Esta presentación pretende ser una breve introducción a lo que es una Exención de Medicaid y cómo sirven a las personas con discapacidades en Colorado.
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[Read more…] about Introducción a las exenciones de Medicaid en ColoradoFunctional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans
AdvocacyDenver’s presentation on Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention plans will provide you with a brief overview of what a functional behavioral assessment is and how that assessment is used to create a behavior intervention plan to support a child and their unique behavioral needs.
[Read more…] about Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention PlansColorado Children’s Medicaid Waivers
This presentation will discuss Medicaid Waiver options for children with disabilities in Colorado including qualifications and how to apply.
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[Read more…] about Colorado Children’s Medicaid WaiversAn Introduction to Colorado Medicaid Waivers
This presentation is meant to be a brief introduction to what a Medicaid Waiver is and how they serve individuals with disabilities in Colorado.
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[Read more…] about An Introduction to Colorado Medicaid WaiversDPS Failed to Provide Speech Services to Over 1000 Students
On January 17, 2023, AdvocacyDenver filed a complaint against the Denver Public Schools (DPS) with the Colorado Department of Education alleging violations of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The complaint was filed on behalf of a family whose child had not received speech/language services (SLP) required by the Individualized Education Program (IEP) beginning August 2022 to the date that the complaint was filed. In addition, AdvocacyDenver provided a list of other elementary schools where children were not receiving the IEP SLP services.
[Read more…] about DPS Failed to Provide Speech Services to Over 1000 StudentsThe Special Education Evaluation Process
This presentation will provides parents and guardians with information on the special education evaluation process and what you can expect along the way.
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[Read more…] about The Special Education Evaluation ProcessEl Proceso de Evaluación de la Educación Especial
Esta presentación proporcionará a los padres y tutores información sobre el proceso de evaluación de educación especial y lo que puede esperar en el trayecto.
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[Read more…] about El Proceso de Evaluación de la Educación EspecialSexuality Education Shorts: Gender Identity and Expression
Sexuality Education Shorts offer accessible and inclusive information for both Parents and Self-Advocates on healthy bodies and relationships in under 10 minutes.
Gender Identity and Expression helps explain what gender is and how we can express how we feel inside. We will talk about how gender is different from sex and sexuality, the different gender identities you can choose, and how pronouns help us share who we are.
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[Read more…] about Sexuality Education Shorts: Gender Identity and ExpressionCortos de Educación Sexual: Identidad y expresión de género
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.
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[Read more…] about Cortos de Educación Sexual: Identidad y expresión de géneroStudents Prevail in Systemic Complaint Against Denver Public Schools
It is important to know where you have been in order to know where you are going. The student pictured is a client. He is a Denver Public School (DPS) student, diagnosed with autism. In 2011 the student was assigned to an affective needs (AN) center program. The AN program is said to be designed for students with emotional disabilities, not students with autism, intellectual disabilities, other health impairments (e.g. ADHD) or other disabilities.
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