NAVIGATION SERVICES

ADOPTION

• Advice for Adoptive Parents
• CO Coalition of Adoptive Families
• CO Post-Adoption Resource Lending
• CO Post-Adoption Resource Center Mental
• CO Post-Adoption Resource Center Resources
• CO Post-Adoption Resource Center
• Infant Adoption Training Initiative
• Lutheran Family Services of CO
• Support Group List

ADVOCACY

• 10 Tips for Good Advocates
• Advocacy Taking Charge Handout
• Assertiveness and Effective Parent Advocacy
• Become Your Child’s Case Manager
• Bullying and the Fight for Understanding
• Erasing a Hurtful Label From the Books
• From Emotions to Advocacy Handout
• How To Be a Good Advocate in Special Education
• How To Be a Good Advocate For Your Child – Tips for Parents
• Mistakes People Make – Advocates
• Mistakes People Make – Parents
• Parent Advocacy – What to do & What Not To Do
• Tips for Being and Involved Parent

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

• Family Information Guide to Assistive Technologies
• Ablelink Technologies
• Accessible Systems Inc.
• Advanced Egress Solutions
• Assistive Technology Devices and Services
• Assistive Technology Learning Lab Schedule
• ID Bracelets and Tracking
• IPOD Applications for Special Ed
• Mobility and Assistive Technology
• Shoes That Keep Track
• Strategies for Assistive Technology Negotiations

AUTISM RESOURCES

• 2008-2009 Autism Resource Directory
• ACES – ABA Services
• Asperger’s Syndrome High Functioning Autism
• Autism Behavior Associates Inc.
• Autism Society Resource Referrals
• Family Activity-Dog Training-Autism Focus
• Inclusion, Behavior and Social Strategies for the Student/Child with Autism
• Informational – Autism and Other Related Disorders
• Living With Autism – Going to Middle School
• Developmental Disabilities Health Center

CEREBRAL PALSY

• CP Association – Application for Services
• Developmental Disabilities Health Center

CHILD CARE

• Choosing Child Care

CHILDREN’S SERVICES

• Alliance for Kids – Birth – Age 8
• Nursing Therapy Service of CO NTSOC

COMPREHENSIVE WAIVER

• Family Caregiver Handbook

DAY PROGRAMS

• Ariel Clinical Services

DENTAL

• Colorado Donated Dental Services
• Dental Services Resources

DHS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

• 10 Steps to Help You Fill Your Grocery Bag Through the Food Stamp Program
• CICP Fact Sheet
• DHS – Contact Information by County
• DHS Aid to the Needy and Disabled (A.N.D)
• DHS Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+)
• DHS Food Assistance Program
• DHS Old Age Pension Fund
• DHS Telephone List
• DHS Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
• Health and Human Services Website in Spanish
• Medicaid Buy-In Program for Working Adults
• Medicaid Buy-In Program for Children with Disabilities
• Program Descriptions and Guidelines
• Verifications Required for Adult Program Applications

DISABILITY CONSULTANTS

• CO Fund for People with Disabilities

 EDUCATION AND SCHOOL

• 10 Tips about Placement
• 10 Tips for the Ending School Year
• 10 Tips for Improving Parent Participation in an IEP
• 10 Tips on How to use IDEA
• Alternate School – BOCES
• American Sign Language and Braille Classes
• Assistive Technology Devices and Services
• Basic Steps to the IEP Process
• Behavior Plan for Sexually Inappropriate behavior
• Golden Rule of Providing Support in the Inclusive Classrooms
• Creating a Student Portfolio
• Differentiating Instruction CUE Card FIN
• How Can I Get the School to Provide an Appropriate Program
• How To Get the Extra Help Your Child Needs
• IEP Prep Packet
• IEP Questions
• IEP Vocabulary
• IEP+ Forms
• IEP+Part+3
• Inclusion in the Classroom
• Individualized Instruction is Not One Size Fits All
• Introducing Your Child to the School Community
• Learn about SMART IEP’s
• Living with Autism – Going to Middle School
• Loans Scholarships Financial Aids
• Mistakes People Make – Independent Evaluators
• Mistakes People Make – School Districts
• Parent Involvement in Placement Decisions
• Peak Parent – Looking for Resources for Families
• Peak Parent Center Flyer
• Peak Parent Center Flyer – Spanish
• Progress in the General Education Curriculum
• Retention – Sample Letter
• Retention – Why Retain?
• Retention, Delays and Social Promotion
• Reviewing Your Child’s Educational Record
• Sample IEP at a Glance
• Sample Strengths and Strategies Profile
• School Transportation Guide
• Special School Across Town – Placement vs. Service
• Strategies for Assistive Technology Negotiations
• Student Portfolio
• Transition Planning in the School – Wright’s Law
• Transition Planning
• Transition to Middle School for the Child with Special Developmental Needs
• com
• Universal Design for Learning
• Working

EMERGENCY NEEDS

• ARCH Defined
• Emergency Needs
• ESM Services – Do You Need Help?
• Lifeline Credit – Telephone Assistance

EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEERING

• Aspen Pointe Training and Development
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Orientation
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Flyer
• Goodwill Work Experience
• People With Disabilities in America’s Workforce
• PP United Way Volunteer Program
• Putting Employment First
• Using Behavioral Concepts to Understand and Work with People with Disabilities
• Various Volunteer Opportunities
• Working with People with Intellectual Disabilities

END OF LIFE AND GRIEVING

• Article – When Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Grieve
• End of Life Resource Booklet
• Living to Die with Dignity

