New Mexico: COVID-19 Resources — Inclusive Emergency Management

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Recent Updates

1. Public Health Update****************

a. Update: Governor Lujan Grisham and the New Mexico Department of Health issued a Public Health Order for the state of New Mexico, starting March 24th at 8:00AM. See full list of businesses and services deemed essential here and find FAQs online here. The Public Health Order makes it clear that disability related services and support are part of essential functions needed to continue operating in every community. That includes personal care services and direct support services. This order is in effect until April 10. On enforcement the State has ramped up surveillance of business to ensure compliance. Violators of the public heath order could lose their license to operate and face civil or criminal penalties. New Mexicans wishing to report a violation will soon be able to call the non-emergency COVID-19 state hotline 1-833-551-0518.

2. New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) Coronavirus microsite (cv.nmhealth.org) and Dashboard (cvprovider.nmhealth.org/public- dashboard.org) Spanish cv.nmhealth.org/spanish and Vietnamese cv.nmhealth.org/vietnamese

a. Health Information Hotline: 1-855-600-3453

i. NMDOH: Public Information

ii. NMDOH: Isolation Guidance

iii. NMDOH: Information for Clinicians

iv. NMDOH: Should I Be Tested

v. New Mexico Testing Locations

3. State of New Mexico (newmexico.gov)

a. For non-medical issues such as questions about the impact of school closures and job issues a new Coronavirus Information Hotline: 1-833-551-0518

i. Education

ii. Jobs and Economy and information for those experiencing Financial Hardship

iii. Early Childhood d.State Service Impacted

b. Seniors and Disabled Adults Food Access Hotline: 1-800-432-2080

c. New Mexico Workers affected by COVID-19: 1-877-664-6986

d. New Mexico Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: ASL Video

4. All Together New Mexico Fund

a. All Together New Mexico Fund

5. Primary Federal Resources

a. USA.gov: Coronavirus

b. CDC: COVID-19

c. Homeland Security: COVID-19

i. FEMA

d. Benefits.gov

e. U.S. Department of Labor

Information for Older Adults and Seniors

6. Older Adults and Seniors

a. New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department: Changes as a Result of Coronavirus

b. American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

c. New Mexico Planning Counsel

d. John A. Hartford: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Resources for Older Adults, Family Caregivers and Health Care Providers

e. VIDEO ‘Go Home!’: Mel Brooks and Son Max Share a Comedic PSA on the coronavirus

f. VIDEO: CDC COVID-19 What Older Adults Need to Know

g. Grocery Stores Around the State are Opening Early for Seniors

Disability Specific Information

7. Developmental Disabilities

a. New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Planning Counsel: COVID-19 Updates (505)841- 4519

b. Green Mountain Self Advocate: Plain Language COVID-19

8. Neuromuscular Disabilities

a. NMD United:COVID-19 Plan and Preparation Guide for Adults Living with Neuromuscular Disabilities

9. Diabetes

a. Diabetes.org: Staying Health During COVID-19

10. Muscular Dystrophy

a. Muscular Dystrophy Association: Help Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus

11. Multiple Sclerosis

a. Multiple Sclerosis Foundation: MS and coronavirus – What do you need to know?

b. Multiple Sclerosis Foundation: Emergency Assistance Grants

12. Mental Health

a. National Alliance on Mental Illness(NAMI): COVID-19 Resources and Information Guide

b. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): COVID-19 Updates

c. American Psychological Association Service Inc: COVID-19 and Psychology Services: How to Protect Your Patients and Your Practice

d. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: COVID-19

13. Blind and Low Vision

a. New Mexico Commission for the Blind: Resource Guide

b. National Federation of the Blind COVID-19: Concerns and Connections

c. American Federation for the Blind: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources

d. Freedom Scientific: Free Jaws, ZoomText

14. United Cerebral Palsy

a. COVID-19 Response

15. Kidney Disease

a. American Kidney Fund: Coronavirus, COVID-19 and kidney patients: what you need to know

i. American Kidney Fund: COVID-19 Updates

ii. Patient Resource Guide: COVID-19

b. American Kidney Fund: 3 Reasons the Coronavirus is affecting kidney transplants

c. National Kidney Foundation: Coronavirus

d. Center for Medicare & Medicaid: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in dialysis facilities

