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Consumer Voice Video for Quality Long-Term Care Residents...

https://youtu.be/v8N7A0iohpI Check out this video submission for the Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care Resident Rights Month contest. The theme this year is “It’s All About Me”. This video...

Governor Signs Restraint Bill

We were honored to be present when Governor Hickenlooper signed House Bill 17-1276 into law.  HB17-1276 bans prone restraint in Colorado schools, creates a complaint mechanism for parents to use when...

Governor Signs Conflict Free Case Management Bill

Governor Hickenlooper signed HB17-1343 into law on June 5, 2017 which allows Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid program) members to select the agency providing their case management services...

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) was launched by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations. The purpose of WEAAD is to...

2016 Older Americans' Annual Report

The 2016 Older Americans Annual Report has been published.  Click on link below to download a copy for FREE.  To have a copy mailed, contact us at 303-722-0300. 2016 Older Americans' Annual Report

Take action to fight the repeal of the Affordable Care Act

Take Action to Fight Republicans' Secret Efforts to Slash Medicaid Funding and Repeal the Affordable Care Act We are at a critical juncture in Congress' attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and...

CREEC, ACLU, and the Montana Dept of Corrections Resolve...

Settlement Requires Major Improvements in Conditions for Prisoners With Disabilities at Montana State Prison  ACLU, CREEC, and the Montana Department of Corrections Resolve Americans with...

DYC’s Punitive Culture is Hurting Colorado Kids, and Making...

For Immediate ReleaseMarch 2, 2017                                    Media Contacts: John Krieger, ACLU of Colorado 303.653.6246 DYC’s Punitive Culture is Hurting Colorado Kids, and Making Kids and...

Locked Up and Locked Down: National Report Tackles the...

Between 80,000 and 100,000 inmates are currently segregated in prison cells nationwide for 22-24 hours per day, for days, months, years, and in some cases decades at a time. 

Disability Law Colorado Successfully Settles Competency...

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SETTLES CHARGES THAT IT VIOLATED THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF INMATES OVER DELAYED ADMISSIONS FOR COMPETENCY EVALUATIONS Disability Law Colorado settled a federal...

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