DISABILITIES
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Colorado Information
GOVERNMENT
(Telephone access service for deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, & speech-disabled users)
Colorado Department of Human Services: Division for Developmental Disabilities
ADDITIONAL COLORADO RESOURCES
Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council
(Advocates on behalf of & in collaboration with developmentally disabled persons, to establish & implement public policy to support their independence, productivity & integration)
Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition
(Statewide cross-disability organization dedicated to promoting social justice & enforcing civil rights for people with all types of disabilities)
Federal Information
(Federal agency committed to accessible design.
Includes standards for electronic & information technology)
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD)
(U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
(Comprehensive federal web site of disability-related government resources. Please ignore error message & click on area(s) of interest)
National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
National Council on Disability (NCD)
(Independent federal agency that informs the President & Congress on issues affecting Americans with disabilities)
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
(U.S. Dept. of Labor. Provides leadership to improve employment opportunities for persons with disabilities & workplace accommodation information)
Additional Resources
Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI)
(Disability resources for consumers & professionals)
Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
(Informational & referral resource center on disabilities for families, educators & professionals)
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
(Web accessibility through technology, guidelines, tools, education & outreach, and research & development)
