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Resources for Individuals with Disabilities
or Barriers to Employment:

Assistance
Advocates for Victims of Assault (Summit County):
       24 hour line: (970) 668-3906   website: http://www.summitadvocates.org/
American Red Cross:
      Summit County Office: (970) 262-9539 or (800) 417-0495
      Denver Office: (303) 722-7474    website: http://www.denver-redcross.org
Family and Intercultural Resource Center (FIRC) of Summit County:
      Phone number: (970) 262-3888    website: http://www.summitfirc.org
Human Services:
      website: http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/
Share Colorado:
      Phone number: (719) 486-1774    website: http://www.sharecolorado.com

Employment
Accessible Employment:
       Website: http://www.accessibleemployment.org
Employment Works:
       Website: http://www.employmentworks.org/
Job Accomodation Network:
      Phone: (800)526-7234 (V) or 877-781-9403 (TTY)
      Website: http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
One Search, All Jobs, Indeed:
       Website: http://www.indeed.com
Jobbing:
       Website: http://colorado.jobing.com/

General Information
EEOC Civil Rights:
      Phone: (800) 262-4845    Website: http://www.eeoc.gov 
      Denver Office: (800) 262-4845
Red Book:
      Website: http://www.gao.gov/legal/redbook.html
Social Security:
      Phone: (800) 772-1213    Website: http://www.ssa.gov
Unemployment Insurance:
     Phone: (800) 388-5515     Website: http://www.coworkforce.com/uib/
      Cub Line: (888) 550-2800   Appeals: (800) 405-2338
Worker's Compensation / Labor Standards:
      Phone: (800) 390-7936      WC Website: http://www.coworkforce.com/dwc/
      LS Website: http://www.coworkforce.com/lab/

Legal Services
AllsUp (Assistance in appealing SSI / SSDI denials):
       Phone: (800) 279-4357      Website: http://www.allsup.com
Colorado Legal Services:
      Phone: (800) 521-6968       Website: http://coloradolegalservices.org
Disability Advocates of America (Assistance in appealing SSI / SSDI denials):
      Phone: (866) 215-5406       Website: http://disability-advocate.com
      Colorado Springs Office: (719) 644-6449
Law Line:
      Website: http://family.findlaw.com
Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People:
      Phone: (800) 288-1376       Website: http://www.thelegalcenter.org
Medical
Colorado Indigent Care Program:
      Phone: (800) 221-3943       
      Website: http://www.chcpf.state.co.us/HCPF/cicp/cicpindex.asp
Colorado West Mental Health:
      Phone: (970) 668-3478       Website: http://www.cwrmhc.org/
Medicare (age 65+ and some people with disabilities):
      Phone: (800) 633-42273     Website: http://www.medicare.gov
Medicaid:
      Phone: (800) 221-3943       Denver Office: (303) 866-3513
      Website: http://www.chcpf.state.co.us/HCPF/MedElig.asp
      
On-Line Learning
Computer, Math and Everyday Life Skills:
      Website: http://www.gcflearnfree.org
Educational and Computer:
      Website: http://aqua.queenslibrary.org/?=tutorials
English:
      Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
Money Smart:
      Website: http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/index.html
SSI/SSDI Benefits Counseling
Benefits Planner (Summit County):
      David Nelson: (970) 256-2457   or   (877) 772-2982
Transportation
Summit Stage Mountain Mobility:
      Phone: (970) 389-1041       Website: http://www.summitstage.com/
Web Sites
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act):
      Phone: (800) 514-0301       Website: http://www.ada.gov
Disability Resources (to promote and improve awareness):
      Website: http://www.disabilityresources.org
DISABOOM (connecting millions touched by disability):
      Website: http://www.disaboom.com
Government Benefits Program (by state and program):
      Website: http://www.govbenefits.gov
JAN (Job Accommodation Network):
      Phone: (800) 526-7234       Website: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/




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