Adults with Disabilities
Explore resources available to adults with disabilities including benefits, advocacy services, referrals, and financial guidance.
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Aging and Disability Resources for Colorado (ADRC)
ADRC provides information on long-term services and support options available to older adults, including options counseling, future planning, and informed decision-making. Call 1.844.COL.ADRC (1.844.265.2372) to learn more.
The Arc of Colorado
The Arc of Colorado is an organization split into fourteen local chapters across the state of Colorado that provide self-advocacy services to adults with disabilities and their families. Self-advocacy is supporting people with disabilities to make their own decisions and live with greater independence.
Long-Term Care Medicaid Waivers
A waiver is an extra set of Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid program) benefits that people with disabilities can qualify for in certain cases. Waivers have extra program rules and some programs may have waitlists.
Center for People with Disabilities (CPWD)
CPWD’s free Information & Referral Program provides information about CPWD programs and services, community resources, and referrals to other services providers in our community to people with disabilities and their families.
Colorado Achieving a Better Life Experience (Colorado ABLE)
Colorado ABLE is a trust savings account option for people with disabilities. It enables people with disabilities to save their Supplemental Security Income (SSI) & Supplemental Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits without risking losing Medicaid eligibility.