Insights
Special Olympics Winter Season Registration Now Open
Registration for the 2023 Winter Season is now OPEN for all athletes and Unified partners and will remain open until November 5th! Seasonal registration gives athletes and Unified partners the opportunity to join a new team, try a new sport, or reconnect with their...
Recall: Draeger Oxylog 3000 Plus Emergency and Transport Ventilators
Draeger Medical Recalls Oxylog 3000 Plus Emergency and Transport Ventilators for Risk of Unexpected Depleted Battery and Ventilator Stop Draeger Medical is recalling the Oxylog 3000 Plus Emergency and Transport Ventilator after receiving reports that the device...
CDEC Annual Family Survey
The Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) wants to build and improve programs and services to support young children and their families. The CDEC also wants to make sure children are ready to succeed when they start kindergarten. This survey is designed to help...
In Search of Exceptional Days
Parents-to-be spend months if not years envisioning what their new family will look like and all the things they will do together. Should the child be born with special needs the parents begin learning about a life that they didn't know would be theirs. Doctors do...
Upcoming Medicaid Renewals
At the start of the recent public health emergency (PHE) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal government mandated States provide continuous insurance coverage to their most vulnerable members. Because of this, Colorado Medicaid and CHP+ members have not been...
Colorado Hands & Voices Bike Giveaway
Does your D/HH child need a new bike? Don't miss this opportunity to grab a FREE bike, helmet, and lock. Families must be able to pick up their bikes at the event on June 9th at 2:00 p.m. Interested families, please email us at [email protected] We are excited to...
The Benefits of Bubbles
We have finally made our way through the cold, indoor times of winter to the warming, sunny days of Spring. In honor of this momentous occasion it seems to be a great time to share some therapy tips around bubbles. Most kids love bubbles. They are fascinated by their...
Searchable Database for Local Resources
We were recently made aware of a website that offers a searchable database of resources for kiddos with a variety of needs. These include things from therapists to camps to dentists and more. It also looks like they have an option to suggest additional resources in...
The Family Resource Library
The Arc PPR & TRE collaborated to offer a lending library which provides an opportunity to learn about and, in many cases, experience adaptive tools and equipment available for people to gain skills and independence without having to financially invest in...
Unique & Differing Needs Camp at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
*This camp is specially designed for campers ages 7 -11 with autism spectrum disorders, sensory processing disorders, developmental disabilities/delays or medical fragility. Campers, their caregiver, and Camp Mentors will skip, boogie, and roll through Cheyenne...
Challenger League – Colorado Springs Little League
Challenger Baseball's mission is to provide an opportunity for individuals with intellectual and physical challenges to enjoy the benefits of Little League participation in an environment structured to their abilities. Originally created in 1989 as a separate division...
Siblings and Special Needs
I’d like to begin by recognizing that everyone’s experience with raising a child with special needs is very different – at a minimum there are differing levels of needs, differing capacities in caregivers, and very different family...