e. CDC: Interim Guidance for Infections Prevention and Control for Patients: COVID-19 in Out Patient Hermosialysis Facilities

f. Kidney Community Emergency Response

16. Autism

a. Autismsociety: COVID-19 Preparedness and Resources

b. National Autistic Society: Tips for Autistic People and Families

17. HIV and Aids

a. Aids Foundation of Chicago: Coronavirus, COVID-19 and People Living with Aids

18. Deaf and Hard of Hearing

a. New Mexico Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

b. VIDEO: What New Mexicans Need to Know About Coronavirus (ASL)

c. VIDEO: Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham’s Stay at Home Order (ASL)

d. VIDEO: Certification Commission for Healthcare interpreters: Tips COVID-19

e. National Association of the Deaf: Coronavirus

f. National Association of the Deaf: Best Practices and Information

g. National Association of the Deaf: Communicating with Medical Personnel During Coronavirus

h. National Deaf Center: COVID-19 (Important Information for community and agencies/schools) Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf- Community Resource Page

i. Safe ‘n’ Clear: Cleat Surgical Mask

j. Hearing Loss Association of America: Coronavirus and HLAA Events

i. How Do I communicate with Doctors, Nurses, and Staff at Hospitals During COVID-19

k. National Institute on Aging: Hearing Loss A Common Problem for Older Adults

19. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

a. Unstuck An OCD Movie for Kids: Coronavirus and OCD

20. Spinal Cord Injuries

a. United Spinal Association: The Coronavirus Crisis and Its Impact on People with Disability

b. New Mobility: Disability-Specific Recommendations for COVID-19

21. Rehabilitation

a. New Mexico Access VR: Media Release COVID-19

b. National Rehabilitation Information Center: COVID-19 Stuck at Home Resources to Stay Active

22. Communication

a. Supporting Communications with Patients who have COVID-19

i. Communication First: COVID-19 Communication Rights Toolkit

ii. FEMA: Accessible Public Service Announcements Category B: Emergency Protective Measures and Accessible Communications

iii. World Health Organization: Guidelines for Communicating

Service Animals and Pets

23. Service Animals and Pets

a. NYC Emergency Management: Service Animals and Pet

b. Human Society: Pets and COVID-19

c. CDC: Interim Guidance for Public Health Professionals Managing People with COVID-19 in Home Care and Isolation Who Have Pets or Other Animals

d. New York State Animal Protection: COVID-19 and Animal Shelters

e. Animal Sheltering: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Shelter Kit

New Mexico Independent Living Centers

24. New Mexico Independent Living Centers

a. LILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization): COVID-19

b. List of New Mexico Independent Living Centers Independent NM Living Centers and Independent Living Centers COVID-19

c. Funds and Guidance Available to CILs to Operate Food Pantries

General Information: COVID-19 and Disability

25. General Information on COVID-19 and Disability

a. DisabledPerson.com: What Do People in the Disabled Community Need to Know

b. Forbes: Things To Know About Coronavirus And People With Disabilities

c. Center for Disability Rights: Action Steps for Attendant Service Users in Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

d. World Institute on Disability: National Call to Action

e. Center of Research Excellence in Disability and Health: An Important Message About People with Disabilities and the COVID-19 Response

f. AAPD: How The Disability Community Can Respond to COVID-19 – AAPD

g. University of New Mexico: Center for Developmental Disability: Resource Navigator

h. City of Albuquerque: Coronavirus FAQs

Disability Rights and Advocacy: COVID-19

26. COVID and Civil Rights

a. Federal Agencies and Civil Rights

i. Department of Justice

ii. Health and Human Service (HHS)s: Office of Civil Rights Bulletin: Civil Rights, HIPAA and COVID-19

iii. Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights: Issues Bulletin on Civil Rights Law and HIPAA Flexibility That Apply During the COVID-19 Emergency

