On this page, we have listed Easy English, Photosymbols, and Key Word Sign resources regarding CoronaVirus (COVID-19).
The Department of Social Services has also created a section on its website with a range of information for people with disability and their families and carers. If you have a question about CoronaVirus or need help because things have changed, you can contact the Disability Information Helpline on 1800 643 787.
Easy English
- #NEW – Victorian information (updated 8th July)
- Stop. Melbourne You must Stay at Home (DOCX)
- Stop. Melbourne You must Stay at Home (PDF)
- There are new rules for people in some housing towers (DOCX)
- There are new rules for people in some housing towers (PDF)
- Housing towers – Phone numbers for help (DOCX)
- Housing towers – Phone numbers for help (PDF)
- The Australian Government has a range of Easy Read Resources on their website, including:
- People with disability and their carers – General health and wellbeing for home isolation – Easy English (Word)
- What to expect when you get disability services – Easy read information for people with disability (Word)
- Financial assistance for people with disability during coronavirus (COVID-19) – Easy read information for people with disability (Word)
- Coronavirus – emergency relief packages – easy read version – accessible (Word)
- Coronavirus – looking after your mental health – easy read version – accessible (Word)
- Family violence – how to get support during coronavirus (COVID-19) – easy read version – accessible (Word)
- Management and Operational Plan for People with Disability
- Fact sheet – JobKeeper Payment impacts on Disability Support Pension Recipients – Easy Read [PDF 2.8 MB]
- Fact sheet – JobKeeper Payment impacts on Disability Support Pension Recipients – Easy Read [Word 28 kB]
- The NDIS has Easy Read CoronaVirus information available on their website (be sure to check their page often, as they are adding information as it becomes available.)
- The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission have a range of
About CoronaVirus (COVID-19)
- Coronavirus – What is it? – Easy Read
- Coronavirus – 5 things to do right now – Easy Read
- Coronavirus – What you need to know – Easy Read
- Coronavirus – FAQs – Easy Read
- Coronavirus – Social distancing – Easy Read
- Coronavirus – Staying at home – Easy Read
- Staying safe from coronavirus by Council for Intellectual Disability
- Look after your mental health during coronavirus by Council for Intellectual Disability
- Staying at home during coronavirus by Council for Intellectual Disability
- About the COVIDSafe app by Council for Intellectual Disability
- Coronavirus Information PDF by Down Syndrome Australia
- Coronavirus Information Word by Down Syndrome Australia
- Easy English Guide -DOCX 1689KB Easy English Guide to CoronaVirus by Women With Disabilities Australia
- Easy Read Guide on How to Wash Your Hands Correctly.
- Easy English Guide PDF – 4 page Easy English Guide by The Growing Space
- Easy English Guide HTML – 4 page Easy English Guide by The Growing Space
- Down Syndrome Australia also has other information & resources about the CoronaVirus on their website.
- Access Easy English has published a range of Easy English resources on the Access Easy English website in Word and PDF
- Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center
- West Australia’s Individualised Services have released an Easy Read resource on COVID-19
Physosymbols
- Easy Read posters by Photosymbols (PDF only)