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On this episode of Colorado Edition, affordable housing is even more elusive for Coloradans with disabilities and KUNC’s investigative reporter Robyn Vincent looks at the challenges many are facing. Plus a conversation with officials from Aurora’s Police Department about how they plan to increase female recruitment.

As state leaders prepare to launch Colorado’s free preschool program next fall, some educators and advocates fear young children with disabilities will lose out under the new system.

Residents with disabilities who live at an apartment complex in Greeley are on edge. They may soon have to move out, but "there's nowhere to go."

Last week, Colorado's chapter of the Special Olympics held a Hall of Fame induction ceremony honoring athletes, coaches and families of the year.

The national Miss Amazing pageant celebrates women and girls with disabilities of all kinds. This year’s 2021 Miss Amazing, Savanah Overturf, is from Fort Collins. She was crowned at the national competition in Nashville in July.

On today’s episode of Colorado Edition, we learn about the development of new technology that aims to keeps residents safe from wildfires. We also hear about new spending packages meant to address climate change and speak to the winner of a pageant for women and girls with disabilities.

In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act became law, codifying the rights for America's largest minority group: people with disabilities. But access to the great outdoors wasn't an early priority for the architects of the ADA, so general accessibility in nature has been slow to develop. But one camp up in Park County, Colorado has been focused on the value of accessibility in nature since the mid-1980s, years before the ADA became law. It's known around the world today as a rare example of enhanced access to nature.

Coloradans with disabilities share how they have navigated the pandemic, and what they want the world to look like after it's over.

In Loveland, after body camera footage showing the violent arrest of a woman with dementia came out last month, one area of focus is training standards.

Five years ago, the University of Northern Colorado launched an inclusive education program that prepares students with intellectual and developmental disabilities for careers and independent living while giving them a full college experience. The first class of graduates will make the leap from college to career this spring. The architects of the program hope to continue growing it and reach more students with disabilities, even as financial hurdles loom ahead.