1. NYT: U.S. Civil Rights Office Rejects Rationing Medical Care Based on Disability, Age

iv. FEMA: Accessible Public Service Announcements Category B: Emergency Protective Measures and Accessible Communications

v. Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights: Issues Bulletin on Civil Rights Law and HIPAA Flexibility That Apply During the COVID-19 Emergency

vi. USA.gov: Coronavirus

vii. TELECONFERNCE: FEMA and HHS Civil Rights Stakeholders About COVID-19

b. National Council on Disability

i. National Council on Disability: COVID

ii. National Council on Disability: NCD COVID-19 Letter to HHS OCR

c. Disability Rights New Mexico

i. Disability Rights New Mexico: COVID-19

b. Disability Organizations

i. United Spinal: Save Our People Protect the SCI/D Community from COVID-9

ii. National Council on Independent Living: Urgent Action Alert

iii. Disability Rights Washington: Civil Rights Complaint

iv. Access: COVID-19 Information for Providers

v. Rotted in Rights: Disability Accommodations and Supports Can Help Everyone Prevent COVID-19

vi. Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies: COVID

d. Civil Rights and Equity

i. NAACP: The Equity Implications of COVID-19

ii. Rotted in Rights: Disability Accommodations and Supports Can Help Everyone Prevent COVID-19

iii. NYU Center for Disability Studies: Disability Justice and COVID-19

27. Opinions and Views – Advocacy

a. NYT: I Will Not Apologize for My Needs

b. VOX: The Disability Community Has a Lot to Reach a World in Crises, Say the Director of Crip Camp

c. VOX: We’re Being Pushed Again: How People with Intellectual Disabilities Are Experiencing the Pandemic

d. ABC: Coronavirus Restrictions Put Extra Burden On the Blind Community Experts

e. The Hill: Disabled Advocates Warn Coronavirus Stimulus Does Not Address Pandemic’s Impact on Community

f. NPR: HHS Warns States Not to Put People With Disabilities at the Back of the Line for Care

g. NPR: With Schools Closed, Kids with Disabilities are More Vulnerable than Ever

h. Huffington Post: People with Disabilities and Coronavirus

i. LGBTQ: SAGE National LGBT Elder Hotline

j. Ed Source: Despite Assurance of Flexibility, Education Fear Liability in Online Instructions of Special Ed Students

k. We’re All Together: Our Coronavirus Response Must Include Disabled and Low Income People

l. Yale University: Right to Be Rescued

m. Center for Public Representation: COVID-19 Legislation

i. AAPD: Disability Advocacy from COVID-19

Health Care, Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid

28. Tele-Medicine

a. CMS News Room: Medicare Telemedicine Health Care Provider Fact Sheet

b. State Medicaid Program and Superintendent of Insurance Issue New Requirements to Promote Telemedicine During COVID-19 Emergency

c. Presbyterian Emergency Telehealth Guidance

29. Hospitals and Health Care

a. New Mexico Hospital Association

b. New Mexico Health Care Association and Center for Assistive Living

c. WEBINAR: NMHCA/NMCAL Presented by NMDOH, Department of Epidemiology on March 10 2020

30. Home Care

a. National Center on Caring: Coronavirus: Resources and Articles for Family Caregivers

31. Health Insurance, Social Security and Medicare, Medicaid

a. New Mexico Human Services Department Letter of Directions: Centennial Care

b. New Mexico BlueCross BlueShield: COVID-19

c. New Mexico Department of Health: Insurance Superintendent Guarantees Free COVID- 19 Testing and Treatment for New Mexicans

d. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Coronavirus

e. CMS: Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) In nursing homes

f. Social Security Administration COVID-19 Updates

Employment

32. Employment

a. New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty: 5 things you should know about your rights as a worker during Coronavirus

b. EEOC and ADA, Rehabilitation Act COVD-19 and Webinar

c. U.S. Department of Labor: Additional Guidance Explaining Paid Sick Leave, Medical Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

d. Job Accommodation Network: The ADA and Managing Reasonable Accommodation Requests From Employees With Disabilities In Response to COVID-19

e. William Goren: The ADA and Coronavirus The Key Concepts

f. New Mexico Workforce Solutions: COVID-19

i. Workforce Solutions Fact Sheet and Hoja de Hechos

ii. Workforce Solutions VIDEO Unemployment Insurance: Virtual Town Hall

g. New Mexico Small Business Urged to Apply Quickly For Federal Stimulus Loans

h. U.S. Department of Labor: COVID-19 and Family Medical Leave Act

Resources for Kids and Childcare

33. Children, Childcare, Parenting

a. New Mexico Kids:

i. COVID-19 State Resources

ii. Childcare Search

b. New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department: Fact Sheets

i. Guidance for Child Care Providers

ii. CYFD to Increase the Use of Phone, Video Visits with Children

c. Office of Administration of Children and Families

d. CDC: Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019: Messages for parents, school staff, and others working with children

e. NPR: Coronavirus And Parenting: What You Need To Know

f. CDC: Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019: Messages for parents, school staff, and others working with children

g. NPR: Coronavirus And Parenting: What You Need To Know

h. NYT: What Are the Rules for Play Dates During the Coronavirus Crisis?

