Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Special Education Services.

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STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SpecialEducation Services.	STATE VOCATIONAL Rehabilitation Agency.	DEVELOPMENTALDISABILITIES Planning Council.	DISABILITY  Organizations
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN ages 3 through 5.	STATE VOCATIONAL Special Needs Programs	DISABILITIES Advocacy  Program	UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED Programs
EARLY Intervention System.	DEPARTMENT OF  MENTAL HEALTH for children and youth.	CLIENT ASSISTANCE Program.	TECHNOLOGY RELATED Assistance.
PARENTSTraining and Information Project.	DEPARTMENT OF  MENTAL HEALTH/Retardation	PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN with Special Health Care Needs.	PARENT-TEACHER Association (PTA)

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES: 
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 
 

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 
 

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) 866-7406 
 

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 
 

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

Sandra Rainwater-Lawler, 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 
 

DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Attention Deficit Disorder 
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either: 

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.) 
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101 
Plantation, FL 33317 
(954) 587-3700 
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) 
URL: http://www.chadd.org 

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) 
P.O. Box 972 
Mentor, OH 44061 
(216) 350-9595 
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet) 
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com 
URL: http://www.add.org 

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) 

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 
URL: http://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 
Victoria Simonsen, 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 
4155 East Jewell Avenue, Suite 916 
Denver, CO 80222 
(303) 756-7234 

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 

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Shirley Barenberg, Vice President 
CO Easter Seal Society for Children & 
Adults with Disabilities, Inc. 
5755 West Alameda Avenue 
Lakewood, CO 80226 
(303) 233-1666 (V/TTY) 
E-mail: info@eastersealscolorado.org
URL: http://www.eastersealscolorado.org

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Cordelia Robinson, Director 
Colorado UAP 
University of CO Health Sciences Center, Kempe Center 
1825 Marron Street 
Denver, CO 80218 
(303) 864-5261 
 

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Cathy Bodine, Project Director 
Colorado Assistive Technology Project (CATP) 
The Pavillion 
1919 Ogden, A036-Box B140 
Denver, CO 80218 
(303) 864-5100 (V); (303) 864-5110 (TTY) 
(800) 255-3477 (in CO only) 
 

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)

Sue Anderson, President 
Colorado PTA 
7859 West 38th Avenue 
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 
(303) 420-7820  Colorado Web  

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