The Resource Storeroom - Youth & Adult  

Resources listed alphabetically with Colorado resources listed first  

indicates "Parent Recommended" links  ♦  Parent Wisdom  ♦  Where Do I Start?  ♦  

♦  General Disability Resources  ♦  Specific Disability Resources  ♦  
♦  Education, IEP & 504 Resources  ♦  IDEA  ♦  CDE Resources  ♦  
♦  Early Childhood  ♦  Youth & Adult (including Transition)  ♦  Parenting  ♦  
♦  Medicaid, Waivers & SSI  ♦  Advocacy & Legal Resources  ♦  Financial Planning  ♦  
♦  Health Care & Medical Resources ♦  Mental Health Resources  ♦  
♦  Equipment  & Technology  ♦  Recreation & Toys  ♦  Childcare  ♦  Misc Services  ♦  

Ability Specialists *P2P Supporter

Charting A Course for the Future: A Transition Toolkit (CDE)

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.
*P2P Supporter

Colorado School-to-Work Learning Center - An approach to learning based on concept that education is most useful when students apply what they learn to real life/work situations.

Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Denver Down Syndrome Clinic

Denver Community Resources for Youth with Disabilities [doc]

Employment Works (brought to you by CP of Colorado)

The HERO Alliance - Promotes homeownership education and resources for people with disabilities in Colorado.

Independent Living Centers in Colorado - Providing advocacy, independent living skills training, information and services to maximize the independence of individuals with disabilities.

PAD-CO - Listserv for parents of adults with a disability in Colorado or contact padcoweb@aol.com.

Transition Resources & Manuals (CDE)

Transition Requirements - Fast Facts (CDE) 

 

Transition Requirements at Age 14 - Fast Facts (CDE)

 

Transition Requirements at Age 16 - Fast Facts (CDE)

Other Transition Resources (CDE)

Youthnet - Provides information about services available to Colorado's youth, especially youth with disabilities who are transitioning to adulthood.

Articles by John O'Brien - Informational material on person-centered planning, community building, and innovative services.

Post Secondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

Project TechLink - Information on successful best practices, curricula, and products that include students in social, vocational, and academic settings and activities.

Sexuality Education - Building a Foundation for Healthy Attitudes

Transition Research Institute - Find transition activities that improve school-to-work and transition outcomes for students with disabilities and contacts to transition and school-to-work experts.