Colorado State Disability Resources (continued)

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)
Web: www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Betty Lehman, Executive Director
Autism Society of Colorado
550 S. Wadsworth Boulevard
Lakewood, CO 80226
(720) 214-0794
E-mail: office@autismcolorado.org
Web: www.autismcolorado.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Sue Kirton, M.S., CCC-SLP, Acting Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Colorado
4200 W. Conejos Place, Suite 524
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 355-9969; (800) 955-2443 (in CO only)
E-mail: sue@biacolorado.org
Web: www.biacolorado.org

Cerebral Palsy
(serving individuals with a wide variety of needs and conditions, not only cerebral palsy.)
Judith I. Ham, President/CEO
Cerebral Palsy of Colorado, Inc.
801 Yosemite Street
Denver, CO 80230
(303) 691-9339
E-mail: jham@cpco.org
Web: www.cpco.org

Down Syndrome
Linda K. Barth, Executive Director
Mile High Down Syndrome Association, Inc.
2121 S. Oneida Street, Suite 60
Denver, CO 80224
(303) 797-1699
E-mail: mhdsa@aol.com
Web: www.mhdsa.org

Epilepsy
Gail Pundsack, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado, Inc.
234 Columbine Street, Suite 333
Denver, CO 80206-4711
(303) 377-9774; (888) 378-9779 (in CO)
E-mail: gail@epilepsycolorado.org
Web: www.epilepsycolorado.org

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Marijo Rymer, Associate Executive Director
The Arc of Colorado
8000 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite D-1
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
(303) 864-9334; (800) 333-7690
Web: www.thearcofco.org

Learning Disabilities
Nina Healy, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Colorado
Colorado University of Denver/LEP
2050 E. Evans Avenue, Suite 30
Denver, CO 80208
(303) 894-0992
E-mail: info@ldacolorado.com
Web: www.ldacolorado.com

Mental Health
Jeanne Rohner, President/CEO
Mental Health America of Colorado
1385 S. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 610
Denver, CO 80222
(720) 208-2220
E-mail: mentalhealth@mhacolorado.org
Web: www.mhacolorado.org

Lacey Berumen, Ph.D., MNM, Executive Director
NAMI Colorado
1100 Fillmore Street
Denver, CO 80206-3334
(303) 321-3104
E-mail: nami-co@nami.org
Web: www.namicolorado.org

Ann L. Schrader, Executive Director
Colorado Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
P.O. Box 9086
Englewood, CO 80111
(303) 572-0302; (888) 569-7500
E-mail: aschrader54@aol.com
Web: www.coloradofederation.org

Cheri Bena, Lead Coordinator
EMPOWER Colorado (Mental Health)
(A Service of CP of Colorado)
801 Yosemite Street
Denver, CO 80230
(866) 213-4631
E-mail: jham@cpco.org
Web: www.EMPOWERcolorado.com

Special Health Care Needs
Christy Blakely, Executive Director
Family Voices
(A Service of CP of Colorado)
801 Yosemite Street
Denver, CO 80230
(303) 691-9339 ext. 1128
E-mail: christy957@comcast.net
Web: www.familyvoicesco.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Polly Somers
Colorado Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 345
Sedalia, CO 80135
(720) 733-9097
E-mail: cshassoc@aol.com
Web: www.cshassoc.org

Spina Bifida
Colorado Spina Bifida Association
P.O. Box 22994
Denver, CO 80222
(303) 797-7870
Web: www.coloradospinabifida.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
E-mail: tsarmr@att.net
Web: www.tsarmr.com