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The Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, CCDC, is Colorado's only statewide cross-disability organization dedicated to ensuring the independence, self-reliance, and full participation of people with all types of disabilities in Colorado.
Emergency Preparedness Survey
The Colorado Cross Disability Coalition (CCDC) has received a contract from the Colorado State Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to survey people with disabilities to identify needs for emergency planning. It is vital that our needs are considered when community wide emergency planning occurs. This survey will help the state identify our community's needs. You can help us collect this data by filling out the survey and to share information about this survey with your friends and others you know with disabilities. You do not have to use your name, or include any personally identifiable information. Use this link to access the survey: Emergency Preparedness Survey
2008 Legislative Session
Visit our 2008 Legislative Session page to find an updated bill chart, as well as position papers and other resources to help you educate legislators about issues affecting people with disabilities in Colorado.
Lawsuit filed against the Denver City and County Jails
CCDC, along with the Colorado Association of the Deaf, and several individuals filed a lawsuit against the City & County of Denver Pre-Arrainment Detention Center (city jail) and the Denver County Jail for violations of the Americans with Disabilites Act, and other civil rights laws.
In 2005 Shawn Vigil, a Deaf pretrial detainee, was placed in isolation due to his deafness. He was not provided with a sign language interpreter, and was unable to have effective communication with his jailers or medical personnel. Due to the conditions under which he was jailed, and the resulting isolation, Mr. Vigil comitted suicide.
In 2007, Sarah Burke, a woman who is deaf, and who has diabetes was arrested on a misdemeanor bench warrant while at h ome cooking dinner for her family. The Denver Police refused to provide an interpreter, required Ms. Burke's young son to interpret, and refused to allow her to bring her diabetes medications and supplies with her. She was denied medical care and communication access throughout her detention.
The lawsuit alleges that the city and county jails systematically isolate people with disabilities based upon their disabilities. In addtion, the police and jails do not provide accommodations such as sign language interpreters, TTYs, and other assistive devices to detainees and inmates.
Visit our Denver Jail case page for more information.
Lawsuit against City of Boulder settled
A lawsuit against the City of Boulder was settled this week, Kevin Williams of CCDC announced. A copy of the settlement can be found on our Boulder Sidewalk case page.
CCDC sued the City of Boulder over inaccessible sidewalks surrounding the new Twenty-Ninth Street Mall.
Partial Settlement in Denver Performing Arts Complex lawsuit
Settlments have been reached with the Denver Center for Performing Arts, Colorado Ballet, Colorado Symphony and Opera Colorado. A partial settlement has been reached with the City & County of Denver over accessiblity issues not involving design and construction issues at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.
CCDC sued the Denver Center for Performing Arts, Colorado Ballet, Colorado Symphony, Opera Colorado and the City & County of Denver over accessiblity violations at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, including a number of violations at the new Ellie Caulkins Opera House.
More informaiton and a copies of the settlement agreements can be found on our Denver Performing Arts Complex case page.
Fence l awsuit settled
A lawsuit againt the Southbridge II homeowners association has settled. Peter and Jean Illig brought the lawsuit on behalf of their son, Fletcher, who has autism. The HOA refused to approve a standard privacy fence that was built to prevent Fletcher from wandering from the family's back yard.
Visit our Southbridge II page for more information, and a copy of the settlement agreement.
GoodSearch
Support CCDC by searching on the web using GoodSearch,com. There is new and easy way to raise money for CCDC just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch.com.
It's simple. You use GoodSearch.com like any other search engine — the site is powered by Yahoo! — but each time you do, money is generated for CCDC.
Last year, search engines generated close to $6 billion in revenue from advertisers. With GoodSearch part of this advertising revenue will now be directed to CCDC.
We hope that not only will you use GoodSearch as your main search engine from here on out, but will also pass this message on to your friends and family. The more people who use this, the more money will go to CDCC.
Wise Giving Alliance
CCDC meets the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance Standards. Select the link below to see to the Denver Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance report on CCDC.
