Colorado Cerebral Palsy Resources
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Lorrie Harkness, Director
Spec. Educ. Svcs. Unit/CO Dept. of Educ.
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6694
E-mail: Harkess_L@cde.state.co.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Jane L. Amundson, 619 Coordinator
Department of Education/Prevention Initiatives
201 East Colfax Avenue, Room 305
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6712
E-mail: Amundson_j@cde.state.co.us
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Susan Smith, Part H Coordinator
Early Childhood Initiatives
State Department of Education
201 East Colfax, Room 305
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6709
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Diana Huerta, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Human Services
110 16th Street, 2nd Floor
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 620-4153
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Theona Hammond-Harms
Interim Director of Special Populations
CO Community College & Occupational Educ. System
1391 North Speer Blvd., Suite 600
Denver, CO 80204-2554
(303) 595-1577
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Tom Barrett, Director
Mental Health Services
3824 West Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
(303) 866-7400
E-mail: tom.barrett@state.co.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
William Bane, Child and Adolescent Program Specialist
Mental Health Services, Department of Human Services
3824 West Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
(303) 866-7400
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Charlie Allinson, Director
Developmental Disabilities Services
3824 West Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
(303) 866-7450
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Don St. Louis, Executive Director
Colorado DD Planning Council
777 Grant Street, Suite 304
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 894-2345
E-mail: cddpc@AOL.com
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)
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Geoffrey Peterson, Coordinator
Contact Protection & Advocacy Agency
(800) 288-1376 (In CO)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Joan Eden, Director
Health Care Program For Children with Special Needs (HCP)
CO Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246
(303) 692-2370
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Tanni Anthony, Senior Consultant
Special Education/Department of Education
201 East Colfax
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-6681
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Joyce Hume, Director
Rocky Mountain DBTAC
Meeting the Challenge, Inc.
3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 444-0268 (V/TTY)
Web: www.ada-infonet.org
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CH.A.D.D)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: national@chadd.org
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
E-mail: mail@add.org
Web: www.add.org
Autism
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org
Consultants for Children, Inc.
265 South Harlan Street
Lakewood, CO 80226.
720-272-1289
303-237-0137 fax
E-mail: germaineseufert@AOL.com
Web: www.consultantsforchildren.com
Brain Injury
Helen Kellogg, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of CO
6825 E. Tennessee Avenue, #405
Denver, CO 80224
(303) 355-9969; (800) 955-2443 (in CO only)
Web: www.biacolorado.org
Cerebral Palsy
Judy Ham, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Colorado, Inc.
2200 South Jasmine Street
Denver, CO 80222-5708
(303) 691-9339; (800) 881-UCPA
Down Syndrome
Linda K. Barth, Executive Director
Mile High Down Syndrome Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 620847
Littleton, CO 80162-0847
(303) 797-1699
E-mail: mhdsa@AOL.com
Web: www.mhdsa.org
Epilepsy
Cathy Benavidez-Clayton, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado
234 Columbine Street, Suite 333
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 377-9774
Learning Disabilities
Sheila Buckley, President
Learning Disabilities Association of CO
1045 Lincoln Street, Suite 106
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 894-0992
Mental Health
Jeanne Mueller, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of CO
6795 E. Tennessee Ave., Suite 425
Denver, CO 80224
(303) 377-3040
Nita Bradford, President
CO Alliance for the Mentally Ill
1100 Fillmore St.
Denver, CO 80206-3334
(303) 321-3104
Carolyn Nava, Director
Federation of Families for Children?s Mental Health
P.O. Box 200188
Denver, CO 80220
(303) 329-3663
Mental Retardation
Michael Parks, Executive Director
The Arc of CO
777 Grant Street, Suite 203
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 864-9334; (800) 333-7690
E-mail: info@thearcofco.org
Web: www.thearcofco.org
Speech and Hearing
Debra Harris-Smith, Administrative Assistant
CO Speech-Language-Hearing Association
1325 South Colorado Blvd., Suite B401
Denver, CO 80222
(303) 753-1221
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Colorado
P.O. Box 22994
Denver, CO 80222
Visual Impairments
Judy Scott, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Southwest
260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 352-7222
E-mail: afbdallas@afb.org
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Cordelia Robinson, Director
JFK Partners
University of CO Health Sciences Center
4200 E. 9th Avenue, Suite C-221
Denver, CO 80262
(303) 864-5266
E-mail: jfk.partners@tchdem.org
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Cathy Bodine, Project Director
Colorado Assistive Technology Project (CATP)
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, The Pavillion
1919 Ogden, A036-Box B140
Denver, CO 80218
(303) 864-5100(V); (303) 864-5110 (TTY)
(800) 255-3477 (in CO only)
Web: www.uchsc.edu/catp
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Judy Martz & Barbara Buswell, Co-Directors
PEAK Parent Center, Inc.
6055 Lehman Drive, Suite 101
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 531-9400; (800) 284-0251 (In CO and TT)
E-mail: PKPARENT@AOL.com
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Mark Townsend, President
Colorado PTA
7859 West 38th Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
(303) 420-7820
(888) 225-8234 (In CO only)
Fax: (303) 420-7703
Email: office@copta.org
Web: www.copta.org
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Contact Parent Training and Information Project (see above)
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
John Zeman, President
Easter Seals Colorado
5755 West Alameda Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80226
(303) 233-1666 (V/TTY)
E-mail: zemanj@cess.org
Web: www.coeastseal.org
Damon McLeese, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Colorado
200 Grant Street
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 777-0797
E-mail: vsaco@AOL.com