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Advocacy/Information
COLORADO
The Arc of Colorado
The Arc of Colorado advocates for people with developmental disabilities; their ‘Resource’ section includes contact information for the local Colorado Arc organizations.
Parent to Parent of Colorado
Parent to Parent is a parent-initiated, parent-controlled group that builds inclusive communities, and supports each other in parenting children with special health care needs or disabilities. The organization can be reached via email at: mail@p2p-co.org, or at its toll-free number: 1.877.472.7201.
PEAK Parent Center
The PEAK Parent Center is Colorado's Parent Training and Information Center. PEAK is a statewide organization of parents of children with disabilities reaching out to assist other parents and professionals. Some of the services provided by PEAK include:
Contact Information
611 North Weber, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone: 719.531.9400
Hotline: 1.800.284.0251
General e-mail: info@peakparent.org
Protection and Advocacy Agency for Colorado
One of the primary missions of The Legal Center is to protect and promote the rights of all people with disabilities in Colorado through direct legal representation, advocacy, education and legislative analysis.
The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People
455 Sherman Street, Suite 130
Denver, CO 80203
303.722.0300, 1.800.288.1376
E-mail: tlcmail@thelegalcenter.org
The Legal Center publishes The New Handbook for Special Education Rights, which is an excellent guide on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), covering the 1997 changes in the law and regulations. The publication also includes information on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
GENERAL
Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) Pamphlet on IEP
The LDA has developed a pamphlet entitled How to Participate Effectively in the IEP Process. The pamphlet can be ordered from the national office, at:
Learning Disabilities Association of America
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15234-1349
412.341.1515
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
(Formally
the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities, NICHCY)
NICHCY’s Connections to Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) provides an excellent summary of resources for parents and educators to learn more about IEPs---what the law requires, what information a typical IEP contains, how IEPs are developed, etc. Specific topics include:
Additional Information
For links to sites with additional information on this topic, please see the Developmental Disabilities and Learning Disabilities links section.
Page Last Updated: February 27, 2004
