Resources for Biracial People, Indigenous People, and People of Color (BIPOC) about COVID-19

This information may also help others in their anti-racism work

• Check out the NCCSD's crisis resources, designed specifically for people with disabilities, including resources for BIPOC, the number for a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) Disaster Distress Hotline, and the National Disability COVID-19 Healthcare Support and Advocacy Hotline.
• A statement by scholars in the Accessible Campus Action Alliance about equity in re-opening and defining "at-risk" students, faculty, and staff.
• Black Lives Matter (BLM) resources and COVID information for people with disabilities:
  • Statement from BLM about who they are , how they started, and who is part of the movement (disability is listed)
  • Black, Disabled and Proud website .
  • Disability Visibility Project , which also has resources in general about BIPOC people with disabilities.
  • National Black Disability Coalition .
  • A Forbes article about how Black lives are treated by the health care system during the pandemic.
  • How re-openings may reinforce systemic racism in higher education.
  • A Teen Vogue article about not erasing disability in BLM work
  • Information about signing "Black Lives Matter" in ASL (please note the signs for BLM in the article are only for in-group members who are Black and Deaf, and should not be used by White interpreters or others).
  • Information about race, disability, COVID-19, and incarceration
  • The NAACP has information about how to report discrimination based on race . For information about how to respond to disability discrimination in higher education, see the NCCSD pages about Grievance Procedures/how to file a grievance and suggestions for dealing with problems that arise with services.
• Information about higher education employees , including employees with disabilities and COVID-related discrimination of Asian Americans - from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Many graduate students are also employees on their campuses.
• Risks of deportation for international students taking online-only courses, from CNN.
• A CDC statement about battling stigma during the pandemic.
• Information from the CDC about COVID-19, in many different languages , and information about many aspects of the pandemic and how to stay safe, shown in American Sign Language .
• The Environmental Protection Agency has published information about disinfectants, sanitizers, and guidance for cleaning and disinfecting surfaces .
• Information for people with asthma or other respiratory conditions , with information in Spanish.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has created resources about mental health during the pandemic and has some information about COVID-19 in Spanish.
• A letter from the US Department of Education about stereotyping, bullying, and harassment of people of Asian descent during the pandemic.
• The NCCSD has resources about food insecurity and homelessness if you need them, and the National Low Income Housing Coalition has resources specifically about being homeless during the pandemic .
• Also check out our general resources about disability, race, ethnicity, and religion.
• NCCSD information about disability identity and personal issues like self-care.
• Take a look at our book list of readings about disability and higher education - many of them are by people of color or include chapters from people from different racial and ethnic groups.