The Mission of the Center for People with Disabilities is to provide resources, information and advocacy to assist people with disabilities in overcoming barriers to independent living.

The Center for People with Disabilities works so that people with disabilities in the greater Boulder-Denver area may live independently. We believe that there is nothing more disabling than pity. People with disabilities are a powerful and significant part of our community, yet, overall, our social roles have been marginalized by bigotry, discrimination, poverty, isolation, dependency, and pity. Americans with disabilities have not had the same access to transportation, housing,  employment and other public resources as most citizens. Our long term vision is one of integration and equality.

What We Do

  • Staff of CPWD's Beyond Vision program stand together, smiling at the camera.

    Beyond Vision

  • Two CPWD consumers are pictured sitting side-by-side, both wheelchair users. The woman on the left places her hand on her heart.

    Peer Support

  • A CPWD staff memebr and three consumers are pictured working in the kitchen during a Skills Training session at CPWD.

    Independent Living Skills Training

  • A man who is a wheelchair user talks with a woman who is a transition services counselor.

    Transitions to Community Living

  • A teenaged girl who is a wheelchair user is in a library with a book in her lap. She smiles at the camera, and has headphones around her shoulders.

    Youth Transition Services

  • Two women sit at a desk writing on a form with an open laptop. The woman on the left is a wheelchair user.

    Information and Referral

  • A young woman with IDD works on her laptop, smiling.

    Disability Benefits & Employment Program

  • A man wearing military fatigues sits in a wheelchair. His son sits in his lap, and his daughter hangs on to the back of his chair. They are smiling together.

    Veterans Independence Program

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    Advocacy

  • Disability Etiquette Training

A man who is a wheelchair user sits in a VW Bug with his chair placed on the sidewalk next to him. Judy Dixon stands next to him, leaning against the car door.

Who We Are

Founded in 1977 by Judy Dixon and former Boulder County Commissioner, Homer Page, CPWD’s first focus was to help people with disabilities gain employment. Today, CPWD has five core services areas that offer a comprehensive set of programs and services to meet the current needs of people with disabilities.

What is Independent Living?

Upcoming Service Events

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Insightful Connections with Beyond Vision
Apr 8
Insightful Connections with Beyond Vision
Game Time - Online
Apr 8
Game Time - Online
Don't Let Low Vision Get You Down with Beyond Vision
Apr 9
Don't Let Low Vision Get You Down with Beyond Vision
Wednesday Skills Training
Apr 9
Wednesday Skills Training

Advocacy

The underlying philosophy and effort in our Advocacy Program is to bring equality and integration to society for people with disabilities.

CPWD staff and consumers meet with state representatives during Disability Rights Advocacy Day in 2024.
  • Two women sit together working on a laptop. The woman on the right is a wheelchair user.

    Individual Advocacy

    Our Individual Advocacy Program works with people with disabilities to inform, educate and empower individuals to self-advocate. We teach people what their rights are, what the laws are, and how to be assertive in the face of discrimination or even misunderstanding.

  • Members of CPWD staff enbrace a rally in Washington DC. They hold signs that read "Embrace Diversity".

    Systems Advocacy

    Systems advocacy is about working with and improving the systems that provide, benefits, resources, accessibility and equality to people with disabilities. 

Learn More

Our Locations

Boulder

1675 Range Street, Boulder, CO 80301
Phone: 303-442-8662

Open Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Longmont

615 North Main Street Longmont, CO 80501
Phone: 303-442-8662

Open Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday. By Appointment Only.

North Metro

10317 Washington St Thornton, CO  80229
Phone: 303-442-8662

Open Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday. By Appointment Only.

Broomfield

6 Garden Center Broomfield, CO 80020
Phone: 303-442-8662

9:00AM to 3:30PM Thursdays Only

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