July 12th the Department of Labor and Employment announced Colorado was selected to join a growing list of states participating in the national Employment First program that aims to help people with disabilities obtain Competitive, Integrated Employment. KGNU spoke with […]
Adam Russell Johnson, an alum of CU Boulder’s Department of Theater and Dance, is a disability rights activist who is using his theater skills in a one man show to communicate what it’s like to be someone who is mobility […]
“Sometimes the emotional healing takes longer than the physical healing.” The Hope Coalition supports Depression Awareness and Suicide Prevention in Boulder County. They are hosting their annual Gatekeepers event on Saturday April 2nd looking at what happens emotionally and psychologically […]
“It’s going to cost $300 day to be in a nursing home – of our tax payer dollars or private pay – give me that $300 and I’ll be doing just fine.” Ian Engle is the Executive Director of the […]
“This was a time when we wanted to be included.” Tom Olin is driving a bus across the country to commemorate the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. Olin’s ADA 25th year legacy tour stopped at the […]
Elaine Hall is a national leader in the field of inclusion of people with disabilities in Jewish communities. She’ll be speaking in Boulder on Sept 4th and 5th. Originally an acting coach for children, her path changed when her adopted son was […]
People with disabilities are a significant part of our society and community, yet as a group they have been marginalized through discrimination, misunderstanding, isolation, pity and poverty. In the 20-plus years since the passing of the Americans with Disabilities, Independent […]
On July 5th & 6th, 1978 a group of disability rights activists staged a protest against RTD in Denver by surrounding two inaccessible buses at the corner of Colfax & Broadway in wheelchairs. They stayed for 24 hours, even sleeping […]
