SENDMatters: Coronavirus (COVID-19) resources
Accessible information
Easy read guides
Mencap
Mencap have produced a range of easy read guides to coronavirus -
Sense
Accessible information for the deaf, blind community, including a link to a 24 hours sign language translation service -
www.sense.org.uk/get-support/information-and-advice/accessible-information-on-coronavirus
NHS England
An easy read version of the extremely vulnerable person's guidance -
Hand washing guidance
Handwashing is one of the easiest ways of protecting yourself from infection and illness. Advice on how to wash your hands -
www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/best-way-to-wash-your-hands
Accessible videos
The Handwashing Rap
A fun way to help people who have learning disabilities to remember how to wash their hands to keep well -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eY59qr2FTo
An accessible guide to Covid-19
An accessible guide to Covid-19 (Coronavirus) designed to help people with learning disabilities understand what the virus is, what steps they will need to take to stay safe, and what to do if they think they've contracted Coronavirus - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji8O1h3gDCY
Sign language
Information from Public Health England and the Department of Health and Social Care regarding Covid-19 -
www.signhealth.org.uk/coronavirus
Makaton
Information about the coronavirus translated into Makaton symbols -
www.makaton.org/shop/shopping/freeDownloadDetails/Coronavirus-information
Information for children
Covibook
An interactive resource to support and reassure during the coronavirus, available in different languages for children aged 7 and under -
The Story of the Oyster and the Butterfly
A downloadable story to help children and young people to explore, recognise and understand their feelings by turning them into 12 special powers they can use to help them through difficult times -
www.stewartmemorial.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Book-Oyster-Butterfly-1.pdf
Social story: school closing and Covid-19
Social stories about what the virus is and why schools are closing -
www.tes.com/teaching-resource/covid-social-story-school-closing-and-virus-12270054
Little Puddins: The Autism Educator
Information that explains the coronavirus to children and young people -