GUARDIANSHIP

• ARC Guardianship Program

HOME MODIFICATION AND ASSISTIVE EQUIPMENT

• Funding Resources for Home Modifications

HOUSING

• Accessible Apt – Fair Housing Act
• Garden of the Gods CO-Housing
• Housing Authority of Colorado Springs
• Personal Affordable Living

INTERPRETER SERVICES

• Access 2 Sign Language

LEGAL

• Disability Lawyers

LONG TERM CARE

• EBD Waiver
• RMO Flyer
• Rocky Mountain Options Services
• Tips for Selecting a Provider

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

• EASE Medical Supplies
• SHIELD Health Care Medical Supplies

MEDICAL HEALTH

• A Need for More Health Screening for People With Disabilities
• Adult Vaccines
• Angel Eyes Brochure
• Colorado Springs Medical, Vision, Dental Phone #s
• El Paso County Health Care Program
• Extra Measures for People with MR
• Health Colorado
• ID Bracelets and Tracking
• Medical Health Care
• Memorial Hospital Pediatric Rehab
• Peak Vista First Visitor
• Peak Vista Flyer
• Peak Vista Services Flyer
• Teller County Public Health – Confidential Sexual Health and Family Planning
• Developmental Disabilities Health Center

MENTAL HEALTH

• Cedar Springs Hospital Facility Profile
• If, When, and How to Disclose to an Employer That You Have a Mental Health Disability
• Mental Health Key Facts
• Developmental Disabilities Health Center
• Aspen Pointe

MILITARY

• About Children with Special Needs
• ACES – ABA Services
• Exceptional Family Program
• Military – Child and Youth Behavioral Program
• Tricare Coverage for ABA
• USAF EFMP Respite Care

NAVIGATORS AND COMMUNITY GUIDES

• Community Partnership Family Resource
• The Independence Center
• 2011 Community Resource Guide – Interagency
• CO Springs Survival Manuel
• Colorado Springs Medical, Vision, Dental Phone #s
• Colorado Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
• Community Care Service Center
• General Resources for Parents of Children with Disabilities or Special Health Care Needs
• Low Vision Resource Guide
• National Find Family Registry for People with Disabilities
• Navigators and Community Directories in Colorado Springs
• Nonprofit Directory
• Park and Teller Counties Additional Resources
• Peak Vista Community Health Centers
• Positive Behavior Therapy Websites
• Tax Assistance

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Air Force Falcons Flyer
• All About Dance
• Cheyenne Village Adult Recreation Program
• CO Lions Camp 2013
• Creating a Life Book
• Easter Seals, Rocky Mountain Village Camp and Respite
• Fishing Event Flyer
• Play Date Teen Program
• Shorin Kung-fu
• Therapeutic Recreation 2010 Summer Brochure

RESPITE DAY CARE

• Break Time Handout
• Cheyenne Village Outreach Program 18 and over
• CO Lions Camps 2013
• CO Respite Coalition
• Connecting with Community
• Easter Seals, Rocky Mountain Village Camp and Respite
• Give Me a Break Flyer for Providers
• Give Me a Break Respite Program Flyer for Family
• Give Me a Break Respite – Family Application
• Good Will Discovery Days Flier
• Play Date Teen Program
• Play Date – Description of Services and Fees
• PP Respite Services
• Respite Care
• Respite Trenton’s Friends ages 5-21
• SKSF Application
• SKSF Flier
• SKSF; Zach’s Place; ages 5-21
• SKSF; Joe’s Place (Adults)
• USAF EFMP Respite Care

SENIOR RESOURCES

• 10 Warnings signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Alzheimer’s Association
• Important Facts Regarding Older Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
• Older Americans Act Programs
• PPACG Services
• Teller Senior Coalition

SERVICE DOGS

• Therapy Dogs

 SEX EDUCATION

• ARC Survey of Sexual Education Resources
• People with Learning Disabilities and Same Sex Relationships
• Sex Ed TASH Duke
• Sex Ed TASH Foster
• Sex Ed TASH Wrestling
• Sexuality – University of MN Publication
• Sexuality and IDD Resource List
• Tools Parents Can Use – A Handbook for Parents
• Developmental Disabilities Health Center

SUMMER CAMPS

• Adams Camp 2011
• Adams Camp
• Camps for Kids
• Colorado Lions Camp
• Easter Seals Application
• Easter Seals, Rocky Mountain Village Camp and Respite
• Lions Camp Application Form

TAX INFORMATION

• Tax Assistance

THERAPEUTIC RIDING

• Benefits of Hippotherapy
• Chuckie’s Place Equine Adventure
• High Point Academy (Hippotherapy)
• PP Therapeutic Riding Center (CS)
• PP Therapeutic Riding Center (Elbert)

TOILET TRAINING

• Toilet Teaching
• Toilet Training Azrin and Foxx

TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD

• CDE Transition Meeting
• CDE Transition Planning
• Check list to Prepare for the Transition to Adulthood
• Creating Personal Portfolios – Tool for Transition
• Fast Facts CDE Transition Important Ages and Milestones
• How to Document Your Concerns When You Disagree with the IEP Team
• IDEA and Transition Planning
• Long Term Planning – PATH from Peak Parent
• Transition Planning – Setting Lifetime Goals
• Transition Planning in the School – Wright’s Law

TRANSPORTATION

• Access a Ride Denver RTD User Guide
• Accessible Coordinated Transportation of the Pikes Peak Region
• ADA Open House Flyer
• Amblicab
• Ppl Community Resource Assistance
• What is ACT and What Does It Do

TRUSTS AND GRANTS

• Autism Grants
• Colorado Fund for People with Disabilities
• Special Needs Trusts

VISUALLY IMPAIRED RESOURCES

• 12 Hints for Functioning with Reduced Vision
• Eye Note App Overview
• Resource – Glasses for Less Article