As Coloradans, we are lucky on many levels. One of the best of which is that we have the nations premiere concert venue in our back yard. We have all enjoyed shows and movies at Red Rocks but it turns out that there is a non-profit called...
More infoTravel Training – How to Decide if It’s the Way to Go By Barb Borg, MA, OTR and Susan Unger, MA For someone with an intellectual disability, learning how to use public transportation can be daunting. By participating in a travel training...
More infoby Jonah Berger On May 23rd, the gang from The Two-Way Street Project ventured out again to discover new experiences and to help our community. This round, we found ourselves at The Happy Dog Ranch in Highlands Ranch. This beautiful ranch...
More infoby Jonah Berger On Saturday, April 18th, The Two-Way Street Project continued our amazing journey and ventured out to the S.A.M.E. Café in Denver. This is an amazing restaurant that functions on the concept that all people deserve to eat healthy...
More infoAs a parent of a child with special needs I had to modify my family’s life. I had to adapt in my skills as a parent and I had to learn to communicate with an endless amount of providers. I never thought of myself as anything more than his...
More infoby Jonah Berger It’s one thing to talk about self-advocacy, it really is quite another to practice it. To put yourself into the middle of it. To own it. And that is exactly what happened this week when our own Two-Way Street Project...
More infoEvery year we celebrate March as national Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and this year The Arc Arapahoe & Douglas Counties is calling on all of our members to join us in Revealing the Faces of Intellectual and Developmental...
More info“Children with disabilities- such as physical, developmental, intellectual, emotional, and sensory disabilities – are at an increased risk of being bullied. Any number of factors – physical vulnerability, social skill challenges, or intolerant...
More infoReviewer’s Note: I listened to this book on audio CDs. I don’t believe this affected my perspective on the story or the book. Also, audiobooks are a great way that everyone can participate in our book club! House Rules is written by Jodi...
More infoThe Price of Silence – A Mom’s Perspective on Mental Illness written by Liza Long is a compelling (non-fiction) account of a woman’s journey to be a good parent and advocate for her son Michael, and “the one in five children who have mental...
More infoLast month staff members: Carol, Lee and Kim and board members: Tim, Terri and Janis attended The Arc’s National Convention in New Orleans. We enjoyed a week of valuable networking and learning about different programs and chapters from across...
More infoOver a year ago, we solicited feedback from our members about the types of programs and resources they needed to enrich their lives. We created workshops based on the information we received and feel it’s critical for us to understand what...
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