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News Stories with DLC Mentions:
- The Guardian | ‘A shifting system’: concerns over students’ civil rights rise as DOJ changes priorities | December 2025
- Westword | Disability Advocates Back Federal Probe of Colorado Prisons, Allege Years of Violations | December 2025
- The Hechinger Report | Under Trump, protecting students’ civil rights looks very different | December 2025
- Denver Post | Is DOJ investigation of Colorado prisons an honest probe or political stunt? | December 2025
- Filter | DOJ Opens Wildcard Investigation Into Colorado Prisons, Youth Centers | December 2025
- Committable | Protection & Advocacy: Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center, part one | December 2025
- 9news | Teen describes what restraints were like inside Colorado treatment facility | November 2025
- Colorado Politics | Colorado office serving people with disabilities faces budget crunch amid federal shutdown | November 2025
- The Daily Record of Grand Junction | Services for people with disabilities seeing ripple of federal shutdown | November 2025
- Fox21 News | Family questions sudden discharge after report cites dangerous conditions at treatment center | October 2025
- Fox21 News | Report alleges dangerous conditions at Southern Colorado youth treatment center | October 2025
- The Denver Post | Colorado youth mental health facility restrains kids excessively, disability rights group finds | October 2025
- Steamboat Pilot & Today | Small dog performs mighty service for disabled owner | October 2025
- Cañon City Daily Record | ‘This is a mental health facility; it’s not a jail:’ Investigation into Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center finds excessive use of restraints | October 2025
- Denver7 | Disability Law Colorado reports 'dangerous conditions' at Southern Colorado psychiatric treatment center | October 2025
- KOAA News5 | 'Excessive restraint' among concerns at Southern Colorado youth treatment center, report says | October 2025
- CBS Colorado | Southern Colorado residential treatment center leaves children "unsafe and unheard," report says | October 2025
- 9News | High restraint rates highlighted in report detailing concerns at Colorado youth treatment center | October 2025
- The Denver Post | What role did a 2024 Colorado law play in the release of Ephraim Debisa from Weld County’s jail? | September 2025
- CPR News | Colorado rolls out a new alternative for people who might otherwise end up on court competency waitlists | September 2025
- Yellow Scene Magazine | Dismantled Childhood: How the Department of Education is falling under Trump | August 2025
- CPR News | Disability rights movement sprouted in Colorado | August 2025
- Colorado Springs Gazette | Sister sues 2 nurses for negligence in sibling's death... | August 2025
- 9News | Federal budget cuts threaten Colorado disability protections | August 2025
- Colorado Politics | Colorado mental health crisis collides with public safety worries... | August 2025
- Colorado Springs Gazette | 'The ADA was a start:' The push for accessibility | July 2025
- 9News | Colorado advocates decry Trump's proposed cuts to disability services | July 2025
- Government Technology | How Digital IDs Could Help and Harm People With Disabilities | July 2025
- Committable | Protection & Advocacy: Colorado | June 2025
- Colorado Politics | Trump administration's repeal of accessibility standards alarms Colorado disability advocates | June 2025
- Denver7 | New law protects Coloradans with disabilities and their right to live, receive care at home | May 2025
- CPR News | How Trump has changed Colorado in 100 days | May 2025
- Denver7 | Polis vetoes bill that would ban municipal courts from imposing harsher sentences than state courts | May 2025
- Axios Denver | U.S. Rep. Evans decries "fear-mongering" despite looming Medicaid cuts | May 2025
- Fox31 Denver | Colorado Voting Rights Act signed into law, adds voter protections | May 2025
- The Associated Press | A model employer no more? Disabled workers question the federal government’s commitment to inclusion | May 2025
- Denver7 | 'Groundbreaking': RTD committee to consider renaming station in honor of disability rights advocate | May 2025
- Ark Valley Voice | Historic State Voting Rights Act Heads to Governor’s Desk | April 2025
- CPR News | Right of Coloradans with disabilities to live at home would be protected under Colorado bill | April 2025
- Fox31 Denver | Colorado autism advocates pushing back on proposed plan for data collection | April 2025
- Denver7 | Colorado bill would ban municipal courts from imposing harsher sentences than state courts | April 2025
- Chalkbeat Colorado | Trump education cuts will affect Colorado, lawmakers are warned | April 2025
- CPR News | Future of federal funding for Colorado schools remains uncertain, student civil rights investigations stalled | April 2025
- CBS News Colorado | Colorado lawmakers receive a dire message from former Department of Education employees | April 2025
- Denver7 | 'Less staff and more work': State lawmakers hold hearing on the impact of U.S. Department of Education cuts | April 2025
- Denver7 | Disability Law Colorado to push for state-level civil rights bill in wake of federal education cuts | April 2025
- Denver7 | Colorado bill aims to codify Supreme Court protections for people with disabilities | April 2025
- Colorado Politics | Colorado Supreme Court's rules for disability accommodations on bar exam face criticism | March 2025
- 9news | As Trump tries to dismantle the US Dept. of Ed., disability advocates and parents worry about impact on kids | March 2025
- CPR News | How Colorado kids could feel the pain of the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education | March 2025
- Law Week Colorado | New Colorado Law Aims to Raise Accessibility Standards in Local Building Codes | March 2025
