We hope that you will utilize (by participating, exploring, and sharing) these events and resources during Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM 2023).
This week’s focus is on the experiences of students with developmental disabilities.
From People First @ ARCJC: Jefferson, Clear Creek, and Gilpin Counties
People First is composed of self advocates who meet together in order to gain self-advocacy skills and for social events. People First is a local chapter of the national organization Speaking For Ourselves.
PEOPLE FIRST MONTHLY MEETING
When: Wednesday, March 1, 2023, from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Where: The Arc’s Office — 13949 W. Colfax Ave, #102, Lakewood, CO
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81052061454?pwd=dVEzTjlGaDYvUmRYVmkvb2gxZStUUT09
Meeting ID: 810 5206 1454
Passcode: 050312
CONTACT Jeanne Weis: jeanne@arcjc.org, (303)-232-1338
As part of the progressive work of people with developmental disabilities around the world, John Fahrenbach • TEDxLFHS • Aired Sep 2, 2016 • 5 minutes
Physical, social & emotional needs
How can we give back and best serve persons with developmental disabilities? Student John Fahrenbach explores the options and searches for the “gold standard” community. John is a senior honors student at Lake Forest High School. He has spent many hours of his time working with developmentally disabled residents at Misericordia Home in Chicago. Last fall, he organized “Miles for Misericordia,” a one day, 100-mile bike ride that raised over $25,000 for the charity. John is a three-time recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award for his commitment to Misericordia and several other community organizations.
Mara Mintzer • TEDxMileHigh • 14 minutes
How kids can help design cities
Adults tend to think of kids as “future citizens” — their ideas and opinions will matter someday, just not today. But kids make up a quarter of the population, so shouldn’t they have a say in what the world they’ll inherit will look like? Urban planner Mara Mintzer shares what happened when she and her team asked kids to help design a park in Boulder, Colorado — and how it revealed an important blind spot in how we construct the built environment. “If we aren’t including children in our planning, who else aren’t we including?” Mintzer asks.
These are services around campus. Please note that these nonprofit organizations are not specific to Assistive Technology, but may be helpful in finding the right services and supports in your community for family members with disabilities.
CU Denver School of Education & Human Development
Special Ed Resources https://education.ucdenver.edu/academic-services/student-resources/graduate/special-education
CU Denver Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering
Community Resource Organizations in Colorado for Individuals with Disabilities and their Caregivers
CU Denver Disability Resources & Services
The staff and students of our office work with students, faculty and staff to coordinate accommodations, refer to on-campus and off-campus resources, assist with advocacy, and address any attitudinal and/or architectural barriers that might impede participation in curricular and/or co-curricular activities.
- Students can access all directions to Accommodate-related processes by scrolling down the page and selecting ‘CU Denver Accommodate System’.
- Faculty can access all directions to Accommodate-related processes by scrolling down the page and selecting ‘CU Denver Accommodate System’. Once on this page, select the box labeled ‘FACULTY’ and this will take you to the Accommodate Portal.
Once in the portal, the left side menu includes a ‘Resource’ section. Please review both written instructions and video demonstrations regarding faculty-related procedures, e.g., accessing an accommodation memorandum, testing accommodations. As a reminder, our team is available both virtually (via Zoom) and in-person (2116 Student Commons Bldg.) for student, faculty and staff appointments.
From the CU Denver partners at JFK (a program of Anschutz Medical Campus):
JFK Partners has been a program of the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Colorado School of Medicine since 1965. As a program of the Section of Developmental Pediatrics, JFK Partners is designated as Colorado’s University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) and Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program.
Our mission is to lead the way in evidence-based interdisciplinary clinical care, education, research and community partnerships to enrich the lives of children, youth, and adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and special health care needs.
Our vision is to promote the individuality, inclusion, active community engagement, health and well-being of all people of diverse backgrounds with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and their families.
CU Denver | Student Commons Building
1201 Larimer Street, Suite 2116
Denver, CO 80204
Office: 303-315-3510 | Fax: 303-315-3515
disabilityresources@ucdenver.edu
Office Hours
Fall & Spring Semester Hours
Mon. – Thurs. 8 AM – 6 PM
Friday: 8 AM – 5 PM
MSU of Denver: Access Center- Student Disability Support Services