COVID-19 Guidance and Educational Resources

COVID-19 Guidance and Educational Resources

This page includes a range of COVID-19 related resources with good information for easy access to persons with disabilities. All resources are in English unless specified.

 

COVID-19 Guidance and Resources

COVID-19 Human Rights-based Response

COVID-19 Guidance by OHCHR

COVID-19 and persons with disabilities by OHCHR

 

Coping with COVID-19

Coping with the uncertainty of Coronavirus by Autistica. Easy read pdf version is available from the link.

 

Prevention

‘New Normal’ for Supermarts

Easy-read COVID-19 guidance posters - Written in Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese (Standard)简体中文, Tamil, Iban. Available in pdf and Word versions.

Infographic guidance in multiple languages

  1. Bahasa Malaysia
  2. Chinese (Standard) 简体中文 -
  3. Dusun
  4. English
  5. Kadazan
  6. Tamil

Prevention guidelines in audio edition

  1. Bahasa Malaysia audio
  2. Chinese (Standard) 简体中文 audio
  3. Dusun audio 
  4. English audio
  5. Kadazan audio
  6. Tamil audio

COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines (Easy Read) by Chosen Power Hong Kong

 

Vaccination

Malaysia’s National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (pdf)

COVID-19 Accessible Resources

Centre for Inclusive Design and Innovation from the United States has a collection of COVID-19 guidance and resources based on the US context in accessible formats, including Braille, American Sign Language, easy read, and documents in accessible pdf and word documents.

 

Easy Read

First Aid for Feelings by Scholastic - A workbook to help children cope during the coronavirus pandemic (in English and Spanish)

Supporting Individuals with Autism through Uncertain Times by UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute Autism Team (Available in Chinese 简体中文, Traditional Chinese 繁体中文, etc)

 

Illustrated Books

Coronavirus: A book for children by Axel Scheffler (download link at the bottom of the page)

My Hero is You: Storybook for Children on COVID-19 by Inter-Agency Standing Committee (Available in English, Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese, Tamil)

Story: The Anonymous Stranger - written by children for children (Malaysia), available in English and Chinese

Why We Stay At Home by Learning with Millie and Suzie

Free Illustrated Books from Beyond Words (pdf download)

 

Social Stories

Understanding COVID-19

Coronavirus Social Story by Amanda McGuinness (The Autism Educator)

  • • Original social story in English
  • • BM version translated by a Malaysian father of child with autism, also a school principal

Covid-19 - I can help by Carol Gray 

COVID-19 Social Stories by Autism Association of Western Australia (AAWA) 

My Social Distancing Story by Easterseals Chicago 

 

Wearing Masks

We Wear Masks - A Social Story by Mr. Mike

Wearing a Mask: A Social Narrative for Children by Autism Little Learners

The Little Mask Guard by MIA (Available in English, Traditional Chinese 繁体中文, Japanese)