Community Centered Boards

Community Centered Boards (CCB) is an alternative for families who have children with a disability or for an individual that has a developmental disability from living in an institution. Unfortunately, many of the 20 CCBs in the state of Colorado have waiting lists.

Denver County
Denver Options
http://www.denveroptions.org/

Arapahoe & Douglas County
Developmental Pathways
http://www.developmentalpathways.org/

Boulder County
Imagine
http://www.imaginecolorado.org/

Jefferson County
Developmental Disabilities Resource Center
http://www.ddrcco.com/

Adams County
North Metro Community Services
http://www.nmcommserv.com/

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Cross Disability Organizations

The ARC
The Arc advocates for the rights and full participation of all children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Below are ARC’s in the Denver Metro area:

The ARC of Adams County
http://arcadams.com

The Arc of Arapahoe/Douglas County
http://www.arcarapahoedouglas.org

The Arc of Aurora
1342 South Chambers Road
Aurora, Colorado 80017
(720) 213-1420
(No website)

The Association for Community Living in Boulder County
http://www.aclboulder.org

The Arc of Denver Metro
http://www.arcofdenver.org

The ARC of Jefferson County
http://www.arcjc.org Autism Society of Colorado
http://www.autismcolorado.org

Assistive Technology Partners
http://www.uchsc.edu/atp/

Colorado Cross Disabilities Coalition
http://www.ccdconline.org/

Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council
http://www.coddc.org

Easter Seals of Colorado
http://co.easterseals.com/

Guardianship Alliance of Colorado
http://guardianshipallianceofcolorado.org

The Legal Center for People with Disabilities & Older People
http://www.thelegalcenter.org

National Sports Center for the Disabled
http://www.nscd.org/index.htm 

Special Child
Resources for parents and caregivers of children with special needs
http://www.specialchild.com/index.html

Disability Specific Organizations

ADHD/ADD
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyper Activity (CHADD)
http://www.chadd.org/

Autism
Autism Society of Colorado
http://www.autismcolorado.org/

Autism Society of Boulder County
http://www.autismlarimer.org/

Autism Society of Larimer County
http://www.autismlarimer.org/

Autism Society - Pikes Peak Chapter
http://www.asappr.org/

Chromosomal Disorders
XXYY Project
http://www.xxyysyndrome.org/newsevents.html

Hearing Impairments
Colorado Home Intervention Program (CHIP)
Information for infants/toddlers who are deaf and hard of hearing
http://www.csdb.org/chip/ch_main.html

H.E.A.R.S. Program
Hearing, Education, And Rehabilitative Services provides hearing aids to adults 18 years of age and over at no, low or an affordable cost to people who could not otherwise afford them.
http://co.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=COD_hears


Down syndrome
Mile High Down Syndrome Association
http://www.mhdsa.org

Colorado Springs Down Syndrome Association
http://www.csdsa.org/

Denver Down Syndrome Clinic
http://www.denverdsclinic.org/

Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of America
http://www.efa.org

Fetal Alcohol syndrome
NOFAS Colorado
http://www.nofascolorado.org

Learning Disabilities/Dislexia
International Dyslexia Association – Rocky Mountain Branch
http://www.dyslexia-rmbida.org/

Learning Disability of Colorado
http://www.ldacolorado.com/

Mental Health
Mental Health Colorado
http://www.mhacolorado.org/

Physical Disabilities
Infantile Scoliosis
http://www.infantilescoliosis.org/

Muscular Dystrophy Association
http://www.mda.org/local/?postalcode=80011

Spina Bifida Association of Colorado
http://www.coloradospinabifida.org

Sensory Processing Disorders
Kid Foundation
The KID Foundation focuses on research, education, and advocacy related to Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD).
http://www.kidfoundation.org/what/spd.html

Tramatic Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Colorado
http://www.biacolorado.org/

Cerebral Palsy of Colorado


Cerebral Palsy Association of Colorado Springs
http://www.cpappr.org


Visual Impairments
Anchor Center for Blind Children
http://anchorcenter.org

Parent Organizations

Peak Parent Center provides training, information and technical assistance to equip families of children birth through twenty-six including all disability conditions with strategies to advocate successfully for their children.
http://www.peakparent.org

El Grupo Vida helps Spanish speaking parents of children with a disability or a special need to navigate the many systems as well as provide support, information and resources.
http://www.elgrupovida.org/

Parent to Parent: Connects parents to each other via the internet where they share ideas, resources, information and support.
http://www.p2p-co.org/

Family Voices is an organization consists of families and friends that speak and provide information on behalf of families who have children or youth with special health care needs.
http://www.familyvoicesco.org/

Empower Colorado is an organization run by families that offer support, education, advocacy and resources to families of children and youth with mental health challenges. http://www.empowercolorado.com/

National Organizations

OASIS - Online Asperger Syndrome Information & Support
http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/

Autism Society of America
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

Brain Injury Association of America
http://www.biausa.org

Citizens for Patient Safety
http://www.citizensforpatiensafety.org

United Cerebral Palsy
http://www.ucp.org

Chromosome Deletion Outreach
http://www.chromodisorder.org

Epilepsy Foundation
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org

The Job Accommodation Network
Your resource for workplace productivity enhancements and reasonable accommodation solutions.
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHY)
http://www.nichcy.org/

National Down Syndrome Congress
http://www.ndsccenter.org

National Down Syndrome Society
http://www.ndss.org

National Fragile X Foundation
http://www.nfxf.org

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
http://www.nofas.org

National Sports Center for the Disabled
http://www.nscd.org/index.htm 

State Resources

Colorado Department of Education
http://cde.state.co.us

Colorado Department of Human Services
Provides public assistance (Medicaid, Food Stamps, housing) child welfare services (for example Temporary Assistance for Needy Families –TANF), oversees state’s public mental health system,  oversees services for people with developmental disabilities, as well as state and veteran nursing homes. http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/forcounties.htm

Division for Developmental Disabilities
http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/ohr/dds/DDS_center.html

Early Childhood Connections
is a place where families go when their infant or toddler is not developing typically.
http://www.earlychildhoodconnections.org/

HCP Colorado - Health Care Program for Children with Special Needs
http://www.hcpcolorado.org

PEP - Parents Encouraging Parents
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/PEP.asp

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