Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition

01/05/2026

CAPITOL TOUR POSTPONED TO JANUARY 13TH

Join us Tuesday, January 13th from 1–2:50 pm for a guided tour of the Colorado State Capitol!

Legislators work for us—this is a great opportunity to see where bills are made and learn more about how decisions happen.

The tour will be fully accessible. Please let us know what accommodations you need before Thursday (01/08) so we can plan ahead!

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUlreHAvY7jSSYBXwsk5zQvSQrCh65sdNOxBJ_kcNNTOB1Zw/viewform

01/03/2026

Join us for Disability Rights Advocacy Day (D-RAD) at the Colorado State Capitol on February 12th, 2026 for a day filled with empowerment, celebration, and advocacy for disability rights! This event is your chance to make your voice heard, connect with fellow advocates, and learn from engaging speakers. Together, we can work towards creating a more inclusive and accessible Colorado for all. Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of positive change!

Registration is now OPEN for D-RAD 2026! Please ensure that you register and receive a ticket through the D-RAD EventBrite page, linked in this post. If you need assistance filling out the registration form, please contact Dawn Howard at dhoward@ccdconline.net or call 720-689-4578.

Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disability-rights-advocacy-day-2026-d-rad-tickets-1978999741500

12/29/2025

Announcement: The Individual Advocacy Program will not take new cases from December 22, 2025, to January 5, 2026.

If you are a current CCDC client with a Medicaid Appeal scheduled, your advocate will still represent you. You can email your advocate with questions or call the CCDC office at 303-839-1775 and leave a message for the Individual Advocacy Program.

If you are about to lose your Medicaid benefits, please act quickly. File your appeal by emailing oac-gs@state.co.us or call the Office of Administrative Courts at 303-866-5626 and tell them you want to file an appeal. You must do this before your benefits end, or within 10 days after they end if you did not get a notice. This helps you keep your benefits while your Medicaid Appeal is in process. After that, email the Individual Advocacy Program at individual.advocacy@ccdconline.org. We will contact you after January 5 to see if we can help with your appeal.

12/16/2025

Xcel is anticipating doing a Public Safety Power Shutoff across a bulk of Boulder County this Wednesday, 12/17 from 12pm - 4pm, with re-energizing taking 24+ hours which result in power being out for the afternoon of 12/17 into Thursday, 12/18 at the earliest.

Xcel's most up-to-date outage map can be found here: https://co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/outage-safety/outage-map

additional details can be found here: https://co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/outage-safety/wildfires/power-shutoffs/event-update

Get real-time updates about current Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events in Xcel Energy territories.

12/11/2025

JOIN US FOR OUR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY WEBEINAR IN 20 MINUTES!

The start of Colorado’s legislative session is right around the corner. In order to help members prepare for what is likely to be one of the more difficult sessions we’ve had in the last few years, we’re offering three cycles of our legislative advocacy training.

Legislative Advocacy 101 is 90 minutes and covers the nuts and bolts of how the legislature works. Legislative Advocacy 102 is 120 minutes and covers how to advocate at the legislature.

These trainings don’t change much from cycle to cycle, so feel free to mix and match with whatever works for your schedule. You are welcome to take the trainings as many times as you want.

TODAY - Legislative Advocacy 101:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/f6CFqEfZQy6dPbW2_n0XwQ

Tomorrow - Legislative Advocacy 102
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fzeTCDdYRLG9oOH74ZSmqg

12/10/2025

Thank you for including CCDC in your Colorado Gives Day giving. We know there are many meaningful nonprofit organizations deserving of support, and we truly honor your choice in where your generosity goes.

If our work aligns with the values, priorities, achievements, and current efforts that matter most to you, we’re grateful to be part of your philanthropy. We deeply respect and appreciate every way you choose to make a difference.

12/08/2025

We would be truly honored to be part of your giving on Colorado Gives Day. At the same time, we know there are many meaningful nonprofit organizations deserving of support. More than anything, we honor you choosing where your generosity goes.

If CCDC's work aligns with the values, priorities, achievements and current work matter most to you, we’re grateful to be included. We deeply respect and appreciate any way you choose to make a difference.

Donate to CCDC Today: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/CCDC-co

12/06/2025

Medicare Open Enrollment Is Now Underway!

Medicare’s Open Enrollment period is currently open and will close TOMORROW. During this time, clients can review and compare their Medicare coverage options, including:

Switching between Original Medicare and a Medicare Advantage Plan
Changing to another Medicare Advantage Plan
Joining or changing Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans
Any changes made during this period will take effect on January 1, 2026.

With a personal my Social Security account, clients can easily complete many Medicare-related tasks online, such as:

Applying for Medicare Part A and/or Part B
Checking the status of their Medicare application and coverage start date
Viewing and printing proof of Medicare coverage
Updating their address and contact information

We encourage clients to review their current plans to ensure they still meet their needs for the coming year, as Medicare health and prescription drug plans can change. If they’re satisfied with their current coverage, no action is required.

Social Security Account Link: https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

For more information or to compare plans, please visit Medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE.

12/03/2025

Important read on Colorado’s health-care crisis and what needs to change!

What you should know
• Colorado is facing a major health-care crisis: 2026 insurance premiums are projected to jump about 28% on average, and 40%+ increases are likely in rural and mountain counties.

• As many as 75,000 Coloradans could lose coverage entirely due to new rates.

• Meanwhile, anticipated federal and state Medicaid cuts threaten care for over a million residents.

• With insights contributed by our own Julie Reiskin, this article highlights what’s at stake for disabled Coloradans.

Dive into the full article:

By Jeff Tieman and Julie Reiskin Colorado is careening toward a health care disaster, and unless we change course now, too many of our neighbors will bear the cost — in dollars, in well-being and in lives. Colorado’s health care system isn’t just dysfunctional, it’s teetering on collapse. In...

11/27/2025

All of us at the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition want to express our deep gratitude to our members, allies and funders. All of you make the work that we do possible and our community better. We are in very challenging times and our best chance for survival is if we stick together as a community. We know many in our community are afraid, angry and uncertain. We lean on the known power of the disability community, which is resilient, creative and survives against all odds. Together we can get through this. We hope everyone enjoys the holiday if you celebrate, and if you do not that you enjoy the peace and quiet.

11/25/2025

Our Co Executive Director Hillary Jorgensen, and the Executive Director of Great Great Education Colorado, Lisa Weil, co-authored this op ed about why we need to be talking about raising revenue along with cutting our state budget. We're proud to be a part of the coalition working on this ballot initiative.

Voters deserve chance to rethink our state spending and change Colorado Constitution to change tax structure.