by familyvoices | Mar 7, 2022 | Family Voices, Vaccine Outreach
2.28.2022 – Following criticism from disability advocates, the Biden administration is taking new steps to better address the needs of people with disabilities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.
by familyvoices | Mar 7, 2022 | Family Voices, Vaccine Outreach
3.7.2022 – Nearly two years into the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is for the first time acknowledging that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have an elevated risk of severe disease from COVID-19. Read...
by familyvoices | Mar 7, 2022 | Family Voices, Vaccine Outreach
3.7.2022 – Dozens of advocacy groups are calling for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to walk back major changes to its mask guidance arguing that the new recommendations are harmful to people with disabilities Read more.
by familyvoices | Mar 7, 2022 | Vaccine Outreach
3.7.2022 – Vaccinate 85 percent of Americans against the coronavirus. Ensure that people experiencing long covid can get disability benefits. Develop a plan to restore trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more.
by familyvoices | Feb 16, 2022 | Vaccine Outreach
2.9.2022 – An account of the struggles individuals with special health care needs and their families in the Philadelphia area are currently experiencing in finding home health care — an example of a national crisis. Read more.
by familyvoices | Feb 16, 2022 | Vaccine Outreach
2.16.2022 – Vaccination lowers the risk of developing long-term effects of covid-19, according to a report released Tuesday by a British public health agency. Read more.
Encourage confidence to act with the creation of materials and guidance to equip network members to start, lead and sustain conversations to dismantle racism in healthcare of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN).