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Project ALIVE: Arkansas CIL Trainings

APRIL logo: Association for Rural Independent Living, with a blue star; and the Project ALIVE logo. The word ALIVE features a band aid, folded in the shape of the "V" of the word ALIVE, which replaces the letter V. Below the typography are 5 symbols against blue squares: the "wheelchair" icon; an icon of a person with a white cane; an ear with a dotted line through it, for hearing assistance; two hands forming the ASL sign for "interpretation"; and a silhouette of a person's head. Below the symbols is the typography: "Accessible Life-saving Integrated Vaccine Equity"

Project ALIVE (Accessible Life-saving Integrated Vaccine Equity) is a short-term focused effort to remove barriers to COVID-19 vaccinations for people with disabilities living in the rural areas of Missouri, Arkansas, and Montana. Rooted in the values of self-determination and self-direction, the project does not seek to persuade or convince, but will serve as a resource for those who want the vaccine and those seeking further information in order to make an informed decision.

Training 1: Making the Vaccine Process Accessible: Understanding Legal Rights and Reducing Trauma in Arkansas

Training 2: Navigating Vaccine Hesitancy for Arkansas Centers for Independent Living

 

Making the Vaccine Process Accessible: Understanding Legal Rights and Reducing Trauma in Arkansas

Training’s Objectives

By the end of the training, you will be familiar with:

  • Some of the legal rights of disabled people during the vaccination process
  • The Vaccine Site Checklist
  • Ways to reduce trauma for disabled vaccine recipients

Presenter: Melissa Marshall, JD (she/her) 

Navigating Vaccine Hesitancy for Arkansas Centers for Independent Living

Training's Objectives

By the end of this presentation, you will be able to:

  • Understand some causes of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and how to respond
  • Identify barriers to accessing COVID-19 vaccines (primary series and booster) and know how to respond

Presenter: Regina S. Dyton (she/her)

Logo composite, with the Project ALIVE logo; and logos representing Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL); The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies; SUMMIT Independent Living; Living Independently for Today and Tomorrow (LIFTT); Mainstream Center for Independent Living; Southeast Arkansas Independent Living Services/Spa Area Independent Living Services (SAILS); Rural Advocates for Independent Living (RAIL); Heartland Independent Living Center; and MERIL

Project ALIVE was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1,900,000 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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