Care, March 2020)
• Coping with talk of death and dying (PDF) (Cruse Bereavement Care, March 2020)
• Funerals and memorials (PDF) (Cruse Bereavement Care, March 2020)
• When Someone Dies from Coronavirus: A guide for family and carers (Beyond Words
• Jack Plans Ahead for Coronavirus: A guide for family and carers (Beyond Words)
• Public Health Wales: Easy Read report on Report on how many people with a
  learning disability have died of
  coronavirus (published 4 September)

Video tutorial on how to install and use Zoom online meetings on a computer

Video tutorial on how to install and use Zoom online meetings on a smartphone or tablet

Here is our Easy Read guide to Zoom meetings.

Keeping safe online (Developed by Care Management Group and CHANGE)

Staying safe on social media and online (Foundation for people with learning disabilities)

17 August 2020:  Guidance for supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged learners

6 April 2020: Vulnerable children and young people: coronavirus

Coronavirus Information Hub for Families and Children (regularly updated)

Coronavirus: Information for families with disabled children (March 2020, updated regularly)

COVID19 educational resources

Things to do at home

• 3 June 2020: Stay Inside: Be Inspired easy read – United Response, England
• March 2020: Creative Isolation: COVID-19 and social isolation – Media and arts hub with links to online resources

Online resources available during social distancing and self-isolation (regularly updated)

• How to wash your hands (13 March 2020)
• How to wash your hands baby Shark Style  28 Sep 2018)
• Hand Washing Video (24 July 2017)

Easy read guide to hand washing and keeping clean to stop coronavirus

Coronavirus COVID-19 symptom checker (March 2020)

Shielding FAQs for Third Sector organisations from the Welsh Government

Information from the Welsh Government about supermarket services.

Information about local services and support available in the 22 Counties of Wales (27 March 2020) Word download from Disability Wales

How to avoid scams advice during coronavirus outbreak (25 March 2020)

Disabled People’s Frequently Asked Questions on Coronavirus COVID-19 (24 March 2020)

Information from the Welsh Government – Looking out for each other safely information hub (launched 22 March 2020)

Sensory Spectacle – Resources for COVID-19 and people with sensory difficulties (SPD) (20 March 2020)

Responding to COVID-19: the ethical framework for adult social care (19 March 2020) UK Government Department of Health (Please note: this is devolved in Wales)

Guidelines from BILD

Talking about meeting up (Cymorth Cymru, September 2020)

Easy Read – Talking about meeting up (Cymorth Cymru, September 2020)

Reconnecting Safely – Extended Households (Cymorth Cymru, September 2020)

NHS Direct Wales – Coronavirus COVID-19 symptom checker (March 2020)

Wales Learning Disability Helpline

Phone 0808 8000 300

Helpline and online live chat 0808 808 3555

Information and resources hub

Advice and information about money, benefits, housing, work and more.

NHS Direct Wales including Easy Read A to Z. See Coronavirus.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) information and resources hub

Advice and Resources

Guidance on coronavirus and useful information

Virtual Autism Team Wales Resource List