i. Parenting during Coronavirus: What to know about play dates, education and more

j. PBS: How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus

k. Albuquerque Journal: How to speak with kids about Coronavirus

l. Harvard Health Publishing: How to Talk to Children About the Coronavirus

m. Childcare Aware of America: Coronavirus What Childcare Providers Need to Know

n. American Academy of Pediatrics: Protecting Your Family From Coronavirus (Covid-19)

o. National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Parent/Cargiver Guide To Helping Families Cope with the Coronavirus Disease 2019

p. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Office of Head Start: Coronavirus Prevention and Response

34. For Kids

a. Brain Pop: COVID-19 Video for Children

b. Just for Kids: Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus

c. Mind Heart: CoviBook Short Story for Under Age Seven Children in 21 Languages

d. Audible: Free Children’s Stories

35. Child Welfare

a. VIDEO: The State of Texas: Webinar/Panel on Supporting CSEY with Trauma-Informed Advocacy/Case Management During Covid19

b. Darkness to Light: Protecting Children During a Crises

c. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: NetSmartz

d. TCU: Karen Purvis Institute of Child Development: Free Training on Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Youth

Teaching and Access to Education

36. Teaching and Education

a. Newmexico.gov: Education

b. New Mexico Public Education Department

i. COVID-19

ii. PED and Students with Disabilities

c. Albuquerque Public Schools: Information on COVID-19

d. Newmexico.gov: Frequently Asked Questions About the Extended Public School Closure

e. Accessible Education

i. VIDEO: U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Short Webinar on Online Education and Website Accessibility

ii. Mapping Access: Accessible Teaching in the Time of COVID-19

iii. Disabilities, Opportunity Internetworking, and Technology: 20 Tips for Teaching an Accessible Online Course

iv. Equidox: Coronavirus and Accessible Education

v. Math Antics: Math Video with Captions

vi. Aimi Hamraie: Accessible Teaching in the Time of COVID-19

f. University of New Mexico Accessibility Resource Center

g. New Mexico State University: Student Accessibility Services

h. New Mexico Highlands University: Accessibility Services

i. U.S. Department of Education and CDC: Questions and Answers on Providing Services To Children with Disabilities During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak

j. U.S. Department of Education: Supplemental Fact Sheet Addressing the Risk of COVID- 19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities

k. U.S. Department of Education: COVID-19

l. National Association of Social Workers: COVID-19

m. Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS): COVID-19

n. Perkins School for the Blind eLearning: Preparing for Virtual Instruction

o. National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools

p. Newmexico.gov: Meal Site locations

Financial Assistance, Bills, Utilities, Housing

37. Utilities

a. Newmexico.gov: Full List of Utilities

b. Comcast: Announces Comprehensive COVID-19 Response to Help Keep Americans Connected to the Internet

c. PNM: COVID-19

d. AT&T: COVID-19: Our Response

e. New Mexico Courts: Temporary Moratorium on Evictions and General Court Information

f. FCC: Service Providers Pledge Consumers Supporting During Pandemic

g. New Mexico Gas: Coronavirus Information

38. New Mexico Financial Hardship

a. Newmexico.gov: Financial Hardship

b. Center for Disability-Inclusive Community Development: Promoting Financial Health and Resiliency for People with Disabilities and Their Families During COVID-19

c. Paying Taxes

d. Fines and Fees to Courts

e. Mortgage Payments

f. Cell Phone Bills

g. Utility Bills

h. Lost Job

i. Affordable Child Care

j. Running low on Food

k. Office of Federal Student Aid: Coronavirus and Forbearance Info for Students, Borrowers, and Parents

