Health Promotion Materials for People with Disabilities

About

  • CDC created and tested tailored health promotion messages and materials to improve health for people with disabilities.
  • The materials address health behaviors for people with hearing, vision, cognitive, mobility, and/or self-care disabilities
  • Download, save, and print the resources below.
Wash your hands. Image of hand washing in a sink with soap.

Overview

CDC created and tested tailored health promotion messages and materials to improve hand hygiene, cleaning and disinfection, mask wearing, and physical distancing behaviors among people with hearing, vision, cognitive, mobility, and/or self-care disabilities.

CDC created the following user guide to help partners and individuals with disabilities understand the purpose and intended use of the health promotion materials tailored for people with disabilities.

Promotional material for all behaviors

How People with Disabilities Can Protect Themselves from Sickness and Germs

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How people with disabilities can protect themselves from sickness and germs. Wash your hands. Keep it clean. Wear a mask. Keep a safe distance.
Post this social media image to show how people with disabilities can protect themselves from sickness and germs.

Audience: All people

Material: Social media image

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Inclusive Messaging Matters!

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Inclusive messaging matters! Find inclusive health messaging and materials at https://bit.ly/Disability-Materials
Post this social media image to share that inclusive messaging for people with disabilities is important.

Audience: All people

Material: Social media image

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Find Health Promotional Materials for People with Disabilities

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Visit https://bit.ly/Disability-Materials for audience-driven health promotion materials designed for people with disabilities.
Post this banner on your website to help visitors find health promotion materials designed for people with disabilities.

Audience: Partners

Material: Website banner

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Keep It Clean

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Keep it clean. Protect yourself from germs and sickness. One image shows how Braille would be displayed on it.
Use this graphic—available in Braille—to create magnets and decals that remind people to keep areas clean.

Audience: All people (available in Braille)

Material: Magnets & decals

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Protect Yourself

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Four round decals. All say "Protect yourself from germs and sickness". Keep it clean. Wash your hands. Wear a mask. Keep a safe distance.
Use this graphic to create magnets and decals that explain how to protect yourself from germs and sickness.

Audience: All people

Material: Magnet & decals

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Hand hygiene

Wash Your Hands Often!

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Wash your hands often. Use soap and water to wash your hands for at least 20 seconds. Remind others. Use hand sanitizer.
Display this poster to explain to people with self-care disabilities why it is important to wash hands often.

Audience: People with self-care disabilities

Material: Poster

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Audio - Washing your hands helps you stay healthy.

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Cleaning & disinfection

Keep It Clean to Protect Yourself

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Keep it clean to protect yourself from illness and disease. Images of mobility devices and household items to keep clean.
Display this poster for people with mobility disabilities to remind them how to protect themselves from illness and disease.

Audience: People with mobility disabilities

Material: Poster

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Keep It Clean to Protect Yourself

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Keep it clean to protect yourself from germs or getting sick. If you need help cleaning, ask someone you feel safe with.
Display this poster for people with cognitive disabilities to remind them what items might need to be cleaned regularly.

Audience: People with cognitive disabilities

Material: Poster

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Mask wearing

Wear a Mask to Protect Yourself

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Wear a mask to protect yourself. Shows people with a cochlear implant, a clear mask, and hearing aids.
Display this poster for people with hearing disabilities to explain the importance of mask wearing.

Audience: People with hearing disabilities

Material: Poster

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Wear a Mask to Protect Yourself

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Wear a mask properly to protect yourself from illness and disease. Remember! People who help you should also wear masks.
Display this poster for people with self-care disabilities to explain the importance of mask wearing.

Audience: People with self-care disabilities

Material: Poster

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Wear a Mask to Protect Yourself

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Wear a mask to protect yourself from illness and disease. Shows people using mobility devices wearing masks properly.
Share this handout with people with mobility disabilities to explain the importance of mask wearing.

Audience: People with mobility disabilities

Material: Handout

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Wear a Mask to Protect Yourself

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Wear a mask to protect yourself from illness and disease. Shows people with vision disabilities wearing masks. Includes Braille.
Share this handout—available in Braille—with people with vision disabilities to explain the importance of mask wearing.

Audience: People with vision disabilities (available in Braille)

Material: Handout

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I Wear a Mask to Protect Myself

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I wear a mask to protect myself. Two women sitting on a couch wearing masks.
Share this storybook with people with cognitive disabilities to explain the importance of mask wearing.

Audience: People with cognitive disabilities

Material: Storybook

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Physical distancing

Keep a Safe Distance to Protect Yourself

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Keep a safe distance to protect yourself from illness and disease. Shows people with hearing disabilities physically distancing.
Share this flyer with people with hearing disabilities to explain why keeping a safe distance can prevent illness.

Audience: People with hearing disabilities

Material: Flyer

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Let's Talk About Physical Distancing

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Let's talk about physical distancing. This behavior helps protect you and others from germs and sickness.
Share this conversation guide to explain physical distancing.

Audience: People with cognitive disabilities, people with vision disabilities (in large print), people with self-care disabilities

Material: Conversation Guide

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Content Source:
Disability and Health; National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities