STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION



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

Colorado 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

Web: cde.state.co.us

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2

Susan Smith, Part C 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

E-mail: voc.rehab@state.co.us

Sue Schlerkolk, Youth Programs Coordinator

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency

730 Simms Street, Suite 105

Golden, CO 80401

(303) 462-6769

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

Web: coes.edu

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 Family Services Program Administrator

Children's Health and Rehabilitation, Dept. of Human Services

3824 West Princeton Circle

Denver, CO 80236

(303) 866-7400

E-mail: bill.bane@state.co.us

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

Marcia Tewell, Executive Director

Colorado DD Planning Council

3333 Quebec, Suite 6009

Denver, CO 80207

(720) 941-0176

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)

E-mail: tlcmail@

Web:

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 SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH DEAF-BLINDNESS

Tanni Anthony, Project Director

Colorado Department of Education

201 East Colfax Avenue

Denver, CO 80203

(303) 866-6681

E-mail: Anthony_T@cde.state.co.us

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Joyce Maynard Hume, Director

Rocky Mountain Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center

Meeting the Challenge, Inc.

3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103

Colorado Springs, CO 80907

(719) 444-0268 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)

Web: ada-

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 (CHADD)

8181 Professional Place, Suite 201

Landover, MD 20785

(301) 306-7070

(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)

E-mail: national@

Web:

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

P.O. Box 1303

Northbrook, IL 60065-1303

E-mail: mail@

Web:

Autism

Autism Society of America

Colorado Chapter

5031 W. Quarles Drive

Littleton, CO 80128-6415

(303) 978-1440

E-mail: asacc@

Web:

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:

Epilepsy

Catherine Benavidez-Clayton, Executive Director

Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado, Inc.

234 Columbine Street, Suite 333

Denver, CO 80206-4711

(303) 377-9774; (888) 378-9779 (in CO)

E-mail: efco@

Web: bcn.boulder.co.us/human-social/agency/a98.htm

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

E-mail: coloami@

Victoria Bresee, Executive Director

Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

Colorado Chapter

P.O. Box 200188

Denver, CO 80220

(303) 572-0302; (888) 569-7500

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@

Web:

Speech and Hearing

Debra Harris-Smith

CO Speech-Language-Hearing Association

P.O. Box 261460

Littleton, CO 80163-1460

(303) 791-7466

E-mail: cshassoc@

Web:

Visual Impairments

Mary Ann Siller, National Education Consultant

American Foundation for the Blind-Southwest

260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park

Dallas, TX 75235

(214) 352-7222

E-mail: dallas@

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@

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: uchsc.edu/catp

INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER

Positive Access to Community Transition (PACT)

Center for Independence

1600 Ute Avenue

Grand Junction, CO 81501

(970) 241-0315 (V); (970) 241-8130 (TTY)

E-mail: pactcfi@

Web: members.pactcfi/pact/index.html

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT

Barbara Buswell, Executive Director

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: info@

Web:

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); (800) 875-4732

E-mail: escinfo@

Web:

Colorado Options for Inclusive Child Care

Colorado Office of Resource & Referral Agencies (CORRA)

7853 E Arapahoe Court #3300

Englewood, CO 80112

(303) 290-9088 ext. 205

E-mail: jburnham@

Web:

Esther Fretz, Executive Director

Rocky Mountain Stroke Association

5666 South Bannock Street

Littleton, CO 80120

(303) 730-8800; (877) 630-7444

Damon McLeese, Executive Director

VSA arts Colorado (formerly Very Special Arts)

200 Grant Street, Suite B07

Denver, CO 80203

(303) 777-0797

E-mail: vsaco@

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