Fatiha Belfakir | 5/7/2021, 6 a.m. Navigating the virtual learning process is very challenging for students with developmental disabilities. Courtesy Photo
What happens to individuals with developmental disabilities (IDD) when their lifestyle and support system suddenly changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic? What happens when their daily school routine was converted to remote learning sessions via google meet and zoom room? What happens when the pandemic places tremendous demands on limited resources for these individuals, their families, and for the provider system?
Most of the results, sadly, arenât good. The COVID- 19 pandemic has created unprecedented and unique challenges for IDD, who were disproportionately isolated prior to the pandemic.
Are you part of the pandemic problem? | Letters
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Leanne Montenegro, 21, covers her eyes as she doesn t like the sight of needles, while she receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a FEMA vaccination center at Miami Dade College, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Miami. Any adult in Florida is now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine. In addition, the state announced that teens ages 16 and 17 can also get the vaccine with parental permission. [ LYNNE SLADKY | AP ]
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Iâm tired of keeping silent and tiptoeing around people who embrace their willful ignorance likes itâs a virtue! This is to all the people who refuse to wear masks. This is for all the people who
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Michigan Works! has several healthcare hiring events this month By: Matt Nagy
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. With over 1,600 jobs available in southwest Michigan right now, Michigan Works! Berrien, Cass Van Buren is urging the public to get back to work by attending the first of many virtual hiring events.
Michigan Works! is helping to fill the gap with fifteen minute phone interviews for various positions in the healthcare industry.
During the interviews, employers will discuss job opportunities, qualifications, and experience with job seekers to determine if they are a good fit and interest for their company.
The following round of phone interviews will feature three healthcare providers in the SouthWest Michigan area.
Hospitals need to allow DSPs to stay with patients with disabilities | PennLive letters
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I am concerned how area hospitals treat people with intellectual disabilities and autism.
To be clear, it is understandable that hospitals are overrun from the pandemic. However the rights of people with disabilities are being violated.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) outlines reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. The people that The Arc of Cumberland & Perry Counties (CPARC) support have the right to have a staff person with them during a hospital stay, COVID-19 or not.
Our staff - Direct Support Professionals (DSP) - know the person best. A DSP can read and respond to subtle communication and behavioral cues.