Denver Disability Resource Guide

This resource guide offers the community a comprehensive list of agencies and community partners, along with their contact information. Resources are organized by category. Please click on each tab to access the most commonly requested services for people with disabilities in Denver.

Quick Reference

Crisis Lines

Denver 311 (Navigation of City Government Services and Resources)

  • 311 or 720.913.1311
Damaged Sidewalks or Snow Accumulation on Sidewalks:
  • 311
Disability Discrimination in Housing or Employment:

Right of Way Enforcement and Accessible Parking 

  • 311 
HRCP Denver Snow Angels
Questions, Concerns, or Grievances about City and County of Denver Programs, Services, or Activities:

City and County of Denver Resources

Denver Human Rights & Community Partnerships (HRCP)

311 City Services (City Resources Navigation Service)

  • 311 or 720-913-1311

Denver International Airport (DEN) Accessibility and Mobility

Office of the Independent Monitor (Community Complaint Process)

Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure's Right of Way Enforcement (ROWE)

  • 720-913-1311 | ROWE

Assistive Technology and Services

Assistance League Denver

Craig Hospital (Rehabilitation Hospital - Neurorehabilitation Specialist)

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital 

Statewide Assistive Technology, Augmentative, and Alternative Communication (Multidisciplinary Assistive Technology Services for Students with Disabilities)

Colorado Crisis Services (Behavioral Health Crisis Response 24/7)

Veteran/Military Crisis Line

Disability Empowerment

Blind/Low Vision

Anchor Center for Blind Children (Early Education and Intervention)

Blind Institute of Technology (Support Services for Professionals with Disabilities)

Colorado Center for the Blind (Braille/Home Management/Technology, etc.)

Colorado Council of the Blind (Religious-Based Programming / American Council of the Blind Affiliate)

Colorado Talking Book Library (Audio/Braille/Large Print Books)

Team EEI (Training/Technical Support/Employment Assistance)

Brain Injury

Brain Injury Alliance (Youth Classes/Support Groups/Skill Building/Mentoring/Case Management)

Learning Services (Post-Acute Neurorehabilitation and Neurobehavioral Services)

MINDSOURCE (Colorado Department of Human Services)

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Association of Late Deafened Adults (Support Network)

Colorado Association of the Deaf (CAD)

Colorado Families for Hands & Voices (Parent-Driven Nonprofit Organization)

Deaf Overcoming Violence through Empowerment (Advocacy Services)

Denver Public Schools (Exceptional Student Services)

Feel the Beet (Music Access Program)

Hearing Loss Association of American - Colorado Chapter (HLAA)

Listen Foundation (Speech/Language/Listening Therapy)

Relay Colorado (Phone Calls No-Cost Services)

Elder Care

All About Seniors (Free Referral Service)

Alzheimer's Association (24-Hour Helpline/Advocacy)

HIV

Colorado Health Network, Inc. (HIV Services)

Intellectual and Development Disabilities

The Arc of Colorado (Advocacy)

Autism Community Store (Owned and operated by parents and siblings of children with autism)

College Living Experience Denver (Student Support Service/Transition to College/Pursue a Career)

Easter Seals Colorado (Summer Camps/Adult Dy Programs/Disability Benefits Services, etc.)

Hope Center, Inc. (Black-led Nonprofit)

JFK Partners (University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities)

Mental Health

Mental Health Colorado (Mental Health or Substance Use Conditions)

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Disability Advocacy / Technical and Legal Assistance

ADAPT

Americans with Disabilities Act Line (Accessibility Specialists Answer Questions Confidentially)

Atlantis Community, Inc. (By People with Disabilities for People with Disabilities)

Disability Law United

Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (Advocates for social justice for people with disabilities)

Colorado Legal Services (Provides free legal services to eligible low-income Coloradans)

Colorado Civil Rights Division

US Department of Justice (Enforces Federal Laws Prohibiting Discrimination)

Disability Law Colorado (Nonprofit Legal Organization)

Rocky Mountain Human Services (Case Management and Direct Services)

The Initiative Colorado (Services/Support/Resources for People with Disabilities Experiencing Abuse)

United States Access Board (Technical Assistance on its Accessibility Guidelines)

United States Department of Health and Human Services (Programs and Investigations into Medicare and Healthcare Discrimination Complaints).

Education

Colorado Department of Education - Child Find (Age 3+ To Identify a Child's Educational Needs)

Colorado Department of Education - Office of Special Education

Denver Public Schools - Deaf and Hard of Hearing 

IN! Pathways to Inclusive Higher Education

Employment

Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) - Services to Achieve Employment Goals and Live Independently

Denver Housing Authority - Youth Employment Academy (Empowering Young Adults in Marginalized Communities)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Enforces Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws)

Job Accommodation Network (Support with Questions regarding accommodations in the workplace)

Roots Colorado, dba DIRT Coffee (Training and Employment to Neuro-Divergent Individuals)

Financial Services

Social Security Administration - Disability Services and Benefits

Jewish Family Services (Services for Employment/Housing/Food Security/Mental Health)

Housing

Brothers Redevelopment Inc. (Home Modifications/Mortgage and Rental Assistance/Benefits Application)

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (Matches Unhoused Individuals with Suitable Housing).

Colorado Poverty Law Project (Connects eligible individuals with free legal services against evictions or other housing injustices)

Community Economic Defense Project (A fully integrated response to economic hardship).

Denver Housing Authority (Provides Housing Options and Administers the Housing Choice Voucher)

Denver Metro Fair Housing Center (Fair Housing Rights)

U. S. Department of Housing & Urban Development - Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

Volunteers of America (Nonprofit religious-based human services organization)

Recreation

Adaptive Adventures (Free Outdoor Sports Opportunities for People with Disabilities)

Denver Parks and Recreation (Therapeutic Programs)

Denver Fencing Center (Full-Time Fencing Facility for all ages and abilities)

Move Through Yoga (Accessible and Adaptive Yoga)

Service Animals

Canine Partners of the Rockies (Training and Partnering with Skilled Service Dogs)

Domino Service Dogs (Reward-Based Training and Barrier Removal to Service Dog Ownership)

Freedom Service Dogs of America (Partners individuals with disability with custom trained assistance dogs)

Paragon Service Dogs (Trains and matches dogs for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals)

Transportation

Denver Regional Mobility & Accessibility Council (Coordinates Regional transportation and Services)

Regional Transportation District (Free or Reduced Transportation for People with Disabilities)

Via Mobility Services (Accessible Transportation Services for Individuals and Groups with Disabilities)

Veterans Services

Disabled American Veterans (Advocacy and Connects Veterans with Available Benefits)

Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) – Mountain States Chapter (Free Assistance and Support to Veterans and Families)

Veteran/Military Crisis Line (Free and Confidential Resource)

Get Involved

Denver Human Rights & Community Partnerships (HRCP) Ten Mayoral Advisory Commissions and Board

Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, & Deafblind

Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council

Colorado Statewide Independent Living Council