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#GivingTuesdayNow - is a new global day of giving on May 5, 2020 as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19.

​Please donate any amount to The Matthew Foundation to help us offset the Zoom webinar costs and we will make a food donation in your name to the front line workers at Stanford University Hospital.  Thank you!

COVID-19 Online Virtual Series

Next Virtual Event: April 30, Virtual Teaching Strategies for Teachers and Parents
PLEASE SHARE THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH YOUR TEACHERS
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April 17, Managing School at Home and Medical Overview
Presentation Slides
Medical (Adult)
Brian Chicoine
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Medical (Pediatrics)
Dr. Noemi Spinazzi
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Managing School at Home
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Chris Lemons & Denise Pope
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Webinar Recording (will be available the wk of May 4)
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Information & Resources

consortium of down syndrome organizations


Updated "Q & A on COVID-19 & Down Syndrome"
 

English
Expanded Version 

Short Version

Spanish

Expanded Version 
Short Version

​DSMIG-USA, Global DS Foundation, LuMind IDSC Foundation, NDSC, NDSS, NTG on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practice

massachusetts general hospital down syndrome program


"COVID-19: Speech Therapy at Home"

​Click below for:

Toddler/Pre-school
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School-Age


Diana Brenner-Miller, MS, CCC-SLP
Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist
MassGeneral for Children
"COVID-19:  e-Learning & Down syndrome"

Click here to read

Sam Johnson, EdD
​Director, Postsecondary & Workforce Dev, CAST

UPMC CHildren's hospital of pittsburgh


"Myths and Truths"
Click here for podcast
​Andrew Nowalk, MD, PhD
Clinical Director, Div of Infectious Diseases, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh


"Right to Equal Medical Treatment for People with DS" 
Click here for podcast
Heather Sachs, JD
Policy and Advocacy Director
​National Down Syndrome Congress

Stanford Graduate School of Education


"COVID-19: Teachers, Families and the Future"

Click here for link to Stanford GSE resources
Please note there is a wealth of information but it is not Down syndrome specific

Age: Preschool to age 8, Elementary, and Middle & High School
Type: Families or Teachers or Both


Examples include:
"How to work and teach - at the same time"
"How to talk with kids about COVID-19"
"Upgrading lessons for kids at home during coronavirus school closures"

"Resources for remote learning"
and more
TRISOMY 21 RESEARCH SOCIETY
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Ucsf benioff down syndrome clinic - charlie's clinic


"Down syndrome and Coronavirus"

Click below for:

UCSF Benioff Down Syndrome Clinic COVID-19 and Down Syndrome webpage

"Health and Down syndrome w/Dr. Noemi Spinazzi" - the lucky few podcast 


Noemi Spinazzi
Medical Director, Down Syndrome Clinic
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

self-advocacy resource and technical assistance center (sartac)


"Plain Language Information on COVID-19"
(in 11 Languages)


Click here to view document
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Contributors and supporters include Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Admnistration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and others.
IRIS 21 RESEARCH SOCIETY

Parents: Supporting Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The IRIS Center offers resources about evidence-based instructional and behavioral practices to support the education of all students, particularly struggling learners and those with disabilities. The IRIS Center is supported by the US Dept of Education's Office of Special Education. This link provides practical tools and easy-to-implement strategies to help:
  • Clarify what is and (perhaps just as importantly) what is not a parent’s role during school shutdowns
  • Prepare for at-home learning
  • Support your child’s learning
  • Promote your child’s social and emotional wellbeing
  • Support your child if he or she is struggling or has a disability
  • Keeping up with what a child is expected to learn
  • Creating and sharing learning spaces in what are often crowded living environments
  • Reducing distractions and other obstacles to learning​
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY (AADMD)

Coronavirus Center
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Improving the quality of life for persons with Down syndrome and developmental disabilities over their entire lifespan
The Matthew Foundation Inc. is recognized as a 501 (c) 3, tax exempt charity by the IRS.
Federal ID #: 46-5659242