The Arc of Aurora

New resources from our friends at Family Voices Colorado!

Additional Resources | Family Voices CO A starting place for families of children and youth with disabilities who are worried about housing, food, money, transportation, or other financial needs.

We recently had the opportunity to train Aurora Public Schools Campus Safety Officers (CSOs) on supporting students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Together, we explored who students with IDD are, the special education process, and how shifting our understanding of trauma and behavior can lead to more supportive responses. We're grateful for the opportunity to partner with APS and help build safer, more inclusive school environments for all students. We're excited to continue this work through the North Aurora Transforming Safety Grant, and we look forward to many more conversations ahead!

The Arc of Aurora joins our Arc Network partners to urge the Colorado Commission on Medicaid to meaningfully engage people with lived experience(s) to best inform the discussion and policy recommendations!

Beck is a 23-year-old young man with an exciting life ahead of him! The transition into adulthood can be intimidating but it also is a time of excitement and joy. This THINK+change documentary will inspire and move you through Beck and his family’s story of creating a life of endless possibilities and finding success through joy!

https://buff.ly/d4bHBzn

This series was made possible with support from Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, Developmental Pathways, Special Olympics Colorado, Arc Thrift Stores, and The Arc of Aurora!





Image description: Think Change Storytelling Talks logo that includes a black microphone with a cord. Below are images of a young man with short blonde hair looking over at another image of himself communicating with an older man using sign language. Behind him is an image of him as a child. Next to them are images of a woman with shoulder length brown hair, a man with short grey hair and a beard, a woman with long brown wavy hair and glasses, and a man with short black hair. Text reads Life Beyond High School: For Young Adults with IDD. Made possible through support from Developmental Pathways, Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, Special Olympics Colorado, arc Thrift Stores, and The Arc of Aurora.

The People with Disabilities for Immigration Advocacy Coalition is working to understand how family-based immigration backlogs affect people with disabilities and their families and are collecting information and lived experiences to support community education efforts and to advocate for policy improvements.

They are looking for participation in their survey to help identify common challenges, highlight community needs, and strengthen advocacy for fair and inclusive immigration policies.

🔗 You can find the survey link and more information at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CZWYS7R

This survey is only for people in Colorado. Please feel free to share.

Image description: Flyer titled "Understanding How Immigration Backlogs Impact People with Disabilities" in English and Spanish. Includes the Center for People With Disabilities (CPWD) logo and a QR code with a yellow border.

“The Transition to Adulthood” educational package, from THINK+change, helps caregivers take on the transition one step at a time!

Dive into:
📽️TALKS documentary about a young man building a life of joy and success with his community
🎓TRAINING helping you prepare for transition planning in school
🔦TOOL map breaking down the transition steps by age and part of your life

Check it all out! Head to: https://buff.ly/AysymwD

This full package made possible with support from Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, Developmental Pathways, Special Olympics Colorado, Arc Thrift Stores, and The Arc of Aurora!



Image description: Think Change green and black text logo with Talks Trainings Tools written below it. Text reads The Transition to Adulthood. Below is a disability pride flag with a line of sketches of a person growing from a baby to a child to a teenage to an adult to an older adult. Made possible through support from Developmental Pathways, Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, Special Olympics Colorado, arc Thrift Stores, and The Arc of Aurora.

Help us shape another year of THINK+change!

What we create is always determined by the lived experiences and needs of our community. You can help us shape our 10th year of impactful education by completing the Community Survey for 2027.

thinkchange.info/2027survey

Deadline is June 5th!

Provide input on 2027 THINK+change The Arc of Aurora's training program, THINK+change, produces original, one-of-a-kind education products intended to improve the lives of people with disabilities. Our solutions-focused educational resources are for people with developmental and other disabilities, their families, the professionals i...

The Arc of Aurora agrees, SB26-125 protects and supports kids with disabilities in schools! We join ShowandTell and all of our allies in urging Governor Jared Polis to sign this bill ♿️🇺🇸♿️