The Arc of Colorado builds better lives for persons with intellectual developmental disabilities and their families by improving connections to schools, work, and the community through influencing public policy, increasing public awareness, supporting local chapters, and collaborating with other organizations sharing the same values.

Current Arc News...          

Focus on the Future Final Report

The Arc Aims to Inspire -- Video 9News

The Arc and The Legal Center Pose Possible Olmstead and ADA Implications of DD Waiver Amendments.

The Arc responds to proposed changes to HCBS waiver amendments

The Arc urges Colorado to move forward with rule changes regarding DD Definition:

DD Definition Letter 5-12-11

DD Definition Chronology

Public Input for Proposed Rule Changes – Definition of Developmental Disability.

Draft Rule 16.100.pdf

Draft Rule 16.420.pdf

Public Policy Agenda --2013

National Arc News

The Arc Releases FINDS Survey -- people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are still in the shadows.

In 1961, President Kennedy took action to bring people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) “out of the shadows” and improve their lives. About that same time, The Arc coalesced into a strong and sustained national movement to promote and protect the rights of people with I/DD. Fifty years later, The Arc wondered just how far we had come. We set out to find the answer to that question and a host of other questions about the lives of people with I/DD through a massive online survey called Family and Individual Needs for Disability Supports (FINDS).

The Arc released the topline results from that groundbreaking assessment of more than 5,000 individuals, family members and caregivers today in a report called Still in the Shadows with Their Future Uncertain. The report, available now online, outlines some of the most impressive data we gathered about the unmet needs of this population – needs that are unnecessarily keeping them in the shadows of our society along with a detailed call to action for those involved in our movement, our political leaders and people of good conscience everywhere to change the status quo.

New Arc PSAs Available

In addition to the FINDS survey report mentioned, The Arc is continuing to generate awareness of the work we do with the release of two new public service announcements, one with a special message from Lauren Potter of Glee fame. To view the Arc PSIn 1961, President Kennedy took action to bring people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) “out of the shadows” and improve their lives. About that same time, The Arc coalesced into a strong and sustained national movement to promote and protect the rights of people with I/DD. Fifty years later, The Arc wondered just how far we had come. We set out to find the answer to that question and a host of other questions about the lives of people with I/DD through a massive online survey called Family and Individual Needs for Disability Supports (FINDS).