Resources Available for People with Disabilities during Coronavirus Pandemic

KAREEM NELSON (PICTURED) of Wheelchairs Against Guns. City authorities announced details of resources available for people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic on Apr. 14, 2020.
Video image by Steven DeCastro of BronxNet Television

City authorities announced on Apr. 14 that information has been gathered specifically to inform people with disabilities, access and functional needs about the resources available to them during NYC’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The resources cover a wide range of topics from meal delivery to transportation, and from home health care providers to mental health resources, and can be accessed here.

Anyone who has specific questions or concerns about this information should contact the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities directly:

Voice Phone: 212-788-2830
Video Phone: 646-396-5830
MOPD COVID-19 Feedback Form

For the most up-to-date information on prevention and treatment practices of COVID-19 in multiple languages, people are requested to visit nyc.gov/Coronavirus, text “COVID” to 392-392, call 311 or text 311 at 311-692.

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