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Family Resources

Please review the resources on this page as we have specifically designed it to assist families and consumers in learning more about the community at large. Support, Inc. is not recommending any of these specific services. It is a resource list for use at your discretion.

 

Adaptive AutoMobility - ADA compliant vans and minivans.

 

Alliance - "Alliance is dedicated to enhancing and strengthening community services and supports for people with developmental disabilities in the state of Colorado." The site provides an depth review of the Community Center Board and case management system of Colorado as well as listings of Community Center Boards and providers like Support, Inc.

 

ANCOR - national network of organizations providing up tot he minute legislative and political news affecting services to individuals with disabilities.

 

ARC of Colorado - "The ARC of Colorado advocates with others to create the conditions under which all people with developmental disabilities experience opportunities to develop competency and to make choices, to have good relationships with family members and friends, to have respect and dignity, and to be full participants in all community living."

 

Assistive Technology Partners - information about assistive technology and funding sources.

 

Autism of America Colorado Chapter - "Our mission is to promote the quality of life for people in Colorado with autism spectrum disorder."

 

Division for Developmental Disabilities - Colorado state agency overseeing services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

 

Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado - "The Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado, an affiliate of the Epilepsy Foundation, is a state-wide, non-profit, charitable agency dedicated to helping people who are affected by epilepsy and their loved ones. Our mission is to ensure that people with seizure disorders are able to participate in all life experiences and prevent, control and cure epilepsy through research, education, advocacy and services."

 

Colorado Legal Services - for low-income Coloradans seeking legal assistance. 303.837.1313

 

Guardianship Alliance - "The Guardianship Alliance of Colorado is a nonprofit organization which is recognized statewide in Colorado as the resource for information, assistance and coordination concerning guardianship, conservatorship and related matters for adults."

 

Guide To Selecting a Service Agency - our suggestions for selecting the best service organization to meet your needs.

 

The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People - an independent public interest non-profit specializing in civil rights and discrimination issues.

 

Mothers with Asperger Syndrome Kids (M.A.S.K.)

Peak Parent Center - Provides training, information, and technical assistance to help families (birth through age twenty six).

 

Residential Alternatives Coalition 303.986.0482

 

Social Security 1.800.772.1213

 

EQUIPMENT

 

Assistive Technology Center – Children’s Hospital 

303.861.6250

 

Disability Center for Independent Living 303.320.1345

 

Easter Seals - Helping children and adults with disabilities gain greater independence.

 

Friends of Man - the charitable arm of the Institute for the New Man, gives help to people who find themselves in a situation where they have nowhere else to turn. It may be an elderly person on a fixed income, a working family whose child is struck by severe illness, an accident victim, a disabled person, or a schoolchild whose family can't afford basic needs. 

 

 

Autism Society of America, Colorado Chapter

 

United Cerebral Palsy of Colorado

 

Special Olympics Colorado

 

Parent to Parent Colorado

 

Assistive Technology

 

Ability Hub

 

Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative

 

Adaptive and Assistive Technology @ RehabTool.com

 

International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication