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State Agencies
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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:
Web:
http://allard.senate.gov/public/
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Honorable Kenneth Salazar (D)
702 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5852
(202) 228-5036 (Fax)
E-mail
Web Form:
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:
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Official State Web Site
Web:
www.colorado.gov/ |
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State Department of
Education: Special Education
Exceptional Student Services Unit Colorado
Department of Education
- 201 E. Colfax Avenue
- Denver CO 80203
- (303) 866-6694
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www.cde.state.co.us
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State Coordinator for NCLB (No
Child Left Behind)
Office of Federal Programs Colorado Department of
Education 1560 Broadway, Suite 1450
- Denver CO 80202
- (303) 866-6780
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chapman_p@cde.state.co.us
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www.cde.state.co.us
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Programs for Infants and
Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Early Intervention Colorado CDHS-Division
for Developmental Disabilities 4055 S. Lowell Blvd.
- Denver CO 80236
- (888) 777-4041
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JoAnne.Dionese@state.co.us
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http://www.eicolorado.org
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Programs for Children with
Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Susan Smith, 619 Coordinator
Prevention 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
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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/ |
State Mental Health
Representative for Children and Youth
Kathie Snell, 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:
kathleen.snell@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
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Fred L. DeCrescentis, Director
Developmental Disabilities
Services
3824 W. Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
(303) 866-7450
Web: www.state.co.us/ |
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Councils on Developmental
Disabilities
3401 Quebec Street, Suite 6009
- Denver CO 80207
- (720) 941-0176
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cddpc.email@state.co.us
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www.coddc.org
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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
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
Debbie 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 |
Disability-Specific Organizations
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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
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Autism
Betty Lehman, Executive Director
Autism Society of Colorado
701 S. Logan, Suite 103
Denver, CO 80209
(720) 214-0794
E-mail:
betty@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
Paula Price, CST, MBA, 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:
resource@biacolorado.org
Web:
www.biacolorado.org |
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.
1899 Gaylord Street
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 797-1699
E-mail: mhdsa@aol.com
Web: www.mhdsa.org
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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: efco@msn.com
Web:
www.epilepsycolorado.org
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Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities
Nora Earnest, 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
4400 E. Iliff Avenue
Denver, CO 80222-0621
(303) 894-0992
E-mail:
info@ldacolorado.com
Web:
www.ldacolorado.com |
Mental Health
Jeanne Rohner, CEO
Mental Health Association of Colorado
1385 S. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 610
Denver, CO 80222
(720) 208-2220
E-mail:
mentalhealth@mhacolorado.org
Web:
www.mhacolorado.org |
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. 1127
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 |
Organizations Especially for Parents
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Parent Training and Information
Center (PTI)
Barbara Buswell, Executive Director
PEAK Parent Center, Inc.
611 N. Weber, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 531-9400; (800) 284-0251
E-mail:
info@peakparent.org
Web:
www.peakparent.org |
Parent-To-Parent
Dianne McNamara, Coordinator
Parent to Parent of Colorado
(A Service of CP of Colorado)
801 Yosemite Street
Denver, CO 80230
(877) 472-7201
E-mail: mail@p2p-co.org
Web: www.p2p-co.org
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Community Parent Resource
Center
Yvette Plummer, Director
Denver Metro Community Parent Resource Center
14231 E. 4th Avenue #100
Aurora, CO 80011
(303) 365-2772
E-mail:
info@denvermetrocprc.org
Web:
www.denvermetrocprc.org |
Parent Teacher Association
(PTA)
Teresa Williams, President
Colorado PTA
7859 W. 38th Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
(303) 420-7820; (888) 225-8234
E-mail:
office@copta.org
Web: www.copta.org |
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Other Disability
Organizations |
Lynn Robinson, President
Easter Seals Colorado
5755 W. Alameda Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80226
(303) 233-1666 (V/TTY); (800) 875-4732
E-mail:
lrobinson@eastersealscolorado.org
Web:
www.eastersealscolorado.org |
Esther Fretz, Executive Director
Rocky Mountain Stroke
Association
5666 S. Bannock Street
Littleton, CO 80120
(303) 730-8800; (877) 630-7444
E-mail:
rmstroke@aol.com
Web:
www.strokecolorado.org |
Damon McLeese, Executive Director
VSA arts Colorado
909 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 777-0797; (303) 777-0798 (TTY)
E-mail:
vsaco@earthlink.net
Web: www.vsaco.org |
To find out 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)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org |
To find
out 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)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org |
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