Sexuality Education Shorts offer accessible and inclusive information for both Parents and Self-Advocates on healthy bodies and relationships in under 10 minutes.
When we are dating and looking for a romantic relationship it’s important to know what a healthy relationship looks like and what an unhealthy or abusive relationship looks like. This can be hard to do when you are with someone you care about. You might love and support one another, share common interests, and spend a lot of time together, but it’s important to know when your relationship might become abusive so you can protect yourself and get help.
También puedes ver esta presentación en español.
[Read more…] about Sexuality Education Shorts: Are You in a Healthy Relationship?Cortos de Educación Sexual: ¿Está usted en una relación sana?
Los cortos educativos sobre sexualidad ofrecen información accesible e inclusiva para padres y autogestores sobre cuerpos y relaciones saludables en menos de 10 minutos.
Identidad y expresión de género ayuda a explicar qué es el género y cómo podemos expresar cómo nos sentimos por dentro. Hablaremos sobre cómo el género es diferente del sexo y la sexualidad, las diferentes identidades de género entre las que puede elegir y cómo los pronombres nos ayudan a compartir quiénes somos.
You can also view this presentation in English.
[Read more…] about Cortos de Educación Sexual: ¿Está usted en una relación sana?AdvocacyDenver History Part XII
You have to know where you have been in order to know where you are going.
Know All Men By These Presents: That we the undersigned citizens of the United States, have associated ourselves for the purpose of forming a body corporate and politic, not for pecuniary profit, under the provisions of Article 13, Chapter 41 1935 Colorado Statutes Annotated, as amended by Chapter 124, 1951 Session Laws, and we hereby make, execute and acknowledge this certificate in writing of our intentions to become a body corporate and politic and by virtue of said statute.
[Read more…] about AdvocacyDenver History Part XIISupport AdvocacyDenver during Colorado Gives 2024
ADVOCACYDENVER was established May 12, 1954, by parents to address the lack of access for children with disabilities to public education and in-home supports. We were one of the first Arc Chapters in the country. As we prepared to celebrate our 70th anniversary, we looked back at the writings of our founding families.
[Read more…] about Support AdvocacyDenver during Colorado Gives 2024AdvocacyDenver History Part XI
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What do The Denver Board, Denver Options and Rocky Mountain Human Services have in common? How about a center board, community centered board and case management agency? The Denver Board was the center board for Denver. Denver Options and Rocky Mountain Human Services served as the community centered board for Denver. Over the course of some 60 years, each provided case management and services to individuals with intellectual disabilities. With the roll out of conflict free case management, Rocky Mountain Human Services became the Case Management Agency for Denver and Adams County (2024).
[Read more…] about AdvocacyDenver History Part XIAdvocacyDenver History Part X
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ADVOCACYDENVER was established May 12, 1954, by parents to address the lack of access for children with disabilities to public education and in-home supports. It is important to remember in 1954, 1964, 1974 and even into the 80’s parents of children with intellectual disabilities were encouraged to institutionalize their child. This article pays tribute to the parents before us; the parents who refused to institutionalize their child, the pioneers of inclusion.
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In January, we provided Part I of the history of AdvocacyDenver. We were established May 12, 1954, by parents to address the lack of access for children with disabilities to public education and in-home support. Advocacy is the foundation of our agency. Individual advocacy is important, but real change, systemic change is the result of policy advocacy.
[Read more…] about AdvocacyDenver History Part IXAdvocacyDenver History Part VIII
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I am the parent of a child who was identified as having a disability shortly after birth. I remember carefully preparing a list of behaviors I would model or avoid as a parent and the topics I felt I could comfortably discuss:
- I will verbally express my unconditional love for my child.
- I will never spank.
- I am human and make mistakes — I can and will apologize to my child when I am at fault.
- We are sexual human beings — I will be prepared to anticipate and answer my child’s questions in relation to physical development, and sexuality.
Along with the promise to answer questions in relation to physical development and sexuality, I understood it was important to teach boundaries. Boundaries included who in your circle do you give or receive a hug, when and where can you masturbate, attire when answering the door, etc.
[Read more…] about AdvocacyDenver History Part VIIIAdvocacyDenver History Part VII
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The foundation of AdvocacyDenver is advocacy. In the first years parents supported each other, advancing the dream that one day all children would be able to attend school. For decades countless number of advocates worked tirelessly to forward the human rights of children and adults with disabilities. Over time we realized change in the different public systems. Sometimes change was a result of collaborative work championing legislation and forwarding systemic change, and sometimes leaders would listen. Other times system leaders, in particular school systems, would lawyer up and taunt advocates to “bring it on”.
[Read more…] about AdvocacyDenver History Part VIIAdvocacyDenver History Part VI
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In AdvocacyDenver History Part I we said that the Denver County Chapter of the National Association for Retarded Children was established May 12, 1954, by parents to address the lack of access for children with disabilities to public education and in-home supports. With time the capitol C stood for citizen. The Denver association moved to an acronym ARC and eventually our articles of incorporation were modified to Arc of Denver. Officially we are Arc of Denver doing business as AdvocacyDenver. Why the name change; why did we rebrand?
[Read more…] about AdvocacyDenver History Part VI