Colorado State Disability Resources

Complete update - 4/2008
Partial update - 5/21/2008

The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

Age of Eligibility

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable Wayne Allard (R)
521 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5941
(202) 224-6471 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://allard.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Web: http://allard.senate.gov/public/

Honorable Kenneth Salazar (D)
702 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5852
(202) 228-5036 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://salazar.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
Web: http://salazar.senate.gov

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the House's Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable Bill Ritter
136 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203-1792
(303) 866-2471
(303) 866-2003 (Fax)
Web: www.colorado.gov/governor

Official State Web Site
Web: www.colorado.gov/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Exceptional Student Services Unit
Colorado Department of Education
201 E. Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6694
Web: www.cde.state.co.us

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Patrick Chapman, Director
Office of Federal Programs
Colorado Department of Education
1560 Broadway, Suite 1450
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 866-6780
E-mail: chapman_p@cde.state.co.us
Web: www.cde.state.co.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Ardith Ferguson, Program Coordinator
Early Childhood Connections
CDHS-Division for Developmental Disabilities
3824 W. Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
(303) 866-7657
E-mail: Ardith.Ferguson@state.co.us
Web: www.earlychildhoodconnections.org

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Susan Smith, Preschool Special Education Coordinator
Early Childhood Initiatives
Colorado Department of Education
201 E. Colfax Avenue, Room 305
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6709; (303) 866-6712
(888) 777-4041
E-mail: Smith_s@cde.state.co.us
Web: www.cde.state.co.us

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Nancy Smith, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman, 4th Floor
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-4150
E-mail: nancy.smith@state.co.us

Susan Schierkolk, Youth Programs Coordinator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Administration Office
Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman, 4th Floor
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-4756
E-mail: susan.schierkolk@state.co.us

Coordinator for Transition Services
Barbara Palmer, Senior Consultant
Jon Paul Burden, Senior Consultant
Transition Services
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Colorado Department of Education
201 E. Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6721
(303) 866-6703 (Jon Burden)
E-mail: palmer_b@cde.state.co.us
E-mail: burden_j@cde.state.co.us

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Colorado Community College System
9101 E. Lowry Boulevard
Denver, CO 80230-6011
(303) 620-4000

Susie Bell, Coordinator of DVR Grants
Community College of Denver
P.O. Box 173363/CB400
Denver, CO 80217-3363
(303) 556-3567
E-mail: susie.bell@ccd.edu

State Mental Health Agency
Janet Wood, Director of Behavioral Health Services
Division of Mental Health/Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division
Colorado Department of Human Services
3824 W. Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
(303) 866-7400
E-mail: janet.wood@state.co.us
Web: www.cdhs.state.co.us/adad/
Web: www.cdhs.state.co.us/dmh

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Lawrence Marsh, Manager of Child and Adolescent Programs
Division of Mental Health Services
Department of Human Services
3824 W. Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
(303) 866-7581
E-mail: lawrence.marsh@state.co.us

Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Sheila Peil, Children's Program Specialist
Division for Developmental Disabilities
3824 W. Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
(303) 866-7467
E-mail: sheila.peil@state.co.us
Web: www.cdhs.state.co.us/ddd

Sharon Jacksi, Director
Developmental Disabilities Services
3824 W. Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
(303) 866-7450
E-mail: sharon.jacksi@state.co.us
Web: www.state.co.us/

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Marcia Tewell, Executive Director
Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council (CDDC)
3401 Quebec Street, Suite 6009
Denver, CO 80207
(720) 941-0176
E-mail: cddpc.email@state.co.us
Web: www.coddc.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Mary Anne Harvey, Executive Director
The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People
455 Sherman Street, Suite 130
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 722-0300; (800) 288-1376 (in CO only)
E-mail: tlcmail@thelegalcenter.org
Web: www.thelegalcenter.org

Client Assistance Program
Geoffrey Peterson, Coordinator
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Kathy Watters, Director
Health Care Program For Children with Special Needs (HCP)
Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Room A410
Denver, CO 80246-1530
(303) 692-2370; (800) 688-7777
E-mail: kathy.watters@state.co.us
Web: www.cdphe.state.co.us

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Child Health Plan Plus
P.O. Box 929
Denver, Colorado 80201-0929
(800) 359-1991
Web: www.cchp.org/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deafblind
Tanni Anthony, State Consultant on Visual Impairment
Project Director of Colorado Services for Children and Youth who have Combined Vision and Hearing Loss
Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
Colorado Department of Education
201 E. Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6681
E-mail: Anthony_T@cde.state.co.us
Web: www.cde.state.co.us

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Sheryl Muir, Consultant
Colorado Department of Education
201 E. Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6909
E-mail: muir_s@cde.state.co.us
Web: www.cde.state.co.us

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 659-3656 (V)
(800) 659-2656 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(877) 659-4279 (Speech to Speech)

Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
Jana Copeland, Ph.D., Director
DBTAC - Rocky Mountain ADA Center
Meeting the Challenge, Inc.
3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 444-0268 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: technicalassistance@mtc-inc.com
Web: www.adainformation.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Cordelia Robinson, Ph.D., RN, Director
JFK Partners
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
4200 E. 9th Avenue, Suite C-221
Denver, CO 80262
(303) 864-5261
Web: www.jfkpartners.org

Technology-Related Assistance
Cathy Bodine, Project Director
Assistive Technology Partners
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
601 E. 18th Avenue, Suite 130
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 315-1280; (303) 837-8964 (TTY)
(800) 255-3477
Web: www.uchsc.edu/atp

State Mediation System
Keith Kirchubel, Consultant
Colorado Department of Education
Exceptional Student Services
201 E. Colfax Avenue, Room 300
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6685
E-mail: kirchubul_k@cde.state.co.us
Web: www.cde.state.co.us

Special Format Library
Debbi Macleod, Director
Colorado Talking Book Library
180 Sheridan Boulevard
Denver, CO 80226-8097
(303) 727-9277; (800) 685-2136
E-mail: ctbl.info@cde.state.co.us
Web: www.cde.state.co.us/ctbl