Pat – Ava, Missouri – “No one ever expects to give birth to a child with a mental or physical disability, but it happens.” No one ever expects to give birth to a child with a mental or physical disability, but it happens. Services came to me before I...
Christina – Arvada, Colorado “I am paralyzed from the shoulders down and I have been able to travel and work remotely.”
Lonnie – Mexico, Missouri – “I am from the old-school and believe it to be the best school.” I live on my own and have been my own legal guardian since 1990. I had to fight in court to receive my right to be in full control of my...
Jim Trombley, CDAK Regional Coordinator, participated in the MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) Lock-Up event in Kenai, Alaska. By being “locked up” Jim raised $1,160 in donations to put towards a cure for muscle disease. Great work, Jim! To learn more, click here.
Consumer Direct Colorado welcomes the ADA Legacy Tour to Denver, March 9 – 13! The “Road to Freedom” tour bus is traveling the states to recognize and celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which is on July 26. We are collecting ADA25 stories! How...
Mary and Opal – Joplin, Missouri – “For the first time in her life she had friends, not just family.” In 1992 I became the guardian of my 54 year old sister, Opal. My mother had a stroke and could no longer care for Opal. Opal had been diagnosed with...
New North Reserve business park includes Consumer Direct, Costco, Bretz Consumer Direct unveiled its plans Wednesday to construct a new $21 million, 65,000 square-foot office building east of North Reserve Street in the new Howard Raser Business Park Subdivision. Read full article.
Brianna Hammon, an advocate and librarian in Reno, Nevada, was awarded for her participation in Restraint and Seclusion: Hear Our Stories; a powerful film documenting harmful educational practices used in several public schools. The ceremony took place at the Superfest International Disability Film Festival, held in November in San...
The quest for Disability Rights is an effort to secure equal rights for people with disabilities; a journey with a storied past and a future yet to be told. With the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coming up on July 26, 2015, we invite you to...
The Consumer Direct Family of Companies is pleased to include Colorado as the twelfth state in which the company now supports self-directed services. Services in Colorado commence on January 1, 2015.Consumer Direct for Colorado LLC (CDCO) was awarded the Training and Operations contract by Colorado’s Department of Health Care...