GMSA’s Handouts and Resources for VHCIP Core Competency Training Series Day 2 (June 2016)
Communication & Interaction
Download the Powerpoint here:
Communication Module – Final
Communication and Interaction Handouts
UVM Disability Awareness Practicum 11.10.16
Generic Communication and Interaction Resources
- Getting Your Message Across: Communicating with People with Intellectual Disabilities. Created by Green Mountain Self-Advocates. 2009. This is where you will find copies of all Communication Checklists used in the presentation.
- Simply Put: A Guide for Creating Easy-to-Understand Materials. Created by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2009.
- United Spinal Association, “Disability Etiquette: Tips on Interacting with People with Disabilities,” 2008. https://www.unitedspinal.org/pdf/DisabilityEtiquette.pdf
Communication and Interaction Resources for Providers and Care Managers
- Communicating Effectively with People with Developmental Disabilities (DD). Created by Surrey Place. 2011.
- Supported Health Care Decision-Making for Professionals and Policy Makers. Created by Office of Developmental Primary Care.
- What I Wish My Doctor Knew About Non-Traditional Communicators. Created by Office of Developmental Primary Care. 2014.
- What I Wish My Doctor Knew About People who Accompany Us to OUR Medical Appointments. Created by Office of Developmental Primary Care. 2014.
- What I Wish My Doctor Knew About Me as a Person with Sensory Sensitivities. Created by Office of Developmental Primary Care. 2014.
Communication and Interaction Resources for Patients
- My Health Passport. Created by Florida Center for Inclusive Communities. 2011.
- Making an Appointment Worksheet. Created by AASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit, Primary Care Resources for Adults on the Autism Spectrum and their Primary Care Providers. 2012.
- What to Bring to a Healthcare Visit Checklist. Created by AASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit, Primary Care Resources for Adults on the Autism Spectrum and their Primary Care Providers. 2012.
- Symptoms Worksheet. Created by AASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit, Primary Care Resources for Adults on the Autism Spectrum and their Primary Care Providers. 2012.
- After the Visit Worksheet. Created by AASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit, Primary Care Resources for Adults on the Autism Spectrum and their Primary Care Providers. 2012.
- Charts and Forms. Created by Office of Developmental Primary Care. An assortment of charts and forms such as daily food logs, sleep logs, medication logs, etc.
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Prevent, Understand, and Live with Diabetes. A Guide for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Created by the Arc of New Jersey. 2012.
- My Health Booklet Series. Created by Surrey Place Centre.
- Checking Up ~ What I need to know about going to the doctor’s office
- Following Through ~What I need to know about taking medicine
- Examine Yourself ~ What I need to know about breast health
- The M Word ~ What I need to know about Menopause
- The Big Red Dot ~ What I need to know about having my period
- Checking All of Me ~ What I need to know about pelvic exams
- Checking All of Me ~ What I need to know about men’s health
- Count on Your Colon ~ What I need to know about colonoscopy
Barriers to Healthcare
- National Council on Disability, “The Current State of Health Care for People with Disabilities,” 2009. https://www.ncd.gov/publications/2009/Sept302009#Gaps
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Information for Health Care Providers, http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/hcp.html
- Healthy People 2020, https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/disability-and-health
Film Clips from Training Series Day #2:
» I am in Here by Mark Utter
» World Cup Video
» Thaysa by Dan Habib
» A Day Through a Deaf Person’s Eyes by Rachel Soudakoff
**Remember! Communication with people with disabilities needs to be equally effective as communication with people without disabilities.**
Universal Design and Accommodations
- Download the Powerpoint here: Universal Design and Accomodations – Final
Generic Communication and Interaction Resources
- Access to Medical Care for People with Mobility Disabilities
- Hospital Access for People who are Deaf
- ADA Checklist Assessment Tool
- Effective Communication Guide Sheet
- Service Animal FAQ from DOJ
- Service Animals Overview from DOJ
Places to Get Technical Assistance
- ADA.gov (800) 514-0301 Department of Justice
- Access-Board.gov (800) 872-2253 Wrote the standards
- ADAchecklist.org (800) 949-4232 Tool to assess spaces
- AskJAN.org (800) 526-7234 Granting accommodations
- BarrierFreeHealthcareInitiative (800) 348-4232 National collaboration
- FairHousingFirst.org (888) 341-7781 FHA technical support
Peer-to-Peer Resources
- Deaf Vermonters Advocacy Services www.dvas.org
- Disability Rights Vermont – judicial systems – www.disabilityrightsvt.org
- Green Mountain Self Advocates – www.gmsavt.org
- NAMI VT – mental health advocates – namivt.org
- VABVI – blindness, limited sight – www.vabvi.org
- Vermont Psychiatric Survivors – www.vermontpsychiatricsurvivors.org
- VCIL – cross-disability rights– www.vcil.org
- VCOA- elders & aging – www.cvcoa.org
Additional Learning Opportunities
- “At Your Service: Welcoming Customers with Disabilities.” A self-paced webcourse for people interested in best practices for working with customers who have disabilities.
- Accessible Hospitals & Health Care Facilities. Earleen Sesker & Scott J. Windley. U.S. Access Board webinar (Blackboard)
- Accessible Hospitals and Medical Care Facilities – “Advanced” level discussion on patient room scoping for both medical and long term care facilities, special technical provisions for parking at specialized facilities, alarm systems and toilet rooms in intensive care units.
Film Clips from Training Series Day #2:
» Medical Facilities Accessibility “Roll-Through” by Ash Brittenham
