The Resource Storeroom - Advocacy & Legal  

Resources listed alphabetically with Colorado resources listed first  

indicates "Parent Recommended" links   

♦  Parent Wisdom  ♦  Where Do I Start? (PDF)  ♦  

  ♦  General Disability Resources  ♦  Specific Disability Resources  ♦   

♦  Early Childhood  ♦  Transition & Adult  ♦  Parenting  ♦  Childcare  ♦   

♦  Education & IEPs  ♦  IDEA   ♦  Advocacy & Legal Resources  ♦   

♦  Health Care & Medical Resources  ♦  Mental Health Resources  ♦   

♦  Medicaid, Waivers & SSI  ♦  Financial Planning  ♦   

♦  Equipment  & Technology  ♦  Recreation & Toys  ♦  Misc Services  ♦   

The Arc of Colorado (303) 864-9334

• The Arc of Adams County (303) 428-0310

• The Arc of Arapahoe & Douglas (303) 220-9228

• The Arc of Aurora (720) 213-1420

• The Association for Community Living in Boulder County (303) 527-0888

• The Arc of Denver (303) 831-7733

• The Arc in Jefferson County (303) 232-1338

• The Arc of Mesa County (970) 245-5775

• The Arc of Pikes Peak (719) 471-4800 *P2P Supporter

• The Arc of Pueblo (719) 545-5845

• The Arc of Weld County (970) 353-5219

Bully Police Colorado - Help for parents dealing with bullying.

Colorado Consumer Health Initiative - Advocacy organization focused on insurance and Medicaid legislation.

Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council - Advocacy and systems change implementation support.

  Definition of Developmental Disability

The Legal Center - (303) 722-0300 Voice/TDD

Rocky Mountain Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center - Providing information on the ADA and accessible education-based information technology.

SafetoTell - Designed to help students, teachers & parents anonymously report anything that is scaring or endangering you, your friends or your family

ADA Home Page - U.S. Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act

The Arc - Working to improve the quality of life for children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law - Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability

Calling Your Representatives

Meeting Your Representatives

Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates -  Established to improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance for parents of children with disabilities

Council for Disability Rights - Advancing rights and enhancing lives of people with disabilities (including a section on the ADA for non-lawyers)

The Division for Early Childhood - Advocating for individuals who work with or on behalf of children with special needs, birth through age eight, and their families

Kinship Care - Legal Resource Center to address needs of families headed by grandparents

NCD - National Council on Disability

Office for Civil Rights - Ensures equal access to services in all Health and Human Services programs without facing unlawful discrimination

PACER Center - Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights

Reed Martin - Educational resource for accurate up-to-date information strategies to secure rights of children with disabilities.

World Institute on Disability - Nonprofit research, training and public policy center promoting the civil rights and the full societal inclusion of people with disabilities

Wrightslaw - Information about special education law and advocacy