The Council’s Legislative and Public Policy Committee leads the development of policy priorities related to the five year state plan. The Council works in partnership with community based organizations and state agencies to better understand, educate and advocate about issues affecting people with IDD. The Council is not a lobbying agency; we use education, advocacy, coalition building, stakeholder engagement and other strategies to affect systems change.
The Council is currently working on its 2024 Policy Tracker. If you would like to request support, please contact us to present to our Legislative and Public Policy Committee.
2024 Fact Sheets:
Prohibit Student Seclusion: HB24-1167 – Council Fact Sheet
This toolkit provides useful tips and information to help prepare you to have an effective voice in advocacy. This guide is intended to allow for better preparation ahead of meeting with your local, state, and federally elected officials. Download the toolkit.
Disability Law Colorado (DLC), our state’s Protection and Advocacy agency, administers the Help America Vote Act or HAVA, which authorized a new protection and advocacy program to protect the voting rights of people with disabilities in 2002. In Colorado we call our program VOTE!
Disability Law Colorado and the Council believe that people with disabilities not only have the right to vote, but also the obligation to make their voices heard. People with disabilities have the right to vote in Colorado including people with intellectual or developmental disabilities who have a guardian and people with mental or behavioral health needs. Click here to view DLC’s Voting Rights Fact Sheet.
Other Resources:
Colorado Secretary of State’s Office – Voters with Disabilities FAQs
US Vote Foundation – Colorado Voters with Disabilities Guide
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