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Survival Coalition and The Arc Wisconsin: Determining What’s Needed Now and in the Future in Response to COVID-19

View presentation on HealthMatters Program YouTube Playlist Date and time: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 1:00 pm CDT Duration: 1 hour 1 minute Handout: PowerPoint Presentation-Lisa Pugh Resources: Press Packet (http://www.survivalcoalitionwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SurvivalCoalition_PressPacket_COVIDsurvey_042220-1.pdf) Press release (https://arcwi.org/2020/04/30/over-30-groups-file-amicus-brief-in-wisconsin-regarding-heightened-covid-19-risks-to-people-with-disabilities-older-adults/) Amicus Brief (http://thearc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/FINAL-Amicus-Brief-Wisconsin-Legislature-v-Andrea-Palm.pdf) Medical Rationing (https://arcwi.org/content/uploads/sites/17/2020/04/SurvivalCoalitionComments_Medical-Rationing-041320202.pdf) Provider Survey Press Release (http://www.survivalcoalitionwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Provider-survey-findings_0520-002.pdf) Guidance on Re-opening During COVID-19 pandemic in ways that protect people with […]

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Impact of COVID-19 on Organizations Serving Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

View presentation on HealthMatters Program YouTube Playlist Date and time: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 1:00 pm CDT Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes Handouts: PowerPoint Presentation-Donna Martin; Impact of COVID-19 on Organizations Serving Individuals with IDD Overview: This presentation will provide an overview of the April 2020 American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) survey results

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Preparing Your Employees for the Impact of COVID-19: Updates from Providers

View presentation on HealthMatters Program YouTube Playlist Date and time: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 1:00 pm CDT Duration: 1 hour Handouts: PowerPoint Presentation-Ed Kaul and Eligio Velasquez; Prepare your Small Business and Employees for the Effects of COVID-19 Overview: This presentation will provide an overview of the development of an infrastructure to prepare employees for disruption due

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Protecting Ourselves, Protecting Others Part 2: Caring for Someone Infected with COVID-19 in their Home

View presentation on HealthMatters Program YouTube Playlist Date and time: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 1:00 pm CDT Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes Handouts: PowerPoint Presentation Part 2; Protecting Ourselves, Protecting Others Part 2 RESOURCES Overview: This presentation will examine best practices for higher level protection needs, while caring for someone who has had a close

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Protecting Ourselves, Protecting Others Part 1: What to Wear at Work and Why

View presentation on HealthMatters Program YouTube Playlist Date and time: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 1:00 pm CDT Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes Handouts: PowerPoint Presentation; Protecting Ourselves, Protecting Others RESOURCES Overview: This presentation will present survey results regarding health care needs in community based organizations. Hygiene, PPE, and social distancing best practices for low-moderate protection

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Where’s the Outrage: COVID-19 Response Now and Moving Forward

View presentation on HealthMatters Program YouTube Playlist Date and time: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 1:00 pm CDT Duration: 1 hour Handout: PowerPoint Presentation Overview: This presentation will explore the Federal policy in response to COVID-19 and how the disability community is challenged to meet the unique needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. What

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COVID-19 Know Your Rights & Prepare

Presenter: Melissa L. Desroches, PhD, RN Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 Time: 2:00-3:00 pm (Eastern Time) Play recording (1 hr) Handout: COVID-19- Know Your Rights and Prepare URL Resources: COVID-19 Communication Rights Toolkit Preparing Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities for Medical Treatment at Hospitals Description: COVID-19 Know Your Rights & Prepare – Description: For people with intellectual

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Medication Overload: When More is Less

Play Recording (55 minutes) Handouts: OptimalRx When Less is More * While polypharmacy literature primarily focuses on the elderly, research indicates between 11-60% of people with intellectual disability (ID) are also exposed to polypharmacy; whereas only 3% of people with ID has a psychosis-related disorder, an estimated 30-50% of all psychotropics prescribed are antipsychotics. Although adverse outcomes

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Understanding and Managing Work Related Anxiety

Play Recording (56 minutes) Handouts: Understanding and Managing Work Related Anxiety * Duration: 1 hour Description: Understanding and Managing Work Related Anxiety Lots of people experience work related anxiety when they start a new job or begin an unknown work task. Most new employees can manage work related anxiety through natural coping strategies and self-help resources. Project

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Promoting Health & Safety for Workers with Disabilities: Realizing the Promise of the ADA June 9 & 10, 2015 Chicago, Illinois

The Americans with Disabilities Act turns 25 this year! This conference explored its impact in the workplace. Interdependence Between Health and Wellness and Employment Managing one’s health and healthcare is critical to successful employment. See the conference agenda here.   Resources Conference Materials Conference Transcripts Coming Soon Resources ADA National Network American Association of People

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