COVID-19 Accessible Information

COVID-19 Accessible Information & Social Stories

Easy English documents and videos about COVID-19 have been developed for the ACT by Advocacy for Inclusion and are available on their resources page.

Scope Australia have developed some great communication resources for understanding and staying safe from COVID-19.

Scope Australia also provide communication resources to help you understand, explain, and discuss COVID-19 vaccinations. These resources include Easy English documents and Social Stories. Social Stories are used to help someone better understand a specific social situation or idea.

ACT Health has also developed a Social Story for students with disability which is available on the COVID-19-vaccination-social-story webpage.

The Australian Government Department of Health has published a range of Easy Read COVID-19 resources on the Department of Health website.

Women with Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) and ACT Health have created a video talking about the importance of getting vaccinated which is available on either the WWDACT Facebook page or on YouTube.

View a new Access and Sensory Clinic video which walks you through each step of the COVID-19 vaccination appointment process, from arrival to exit, providing a first-hand look 👀 at what to expect when attending the Access and Sensory Clinic for a vaccination.

Vaccination Webinar for People with Intellectual Disability

The Australian Government Department of Health, supported by Inclusion Australia held a webinar to discuss the importance of getting a COVID-19 vaccine and answer questions from people with intellectual disability and supporters.

A recording of the webinar is now available on the Department of Health website.