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The mission of the CDDC is to advocate in collaboration
with and on behalf of people with developmental disabilities for the
establishment and implementation of public policy which will further their
independence, productivity and integration.
The Council Announces a Request for Proposals
TO:
Interested Parties
FROM:
Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council
RE:
Announcing a Request for Proposals Implementation of Project SEARCH™
in Colorado
DATE:
February 6, 2008
The
Council is pleased to announce the issuing of a Request for Proposals (RFP)
concerning the implementation and replication of Project SEARCH™ in Colorado.
The success of the project will
result from the coordination of community business, public education and
employment partners to provide internships resulting in paid employment for
young adults with developmental disabilities in transition from school to work.
All interested in responding to this RFP are encouraged to become familiar with
history and implementation of Project SEARCH™ by, at a minimum, visiting the
Project SEARCH™ website (http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/p/search/).
In order to comply with the State of Colorado Procurement Rules,
the Council will issue the RFP on the State of Colorado BIDS system through the
Internet
If
you are interested in responding to this RFP, you must register with the State
of Colorado. Check the State website at website at http://www.gssa.state.co.us/
or call the help desk at (303) 894-2039 for general questions about the BIDS
system, and technical assistance.
To
register with BIDS, vendors must download the forms from the website or visit
the State Purchasing Office. Vendors
must complete and sign a form, complete and sign a W-9 form for Federal Income
Tax purposes, and submit a check payable to the State of Colorado for $40.00. The annual fee of $40.00 allows the vendor to download
solicitation specifications and to bid on State business requirements at any
State of Colorado agency, including institution of higher education for one (1)
year.
Completed
BIDS applications should be mailed or hand-delivered to the Colorado Division of
Purchasing, 633 17th Street, Suite 1520, Denver, CO 80202. The
registration payment must be received by the proposal due date in order
to be considered a registered vendor. Incomplete or unsigned applications will
be returned to the vendor.
You
may access the Internet from your own computer at your convenience, or use a
computer with Internet access at any public library.
Be sure to check the website often for any changes that may be made to
the original solicitation document. Contact
the Purchasing Agent listed on each solicitation with specific questions about
the project in which you are interested.
“Learning From Each Other – Things We Share”
"Aprendiendo
uno del otro: cosas que compartimos"
Colorado
Developmental Disabilities Council
Call
for Presentations
The
Developmental Disabilities Council of Colorado is sponsoring a conference on
Cultural Competence and Responsiveness. The
conference will be October 3 & 4, 2008 at the Radisson Hotel, 3333 Quebec
Street, Denver.
We
are looking for presentations to address the issues of cultural and linguistic
competence. Because the Council believes people with developmental disabilities
are valuable participants in their communities we want to be sure that people
with disabilities are included in discussions related to cultural competence and
responsiveness.
Please click here for more information on the conference and to submit
your proposal for the presentation you would like to offer at the conference.
October 3–4, 2008,
3 y 4 de octubre de 2008
Day
1, Día 1: 9:00–5:00
Conferencia, Conference
6:00–8:00 Banquet,
Banquete
Day
2, Día
2: 9:00–3:00
Conference, Conferencia
The Spring 2008 Newsletter, "Between the Lines," is
available now online. Just click here.
Check Upcoming Events for information on
conferences and events in Colorado and around the nation.
The Council meets every other month, and the meetings are open to the public.
Please join us! Click here for a schedule of upcoming
Council meetings.
The Colorado
Developmental Disabilities Council is seeking applications for membership on the
Council
The Council seeks applications throughout the year from interested citizens
of Colorado. Appointments by the Governor are generally made effective
July 1 of any year, but can be made at any time during the year when a
Council member resigns their position.
Click
here for the application form for Governor appointment to the Colorado
Developmental Disabilities Council, and for additional information
about Council membership.
About the Colorado Developmental
Disabilities Council:
The Colorado Developmental
Disabilities Council is a 24-member body appointed by the Governor to advise the
Governor and General Assembly on matters affecting persons with developmental
disabilities under the federal definition.
United States Public Law No. 106-402 (the Developmental Disabilities Act)
mandated creation of a Council on Developmental Disabilities in each state and
in all U.S. possessions and territories. The
CDDC was established in 1977.
The Colorado Developmental
Disabilities Council functions independently, advocating for the development and
implementation of public policy to further the independence, self-determination
and community inclusion of Coloradoans with developmental disabilities.
Areas of Emphasis and Goals and Objectives for
Five-Year Plan 2007-2011
Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council
Employment
Goal 1: Support and sustain successful community
inclusion and employment of people with developmental disabilities.
Objective 1 :
Participate in and
support a network of agencies providing education, training, employment and
other supports to employers, community members and people with disabilities.
Objective 2: Support the
cultivation of natural supports within employment settings that foster job
retention, skill achievement/enhancement and employee success.
Objective 3: Promote and increase
the active participation of people with developmental disabilities in
designing the approach and implementation of employment strategies.
