Our events bring together advocates, families, chapters, members and professionals in the intellectual and developmental disability community. Resources for the media are available in our newsroom.
Upcoming Events
Free Film Screening
March 6, 2020
An award-winning documentary from filmmaker Dan Habib. Register here!
INTELLIGENT LIVES stars three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities – Micah, Naieer, and Naomie – who challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college, and the workforce. Academy Award-winning actor and narrator Chris Cooper contextualizes the lives of these central characters through the emotional personal story of his son Jesse. INTELLIGENT LIVES challenges what it means to be intelligent, and points to a future in which people of all abilities can fully participate in higher education, meaningful employment, and intimate relationships.
Film length: 70 minutes
Friday, March 6, 2020
5:15-6:15 Light Refreshments
6:15-7:45 Movie Showing
7:45-8:30 Panel Discussion
Census Day
April 1, 2020
Check out the resources from The Arc to make sure you and your community are ready to be counted!
Every 10 years, everyone in the United States is counted through the census. It is important that everyone is counted because the census data impacts many key things. For example, the census data is used to figure out how much money state and local governments get for Medicaid, housing vouchers, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and education programs. When there isn’t enough money, services and programs for people with disabilities can be cut. Census data is also used to determine how many representatives each state gets in the House of Representatives.
The 2020 Census is quickly approaching, and it is important that people with disabilities and their families are ready to be counted!
Newsroom
In the News
Behind Closed Doors: When it comes to seclusion and restraint, Colorado schools ‘are investigating themselves’
February 20th, 2020
Chalkbeat
Colorado vowed to end the waitlist for an adult disability program by 2020. Nearly 3,000 people are still waiting.
February 5th, 2020
The Colorado Sun
Christiano Sosa will be delivering a speech for Community Option’s annual meeting, read more here!
October 7th, 2019
More press for our impact study! Read more in this article from the Denver Post.
July 31st, 2019
The Denver Post
The Arc of Colorado and arcThrift, along with Daniel’s College of Business Create an Impact Study Read the final study, here!
June 16th, 2019
University of Denver
5,800 Colorado kids in second grade or younger were suspended last year. State lawmakers want to reduce that.
March 14, 2019
The Colorado Sun
Third try: Will this be the year Colorado gets a law limiting suspensions and expulsions of young children?
Jan. 17, 2019
Chalkbeat
Learn About an Exciting Opportunity at The Arc of the Pikes Peak Region
April 11, 2019
KOAA
In the News! Arc of Colorado Staff
April 11, 2019
University of Denver
Media Inquiries
Please contact Christiano Sosa, Executive Director, at (303) 864-9334 x 10 or Csosa@thearcofco.org.
Media Resources
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The Arc of Colorado promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
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