Children With Disabilities
General Resources For Parents With Children With Disabilities
Developmental Pathways:
303-360-6600
Developmental Pathways is a Colorado non-profit agency created to serve persons with developmental disabilities and their families. Pathways has a broad array of services based on the principle that full inclusion and participation in community life is attainable for every individual with a developmental disability.
PEAK Parent Center
800-284-0251
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. PEAK Mentors are available to assure that families and educators receive information about PEAK’s resources and build their capacity to work together to improve educational results for students with disabilities.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): law ensuring services to children with disabilities
P2P: Parent to Parent of Colorado:Disability specific resources and parent support group
www.p2p-co.org
877-472-7201
CDE – Colorado Dept. of Education – Exceptional Student Leadership Unit:
FAST FACTS on a variety of topics
303-866-6694
www.cde.state.co.us/index_special.htm
The Arcs in Colorado: If you are looking for an advocate, start with your local Arc
1-800-333-7690
Easter Seals Colorado: Respite, including Discovery Club, weekend programs and summer camp; employment services
303-233-1666 x237
Citizens for Patient Safety:
Patient safety information and referral
303-226-5526
www.citizensforpatientsafety.org
Disability Specific Resources
Autism/Asperger Syndrome
Autism Society of Colorado:
www.autismcolorado.org
720-214-0794 or 866-733-0794
Early Intervention Colorado Autism Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers: www.eicolorado.org
Autism Society of America: www.autism-society.org
800-328-8476
Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support (O.A.S.I.S) www.aspergersyndrome.org
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Colorado:
www.biacolorado.org
800-955-2443
Brain Injury Association of America: www.biausa.org
800-444-6443
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy of Colorado: www.cpco.org
303-691-9339
Cerebral Palsy Group:
www.cerebralpalsygroup.
United Cerebral Palsy:
www.ucp.org
800-872-5827
Cerebral Palsy Guide:
www.
1-855-329-1008
Down Syndrome
National Down Syndrome Congress: www.ndsccenter.org
800-232-6372
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado: www.epilepsycolorado.org
303-377-9774 or 888-378-9779
Epilepsy Foundation: www.epilepsyfoundation.org
800-332-1000
Chromosomal Disorders
The XXYY Project: www.xxyysyndrome.org
303-400-3456