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Helping Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Become Comfortable with Face Masks

Center:

NJ-The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2020

Contact Information:

Susan Ellien
[email protected]
732-235-9320

Product Description:

Face masks are an essential and necessary defense in preventing the spread of COVID-19. Some adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities may not understand why they and others need to wear them, or may have fear, anxiety, or sensory challenges that impact mask wearing. This resource provides strategies supporters can use to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities become more comfortable with face masks.

Keyword(s):

Face Masks

Product/Publication Type(s):

Pamphlets, Brochures, or Fact sheets

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals

Alternative Format:

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

http://rwjms.rutgers.edu/boggscenter/links/documents/HelpingAdultswIDDFaceMasks-F.pdf

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1000 Silver Spring, MD 20910