Health Care Advocacy and Education | Providing active voice and supporting civil rights for people with disabilities
Provides screening, support and accommodations for students with disabilities.
Offers one-to-one tutoring for adults who need to improve their reading, writing, and math comprehension skills. Applicants are accepted throughout the year. Fees are charged for each “Hexter” youth enrolls in — $6 (18 – 21 years) $51 (21+ years). Parking passes for each quarter are $31.25. School is on the RTD 17 Bus Line.
Career counseling, GED prep, financial help for education, job placement assistance, job fairs and job search workshops, work and life prep (including mock interviewing, résumé writing, applications, training, budgeting, and life skills), mentoring, referrals to schools and agencies
International, multicultural organization of professionals committed to full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities. Promotes excellence through education, communication, and training.
Website provides information and resources on special education, school/district programs and community partnerships.
Disability support services provides assistance to prospective students to determine necessary accommodations, schedule classes and provide general advising. Call ahead to schedule an appointment.
Offers a wide selection of audio-books.
Provide GED accommodations forms and ultimately, approve accommodations requests. Accommodations can include extra time, oral presentation of questions, use of a scribe for writing, etc.
College In Colorado is a free service of the Colorado Department of Higher Education, providing Colorado’s only comprehensive online Career and Postsecondary Planning tool. Several resources for students with disabilities and their families are available on the site. Much of the Career/College website is available in Spanish. There is a pre-recorded Webinar available on the site that previews the website’s features specific to students with disabilities.
