Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

One side of the official envelope of Boulder Police's Blue Envelope Program. It has guidance for first responders to be aware that the person they're stopping may need special accommodations due to an invisible disability.

How Boulder鈥檚 new 鈥榖lue envelope鈥� program aims to help people with disabilities feel safer

In The NoCo

Being stopped by the police can be pretty stressful. And for people with conditions like autism spectrum disorder or Tourette鈥檚 syndrome, the encounter can be especially tense. A new program from the Boulder Police offers a simple tool to make people with disabilities feel safer. We learn more on today's In The NoCo.

Shannon Murphy sits in her classroom at Central High School in Grand Junction Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Murphy, who has a diagnosed learning disability and physical disability, graduated from the University of Northern Colorado鈥檚 Go On and Learn program in 2022 and now works as a paraprofessional at Central High School.

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暗黑爆料 brief with The Colorado Sun: State expands college programs for students with intellectual disabilities

Nikole Robinson Carroll

The Colorado Sun Editor Lance Benzel joined us to talk about an effort by the state to create more college opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities.

Ethan Ivan's family has continued to isolate themselves in spite of loosening restrictions because Down syndrome puts him at higher risk for a severe case of COVID-19.

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Light At The End Of The Pandemic Tunnel Still Dim For Families Of Immunocompromised Children

Rae Solomon

With COVID-19 vaccines rolling out in Northern Colorado, the state continues to loosen restrictions. COVID-19 cases are down in Colorado and more people are starting to enjoy gatherings, travel and nights out again. But families of children with immune system complications find themselves left out of the party. Many feel as if they are still stuck in April 2020.

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Colorado Is Average When Caring For People With Disabilities

Stephanie Daniel

Colorado ranked 27th in the nation for services provided to residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities, known collectively as IDD.The Case鈥