by Kyra Coates | Mar 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
(Image: In a row are images of the five women featured in this article. From left to right: Lachi, Lydia X. Z. Brown, Wanda Díaz-Merced, Rebecca Cokley, and Imani Barbarin) According to the CDC, approximately 36 million women with disabilities live in the...
by Kyra Coates | Mar 4, 2025 | Advocacy, Blog
Image: The DRAD logo, which is a black circle with five stripes of green, red, white, yellow, and blue that say “Disability Rights Advocacy Day” with a word in each stripe. Disability Rights Advocacy Day (D-RAD) is this Thursday, March 6, 2025. The...
by Kyra Coates | Feb 3, 2025 | Advocacy, Blog
(Image: Staff and BOD members from CPWD gather together at the state capitol for Disability Rights Advocacy Day in 2024. ) Dear CPWD Community, With the new administration in place, now is the perfect time to remind our elected officials about the incredible...
by Kyra Coates | Jan 29, 2025 | Blog
(Image: Colorado Lt. Govorner Diane Primavera and members of the community gather around to sign the bill creating the Colorado Disability Opportunity Office.) As a Center for Independent Living (CIL), our core mission is to provide direct, person-centered...
by Kyra Coates | Jan 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
(Image: Two woman sit at a desk going over forms. The woman on the right has IDD) CPWD’s mission is rooted in the Independent Living Philosophy—a belief that individuals with disabilities are the best experts on their own lives. As a Center for Independent...
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