Check out the NCCSD's crisis resources, designed specifically for people with disabilities, including the number for a SAMHSA Disaster Distress Hotline and the National Disability COVID-19 Healthcare Support and Advocacy Hotline.
A general introduction to web accessibility from WebAIM, including an introduction to the different ways people with disabilities struggle with online materials in general.
Information about higher education employees, including employees with disabilities and COVID-related discrimination of Asian Americans - from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Your students will be more stressed and anxious next semester, whether or not courses are online. To better communicate with students and get feedback, Northern Arizona University Disability Resource Office sent a survey to all students with disabilities, asking what they may need for next semester - this could be adapted to ask questions about what students need for the course. Also consider doing a virtual listening/sharing circle, or simply send out an e-mail asking students to let you know what they need and if they have feedback about services. You may also want to read an article about how marginalized students are further marginalized by COVID-19, and how colleges and faculty can respond. Also be sure your syllabus has contact information for basic on-campus resources, as well as a plan if courses need to change in significant ways (e.g., an online course becomes hybrid, or in-person course moves online).
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from The Chronicle of Higher Education.