RESOURCES

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Childcare Centers

Assistive Technology Partners' website includes information on funding sources for assistive technology. Monthly Learning Labs take place in Denver and in Grand Junction, with a monthly focus on different topics.  Learning Labs are free and provide participants an opportunity to speak with the knowledgeable staff at Assistive Technology Partners about a variety of assistive technology devices.  These labs include device demonstrations and provide hands-on exploration. Information on the schedules for Denver and Grand Junction, and the focus of the labs for each month, are listed here.

Autism National Committee, an autism advocacy organization dedicated to "Social Justice for All Citizens with Autism" through a shared vision and a commitment to positive approaches.  

Center on Human Policy is a Syracuse University based policy, research and advocacy organization involved in the national movement to insure the rights of people with disabilities.

CHANCE, The Center for Housing and New Community Economics improves and increases access to integrated, affordable, and accessible housing coordinated with, but separate from, personal assistance and supportive services.

"Choices, Control and Community" and "Opciones, Control y Comunidad" Order the new documentary, a product of the work of El Grupo Vida, Coloradans for Family Support, the Arcs of Denver and Jefferson County, Colorado TASH, the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, and Families and Allies. This documentary has received the TASH 2003 Image Award.

Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, CCDC, is Colorado's only statewide cross-disability organization dedicated to ensuring the independence, self-reliance, and full participation of people with all types of disabilities in Colorado.

Colorado Fund for People with Disabilities: The Colorado Fund for People with Disabilities (CFPD) is a trust fund designed to protect a person's public benefits, such as Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid, should the person receive a sum of money that would otherwise make them ineligible for public benefits. Funds in CFPD are seen as unavailable assets for eligibility determination.

Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law: This site offers a directory of lawyers in each state in the United States who specialize in disability law. Neither the American Bar Association nor the Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law endorses any of the lawyers or legal service providers found in this Directory. The Directory is intended only as a research tool. Please note that individuals and organizations included in this Directory vary widely and users should question listed attorneys about important issues before agreeing to be represented or assisted.

Disability History Museum: Their mission is to promote understanding about the historical experience of people with disabilities by recovering, chronicling, and interpreting their stories.

Disability Policy Website is a new disability policy website that went online on September 1, 2003. The site contains training materials, policy papers and policy briefs prepared by Robert "Bobby" Silverstein.

Housing and Mortgages for People with Disabilities: This website provides useful information and assistance for people with disabilities who are interested in buying a home.  Website provides ideas to consider when deciding to buy a home, describes the process, explains mortgage and housing terminology, and how to obtain financial assistance to buy a house.

Inclusion Daily Express: This site includes the top disability rights stories for the year. The mission of the Inclusion Daily Express is is to provide disability advocates with the most up-to-date news, information and commentary about community inclusion, self-determination and disability rights, in a way that saves time and is easy to use.

Information on Autism Spectrum Disorders for Spanish-speaking families.  A new Web site, created by families for families, provides information in Spanish about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). A chat room and forum area are under development. These will be moderated by parents of children with autism. Two doctors and an advocate will help to answer questions.

Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire was established in 1987 to provide a coherent university-based focus for the improvement of knowledge, policy and practice related to the lives of people with disabilities and their families.

Knowledge Path: Locating Community-Based Services to Support Children and Families is an electronic guide for service providers and families to help them find resources within their communities to address child and family needs.

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR): Beginning in 1950 with 30 organizations, mostly civil rights and labor groups, the LCCR has grown in numbers, scope, and effectiveness. Here you will find a listing of the more than 180 national organizations that comprise the LCCR.

Mobility International: Is a US-based national non-profit organization. The mission of Mobility International USA (MIUSA) is to empower people with disabilities around the world through international exchange, information, technical assistance and training, and to ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities in international exchange and development programs.

Mouth Magazine:  a disability rights bi-monthly print magazine. Mouth Magazine is now the only disability rights-oriented magazine put to printed page. The Ragged Edge (see below), recently went to web only, and is the place to go for the latest news and articles if you prefer the free and complete coverage via accessible web.

National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability  The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) assists state and local workforce development systems to better serve youth with disabilities. The NCWD/Youth, created in late 2001, is composed of partners with expertise in disability, education, employment, and workforce development issues. Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), the NCWD/Youth is housed at the Institute for Educational Leadership.

National Down Syndrome Congress: The mission of the NDSC is to provide information, advocacy and support concerning all aspects of life for individuals with Down syndrome. The vision of the NDSC is a world with equal rights and opportunities for people with Down syndrome. It is the purpose of the National Down Syndrome Congress to create a national climate in which all people will recognize and embrace the value and dignity of people with Down syndrome.

Not Dead Yet: Not Dead Yet is a national disability rights group that is the disability community's definitive source on the implications of public policy and media activity related to euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Ragged Edge:  an online magazine that began in 1997, offers topic-area searches and articles from the world of disability activism, and news updates supported by Inclusion Daily Express.

The Road to Self-Sufficiency: A Guide to Entrepreneurship for Youth with Disabilities is a resource for organizations working with youth on career exploration and employment options, and policymakers who support youth programs through policy and practice.  The Guide shows how entrepreneurship education can be implemented in programs and offers suggestions on how to introduce self-employment as an option  for all youth, including youth with disabilities.

Rocky Mountain ADA/IT Center: Providing information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and accessible education-based information technology to Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota.

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Watch Our Words (WOW) – Watch Our Words is a group of facilitated communication users, their facilitators and friends who meet monthly alternately in Lafayette and in Denver.  WOW offers trainings to any groups interested in learning about facilitated communication.  WOW has also produced two DVDs, one with short documentaries about 5 WOW members, and another that can be used as a training video.  Click here for the documentaries on Michael Hoover, Jaison Hart, Daniel Sutter, Sharisa Kochmeister and Chris Patton. Click here for the training segments "What is FC" and "Learning to be a Facilitator." 

You may call or email the Council to have a set of DVDs mailed to you, at no charge. Please use the "Contact Us" form on this website, or call the Council at (720) 941-0176.  Thanks!

Youth Empowerment Alliance (YEA) -- An online youth leadership training program, "Take Control of Your Life," is self-paced so that users can take as much time as they like, and can pick and choose modules. The program is designed to engage youth and young adults as emerging leaders as they transition from school to the adult world.

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