Volunteer and Donations

39. All Together New Mexico Fund

a. All Together New Mexico Fund

40. Blood Donations

a. Blood Donation Information

b. New Mexico Blood Banker

41. Volunteering, Charities and Food Access

a. Fight For Our Lives: Mutual Aid

b. Just Serve: Providing Services During COVID-19

c. Newmexico.gov: Collaborative Emergency Donation Drive for Homebound Seniors & Disabled People

d. Newmexico.gov: Here’s How You Can Help During COVID-19

e. New Mexico Food Bank

f. Open Source Mutual Aid List

g. Charity Navigator: Coronavirus

h. New Mexico Food Bank: COVID-19 Update

i. RoadRunner Food Bank: COVID-19 Watch

Faith Based

42. Faith Based Support

a. The New Mexico Conference of Churches

b. The Santa Fe Community Foundation

Spiritual and Mental Tips for COVID-19

43. For At Home

a. While at Home

b. American Psychiatric Association Foundation: Working Remotely During COVID-19

44. Other Tips

a. May Clinic: COVID-19 Tips for Mindfulness and Coping with Anxiety

b. NewMexico.gov: Things You Can Do to Fight Loneliness, Boredom While Self Isolating for COVID-19

c. ADA Live: Episode 79 (Part 1 of 3): Protecting Your Mental Health During the Coronavirus Outbreak

d. Harm Reduction Coalition: COVID-19 Resources for People Who Use Drugs and People Vulnerable to Violence

Domestic Violence

45. Domestic Violence

a. New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence

b. National Domestic Violence Helpline 1-800-799-(SAFE)7233

c. New Mexico Crisis Line 1-855-NMCRISIS 1-855-662-7474

d. KQED: How to Shelter in Place If You Live With Domestic Abuse

e. While at Home

f. CYFD: To Report Child Abuse 1-855-333-SAFE (7233)

Social Media, Blogs and Twitter

46. New Mexico Twitter accounts to follow

a. @NewMexicoAging

b. @GovMLG

c. @NMPED

d. @NMHSD

e. @NMDOH

47. Podcasts: Accessibility and COVID-19

a. Accessible.org Podcast

48. Blogs

a. Disasterology

b. Marginal Revolution

Tribes, Pueblos and Nations

49. Tribal

a. Navajo Nation: COVID-19

b. White House: Coronavirus Pandemic: Response and Recovery Through Federal-State-Local-Tribal Partnership

c. U.S. Indian Health Services: COVID-19

d. National Congress of America Indians: COVID-19

e. Native American Disability Law Center

Immigrant and Language Access

50. Immigrant Support

a. National Immigration Law Center: Update on Access to Health Care for Immigrants and Their Families

b. City of Albuquerque: Information for in Multiples Languages

51. Language Access

a. CDC: Resources in various language

i. English Spanish Chinese Korean Amharic Burmese Karen Nepali

b. Mind Heart: CoviBook Short Story for Under Age Seven Children in 21 Languages

c. Undocuscholars: COVID-19 Resources and National Spreadsheet of Language Access Resources

Veterans

52. Veterans

a. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

ADA National Network

53. ADA National Network

a. ADA National Network: Coronavirus Disease

b. Mid Atlantic ADA Center: Coronavirus Information and Resources

c. South East ADA Center: Coronavirus COVID-19) Resources

d. Pacific ADA Center: COVID-19

Stay Current: Local Government and News

54. Municipal Government Stay Current: Local Government

a. City of Albuquerque: Coronavirus Impact on City Services

i. City of Albuquerque: Information for in Multiples Languages

b. Santa Fe: https://www.alltogethersantafe.org/help

55. News Resources and Current Impacts

a. Albuquerque Journal: Coronavirus In New Mexico

b. New Mexico In Depth: COVID-19 News and Resources

c. Santa Fe New Mexican: Coronavirus

d. New Mexico Political: Report COVID-19

e. KRQUE: Coronavirus Concerns

f. KOAT: Coronavirus Updates

56. Wall Street Journal

a. Wall Street Journal: Live Coverage of CORONA-19

57. NYT: The Coronavirus Outbreak

a. NYT: The Coronavirus Outbreak free access to the most important news and useful guidance on the coronavirus outbreak to help readers understand the pandemic.

58. World Health Organization

a. World Health Organization: COVID-19 Global Situation: Situation Report