LIFE Heart coaching equips vaccine clinics to serve individuals with disabilities | Native Information

Hopper added that the partnership with LIFE CIL is not new and goes back “10 to 15 years” through joint membership in the county’s Access and Functional Need Panel.

The McLean County Health Department official asked for patience with the introduction of the vaccine

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“We are responsible for all residents of the county, so there must be accommodation so that anyone who walks through the door can make sure they are providing the same services to everyone else.” Said Hopper.

Presenting more than four dozen slides in PowerPoint is one way to do this. Three out of nine LIFE CIL members worked on the project for two weeks.

Daneia Riddle, right, waits while Marilyn Nelson, a member of the McLean County Medical Reserve, gives Riddle’s mother-in-law Judy Riddle a COVID-19 vaccination while Daneia’s brother-in-law Chris Riddle waits for his shot at the Functional Needs Clinic Thursday in the Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington. The room was built by McLean County Emergency Management as an extension of the regular vaccination clinic to make it easier for people with disabilities to receive their admissions.

DAVID PROEBER, THE PANTAGRAPH

The material includes a reminder that those who cannot fully sign their name can use “X” as their legal signature. and an urge for vaccine vendors to consider accessibility, privacy, communication and disability etiquette. One of several slides about the deaf or hard of hearing asks staff to look at the person they are talking to, even if a sign language interpreter is helping with the conversation.

“One of the things that I think is most important is the part of etiquette for the disabled,” said Benecke. “A lot of people really don’t know because they have never been exposed to or worked with someone with a disability.”

Marilyn Nelson of the McLean County Medical Reserve at the center gives Chris Riddle his COVID-19 vaccination as his mother Judy Riddle watches at the Functional Needs Clinic at Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington on Thursday. The room was built by McLean County Emergency to make it easier for people with disabilities to receive their recordings.

DAVID PROEBER, THE PANTAGRAPH

This etiquette encompasses a wide range of behaviors, from a person’s attitudes towards people with disabilities (“Don’t assume a person needs help – ask first and wait for an answer”) to the actions they take (“Do not press on a person” wheelchair, walking aid or mobility device without consent “).