CCDC Summer Advocacy Class
08/05/2011 - 6:00am - 09/02/2011 - 6:00am
Designed for individuals who want to develop the advocacy skills necessary for assisting themselves and people with disabilities (PWD) whose civil rights have been violated, who have been discriminated against, are struggling with the navigation of government systems, and who want to represent the disability perspective at the policy level. Individuals will learn how laws and rules affecting people with disabilities are created and how to change them when they are harmful. Participants who successfully complete the course are eligible to begin the process for certification from CCDC and eventually become a CCDC volunteer advocate. Those not interested in CCDC certification or becoming a CCDC volunteer advocate are welcome to take the course for $500.
When: (all courses are required)
August 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th and September 2nd
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Where: The MS Society, 900 South Broadway, 2nd Floor
Contact: Peter DeHaas, CCDC Advocacy Coordinator 303.951.8992
Topics Include
- History of CCDC
- Ethics of Advocacy
- Colorado Legislative Processes
- Social Security
- Medicaid/Medicare
- Fair Housing Act
- Accessibility
- Full Inclusiveness
- Guardianship Laws
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Advocacy areas: Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health, Education, SSI/SSDI, AND, CDASS, CHP+, CICP.
The Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC) was founded in 1990 to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) throughout Colorado. For over two decades, CCDC has enforced and implemented the ADA statewide through our legal program, provided quality advocacy assistance to thousands of individuals with disabilities, worked with ally disability organizations on important community issues, and gained expertise on creating polices and legislation benefitting the disability community. We believe in full inclusiveness and empowering those with disabilities to be involved in decision making processes to ensure that the disability perspective is included at all levels.
