| State Department of Education: Special Education |
| |
| Exceptional Student Services Unit
Colorado Department of Education
201 E. Colfax Avenue |
| Denver CO 80203 |
| (303) 866-6694 |
| www.cde.state.co.us
|
| Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 |
| |
| 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 |
| Smith_s@cde.state.co.us |
| www.cde.state.co.us |
| State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency |
| |
| Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman, 4th Floor |
| Denver CO 80203 |
| (303) 866-4150 |
| nancy.smith@state.co.us |
| |
| |
|
Youth Programs Coordinator
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Administration Office
Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman, 4th Floor
|
| Denver CO 80203 |
| (303) 866-4756 |
| susan.schierkolk@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 |
| |
| Community College of Denver
P.O. Box 173363/CB400 |
| Denver CO 80217-3363 |
| (303) 556-3567 |
| susie.bell@ccd.edu |
| |
| State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth |
| |
| Division of Mental Health Services
Department of Human Services
3824 W. Princeton Circle |
| Denver CO 80236 |
| (303) 866-7581 |
| lawrence.marsh@state.co.us |
| |
| Councils on Developmental Disabilities |
| |
| Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council (CDDC)
3401 Quebec Street, Suite 6009 |
| Denver CO 80207 |
| (720) 941-0176 |
| cddpc.email@state.co.us |
| www.coddc.org
|
| Client Assistance Program |
| |
| Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency. |
| |
| Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
| |
| 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 |
| kathy.watters@state.co.us |
| www.cdphe.state.co.us |
| State CHIP Program |
| |
| (health care for low-income uninsured children)
Child Health Plan Plus
P.O. Box 929 |
| Denver CO 80201-0929 |
| (800) 359-1991 |
| www.cchp.org/ |
| |
| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deafblind |
| |
| 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 |
| Anthony_T@cde.state.co.us |
| www.cde.state.co.us |
| |
| Telecommunications Relay Services |
| |
| (800) 659-3656 (V) |
| (800) 659-2656 (TTY); 711 (TTY) |
| (877) 659-4279 (Speech to Speech) |
| |
| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
| |
| JFK Partners
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
4200 E. 9th Avenue, Suite C-221 |
| Denver CO 80262 |
| (303) 864-5261 |
| www.jfkpartners.org |
| Technology-Related Assistance |
| |
| 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 |
| www.uchsc.edu/atp |
|
|
Disability-Specific Organizations
|
| Attention Deficit Disorder |
| |
| To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150 |
| Landover MD 20785 |
| (301) 306-7070 |
| (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) |
| www.chadd.org |
| |
| Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543 |
| Pottstown PA 19464-0543 |
| (484) 945-2101 |
| www.add.org |
| Blind/Visual Impairments |
| |
| American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 |
| New York NY 10001 |
| (212) 502-7600 |
| (800) 232-5463 |
| afbinfo@afb.net |
| www.afb.org |
| Cerebral Palsy |
| |
| (serving individuals with a wide variety of needs and conditions, not only cerebral palsy.)
Cerebral Palsy of Colorado, Inc.
801 Yosemite Street |
| Denver CO 80230 |
| (303) 691-9339 |
| jham@cpco.org |
| www.cpco.org |
| Down Syndrome |
| |
| Mile High Down Syndrome Association, Inc.
2121 S. Oneida Street, Suite 60 |
| Denver CO 80224 |
| (303) 797-1699 |
| mhdsa@aol.com |
| www.mhdsa.org |
| Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
| |
| The Arc of Colorado
8000 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite D-1 |
| Greenwood Village CO 80111 |
| (303) 864-9334 |
| (800) 333-7690 |
| www.thearcofco.org |
| Learning Disabilities |
| |
| Learning Disabilities Association of Colorado
55 Madison Street #750 |
| Denver CO 80206 |
| (303) 539-9832 |
|
info@ldaco.org
|
| www.ldaco.org |
| Tourette Syndrome |
| |
| (Serving Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming)
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Region
PMB 198
837 S. Kuner Road |
| Brighton CO 80601 |
| (720) 212-7535 |
| tsarmr@att.net |
| www.tsarmr.com |
|
|
Organizations for Parents
|
| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
| |
| PEAK Parent Center, Inc.
611 N. Weber, Suite 200 |
| Colorado Springs CO 80903 |
| (719) 531-9400 |
| (800) 284-0251 |
| info@peakparent.org |
| www.peakparent.org |
| Parent-To-Parent |
| |
| Parent to Parent of Colorado
(A Service of CP of Colorado)
801 Yosemite Street |
| Denver CO 80230 |
| (877) 472-7201 |
| mail@p2p-co.org |
| www.p2p-co.org |
| Parent Teacher Association (PTA) |
| |
| Colorado PTA
7859 W. 38th Avenue |
| Wheat Ridge CO 80033 |
| (303) 420-7820 |
| (888) 225-8234 |
| office@copta.org |
| www.copta.org |
|
|
Other Disability Organizations
|
| Independent Living |
| |
| To find the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000 |
| Houston TX 77019 |
| (713) 520-0232 (V) |
| (713) 520-5136 (TTY) |
| ilru@ilru.org |
| www.ilru.org |
| |
| To find the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor |
| Washington DC 20036 |
| (202) 207-0034 (V) |
| (202) 207-0340 (TTY) |
| ncil@ncil.org |
| www.ncil.org |
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