Goal 2:
Promote community-supported employment
Objective 1: Reestablish a policy through legislative advocacy
that sheltered workshops will not receive any new funding.
Objective 2: Establish a policy that no person transitioning
from education to work would be transitioned into sheltered work.
Formal and Informal Community Supports
(Individuals have access to other services available or offered in a community, including formal and informal community supports that affect their quality of life.)
Goal 1: Support communities and community organizations
to increase their capacity to create new options and strategies to meaningfully
include people with developmental disabilities and their family members.
Objective 1:
: Promote and support person-centered approaches in planning
with people with developmental disabilities, including children and
family members, regarding individuals transitioning into
adult life, employment, post-secondary education, home
ownership, transportation and recreation.
Objective 2: Inform the
legislature and other policymakers of the benefits of
implementing policies that promote the inclusion and
participation of people with developmental disabilities
in all aspects of community life.
Health
Goal 1: Engage in and support systems advocacy and
legislation on health issues.
Objective 1:
: Engage and support
systems advocacy and legislation for targeted health care such as the reduction
and elimination of the wait list, universal access for healthcare (208
commission activities,) and person-centered planning such as the implementation
of House Bill 05-1243.
Council member, Dr.
Irene Aguilar, co-chaired the Vulnerable Populations
Task Force of the 208 Commission. Her presentation to
the House Health and Human Services Committee from March
2008 is available by clicking here.
Quality Assurance
(People have the information, skills, opportunities, and support to live free of abuse, neglect, financial and sexual exploitation, and violation of their human and legal rights and the inappropriate use of restraints or seclusion. Quality assurance systems contribute to and protect self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion in all facets of community life.)
Goal 1: Promote and support the development of leadership and
self-advocacy capacity among people with developmental disabilities and their family members.
Objective 1:
Support leadership training by people with disabilities and their family members for other people with
developmental disabilities and
family members who may become leaders in Colorado.
Objective 2: Support policy-making
groups to actively include people with developmental disabilities and family members in
decision-making processes.
Objective 3: Serve as a representative voice of the cultural
competence and cultural diversity interests and concerns among Colorado
citizens with developmental disabilities.
Objective 4: Support and expand participation of people with developmental
disabilities in cross-disability and culturally diverse leadership coalitions.
Objective
5: Establish or strengthen a program for the direct funding of a State
self-advocacy organization led by people with developmental disabilities.
As part of the Council's implementation of Objective 1 under Quality
Assurance the Council directly supports self-advocacy and leadership
development through a grant to Watch Our Words (WOW). WOW is a
group of facilitated communication users, their facilitators and friends who
meet monthly alternately in Lafayette and in Denver. WOW offers trainings to any groups interested in learning
about facilitated communication. WOW
has also produced two DVDs, one with short documentaries about 5 WOW members,
and another that can be used as a training video.
Click here for the documentaries on Michael
Hoover, Jaison Hart, Daniel
Sutter, Sharisa Kochmeister and
Chris Patton. Click here for the training segments
"What is FC" and "Learning to be a Facilitator."
You may call or email the Council to have a set of DVDs mailed
to you, at no charge. Please use the "Contact Us" form on this
website, or call the Council at (720) 941-0176. Thanks!
In this booklet the Colorado Developmental Disabilities
Council presents its Five-Year Plan for 2007-2011:
Folder and Goals and Objectives
Summary of Grant Projects
Funded in Response to the Council’s Request for Proposals Entitled
“Implementation of Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council
Five-Year Plan 2007-2011”
Access and
Ability located in Weld
County, was granted funding for its project, Full Access for All Abilities.
Access and Ability will provide training and advocacy services to
students and young adults with developmental disabilities and their family
members and to community-based organizations.
The project will be specifically directed toward Spanish speaking
students and students with developmental disabilities who need behavioral
supports. Additionally, the project
will result in the development of a database that will track and identify
barriers to participation by people with developmental disabilities in all
aspects of community life.
Access and Ability's
presentation to the Planning and Grants Committee on March 17, 2008 is available
by clicking here.
CAPRA,
the Colorado Association of Private Resource Agencies, was granted funding to
carry out the Good to Great project.
CAPRA will provide Essential Lifestyle Planning trainings to people with
developmental disabilities, their family members and related staff, including
members of Alliance (a Community Centered Boards Association and associated
service agencies) and Wheat Ridge Regional Center with the result being changes
in organizational and systemic policies and practices.
PEAK Parent Center
will undertake the Enhanced Colorado Person-Centered Planning Initiative
Project to build upon and expand existing person-centered planning efforts
in Colorado. The project will
accomplish this by making the person-centered planning process available to
young adults with developmental disabilities ages 18 – 26 who represent the
broad range of ethnic, cultural and geographic diversity in Colorado. In
addition, the project will make available training in leadership and advocacy,
and follow-up support to young adults and their personal support networks.
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