The University of Delaware is donating supplies of personal protection equipment from shuttered research labs to the Delaware Emergency Management Agency. The supplies include hand sanitizer, N95 masks, gloves, gowns and other protective gear.

The seminar on emergency preparedness for the blind and visually impaired was held by Delaware Division for the Visually Impaired, BlindSight Delaware and New Castle County.

From inclusive middle school English classes to disability studies in college, CDS staff demonstrated how Delaware school programs are benefitting students and others with disabilities.

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency’s is partnering with Independent Resources, Inc., the Modern Maturity Center and the Division of Public Health to offer a community preparedness workshop for the elderly and individuals with disabilities, in Dover. A specialist from the Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative will be at the event.

A look inside the State Health Operations Center in Smyrna as it answers calls to the state’s coronavirus helpline (1-866-408-1899) and provides answers to people wondering what to do or where to go if they think they’ve been infected with COVID-19. Epidemiologists also are busily tracking down anyone who may have come in contact with a coronavirus patient.