Tag: disability law colorado
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Lawsuit alleges Polis administration is holding juveniles after court‑ordered release
Colorado officials are facing a lawsuit alleging the state kept minors in juvenile detention for days or months after judges ordered them released, largely because appropriate foster or community placements were not available. Two minors facing juvenile delinquency charges sued Gov. Jared Polis and the director of the state’s Department of Human Services, alleging the…
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‘The ADA was a start:’ The push for accessibility in Colorado Springs continues
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 1,000 people marched from the White House to the U.S. Capitol decades ago to demand that Congress pass the Americans with Disabilities Act. When they arrived, 60 left their wheelchairs and other mobility…
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Settlement expected to significantly improve intensive behavioral health services for Colorado youth receiving Medicaid
A class-action lawsuit by Disability Law Colorado and three Colorado families has resulted in a settlement agreement that requires the state to set up a large-scale system guaranteeing Medicaid-insured youth up to age 21 will receive needed intensive behavioral health services. The action is considerable, said Heidi Baskfield, an original organizer of the lawsuit and…