- Denver7 | Colorado disability rights organizations speak out against sweeping cuts to US Dept. of Ed. | March 2025
- CBS News Colorado | Coloradans assess how Department of Education job cuts will impact the state | March 2025
- CPR News | How US Department of Education Layoffs Impacts Colorado | March 2025
- Chalkbeat Colorado | Seclusion In Schools Remains Unknown Problem Without Data | March 2025
- Fox31 Denver | Disabled community rallies in Colorado as federal cuts loom | March 2025
- Denver7 | Advocates set to gather at state capitol to discuss legislation for Coloradans with disabilities | March 2025
- CBS News Colorado | Colorado bill protecting disabled people from institutionalization advances | February 2025
- Denver7 | Colorado Department of Corrections reaches settlement to accommodate deaf and hard-of-hearing inmates | February 2025
- The Denver Post | Colorado Medicaid program battles new problems — with few answers — after transport fraud scheme | February 2025
- CBS News Colorado | U.S. Department of Justice investigates reported "seclusion and restraint" used against disabled Colorado students | January 2025
- 9News | Advocates hopeful as DOJ opens investigation into Douglas County schools over civil rights violations | January 2025
- Fox31 Denver | Douglas County School District under federal investigation by Department of Justice | January 2025
- Denver7 | DOJ launches investigation into Douglas County School District over alleged civil rights violations | January 2025
- CPR News | U.S. Justice Department opens investigation into Douglas County School District; will conduct interviews next week | January 2025
- Denver Post | Justice Department investigating Douglas County School District’s response to racial discrimination, bullying of students | January 2025
- Denver Post | Colorado’s schools fail students with disabilities using hidden suspensions to keep them home | November 2024
- Denver Gazette | U.S. Justice Department settles lawsuit against Colorado over disabled residents in nursing homes | November 2024
- Law360 | Colo. To Boost Services To End Feds' ADA Discrimination Suit | November 2024
- Sum and Substance | Proposed state-law changes boost disability-discrimination lawsuits | October 2024
- Chalkbeat Colorado | Special Ed Question on Charter School Apps Violate Federal Law Complaints Allege | October 2021 (Front Page in Denver Post)
- The Colorado Sun | Colorado violates Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. Justice Department finds | March 2022
- Daily Camera | Delays at state mental hospital continue to put strain on defendants, justice system | March 2022
- Denver Westword: Ten-Year Fight to Stop Mentally Ill from Being Warehoused in Colorado Jails | September 2018
- CPR News: Colorado Increasingly In Contempt As More Judges Recognize That Jail Isn't A Mental Health Answer | September 2018
Press Releases & Announcements:
- Media Advisory: Disability Rights Advocacy Day (D-RAD) 2026 | February 2026
- Top Disability Advocates Call on Feds to Deepen Probe of Colorado Department of Corrections | December 2025
- “Out of Work and Out of Luck”: Federal Cuts Hinder Employment Prospects for Coloradans with Disabilities | November 2025
- “Unsafe and Unheard” Residential Treatment Center Leaves Children Desperate to Escape | October 2025
- Media Advisory: Free Webinar Helps Parents and Educators Navigate the 2025–26 School Season | September 2025
- Free Webinar Helps Parents and Educators Navigate the 2025-26 School Season | September 2025
- “Good News — for Now”: Advocates Welcome Back Federal Staff but Warn Fight Isn’t Over | August 2025
- 35 Years Since the ADA, Colorado Disability Advocates Say: ‘We’re Still Fighting’ | July 2025
- "Disability Pride” Turns to Shame as Cuts Loom | July 2025
- Media Advisory: “Champions of Disability Justice” Honored at June 25 Reception | June 2025
- Disability Law Colorado Urges Action to Keep Buildings Accessible | June 2025
- Gov. Polis to Sign Critical Package of Disability Rights Protections May 22 | May 2025
- Proposed Medicaid Cuts: Devastating for Coloradans with Disabilities | May 2025
- Joint Statement on the Proposed Autism Registry by HHS Secretary Robert R. Kennedy Jr. | April 2025
- Bipartisan Support Propels Disability Rights Bill Forward; Senate Hearing Set for April 17 | April 2025
- “Enormous Risk”: DLC Urges Lawmakers to Protect Children from Federal Cuts | April 2025
- Disability Advocates Condemn Move To Dismantle U.S. Department Of Education | March 2025
- Disability Rights Advocates Issue Urgent Call to Action as Feds Dismantle Department of Education | March 2025
- Disability Rights Advocates Rally at State Capitol | March 2025
- Media Advisory: Disability Rights Advocacy Day (D-RAD) 2025 | March 2025
- A Monumental Victory: House Committee Passes Landmark Bill to Protect Disability Rights | February 2025
- Upcoming Webinar: What’s Next for Disability Justice? | February 2025
- Disability Law Colorado Secures Stronger Protections for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Incarcerated People | February 2025
- Disability Law Colorado Complaint Prompts DOJ Probe into Douglas County Schools’ Discrimination and Seclusion Practices | January 2025
- A Decisive Victory for People Disabilities | November 2024
- Disability Law Colorado Welcomes Five New Board Members | October 2024
- Disability Law Colorado Secures Victory for Student Rights in Thompson School District | October 2024
- Request for Proposals: Strategic Planning Facilitation | May 2024
- Andrew Romanoff Selected as New Executive Director | January 2024
Program Fact Sheets, Annual Reports & 1-Pagers:
- Disability Law Colorado Organizational Information | 2022
- Colorado State Long-Term Care Ombudsman | 2021 Annual Report
- Legal Assistance Developer for the Elderly | 2021 Annual Report
- Together We're Stronger | 2021 Program Highlights
- Protection & Advocacy Annual Report | 2020
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