Task Force Related to the Rights of Coloradans with Disabilities: Executive Committee

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The Colorado General Assembly recently passed HB23-1296 which created a task force to study the rights of Coloradans with disabilities.

The act creates the task force on the rights of Coloradans with disabilities (task force) in the Colorado Civil Rights Commission (CCRC). The task force shall create a minimum of 4 subcommittees to study and make recommendations on specific issues related to persons with disabilities:

  • The Rewrite Subcommittee, which must study and make recommendations concerning the various issues related to the rewrite and modernization of the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning civil rights of persons with disabilities;
  • The Outdoors Subcommittee, which must study and make recommendations related to the basic accessibility of outdoor spaces for persons with disabilities;
  • The Housing Subcommittee, which must study and make recommendations related to the affordability, accessibility, and attainability of housing for persons with disabilities; and
  • The Government Subcommittee, which must focus on basic physical and programmatic accessibility within state and local government.

Engage with the Executive Committee of the Task Force

The Task Force wrapped up their work January 2025. For further inquiries, please contact the Colorado Civil Rights Division at the Department or Regulatory Agencies.

The Colorado General Assembly recently passed HB23-1296 which created a task force to study the rights of Coloradans with disabilities.

The act creates the task force on the rights of Coloradans with disabilities (task force) in the Colorado Civil Rights Commission (CCRC). The task force shall create a minimum of 4 subcommittees to study and make recommendations on specific issues related to persons with disabilities:

  • The Rewrite Subcommittee, which must study and make recommendations concerning the various issues related to the rewrite and modernization of the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning civil rights of persons with disabilities;
  • The Outdoors Subcommittee, which must study and make recommendations related to the basic accessibility of outdoor spaces for persons with disabilities;
  • The Housing Subcommittee, which must study and make recommendations related to the affordability, accessibility, and attainability of housing for persons with disabilities; and
  • The Government Subcommittee, which must focus on basic physical and programmatic accessibility within state and local government.

Engage with the Executive Committee of the Task Force

The Task Force wrapped up their work January 2025. For further inquiries, please contact the Colorado Civil Rights Division at the Department or Regulatory Agencies.

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    CRISIS - Who will take care of our daughter when we DIE?

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