Self Advocate Bill Baxter This past summer, The Arc Pikes Peak Region was honored to publish Self Advocate Bill Baxter’s blog, “Bill Baxter's Story.” We are pleased to share Bill's special series, "The Realities of Being a Self Advocate". To learn more about or get involved with The Arc Pikes Peak Region’s group [...]
The Arc Pikes Peak Region was recently honored to publish Self Advocate Bill Baxter's blog, "Realities of Being a Self Advocate: Part I." We are pleased to continue this series in part 2, below. To learn more about or get involved with The Arc Pikes Peak Region's group of self advocates, Include USA, click here. [...]
Bill Baxter, a self- advocate, accomplished local musician and public speaker shares his story on how the benefits of special education and medical services, such as Medicaid, impact his life. You can follow Bill's self advocacy at his Facebook Page, "Bill Baxter, Self Advocate". Bill's Journey to become a Self-Advocate In 1954, after being stuck [...]
A large part of our advocacy work at The Arc Pikes Peak Region focuses on providing guardianship for 75 adults who have intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). As legal guardians for these individuals, we look beyond the disability to get to know the individual. Maintaining strong relationships with our guardianship program participants helps us to make [...]
Tales from an AutiMom: Intensive Training With over a decade of parenting on the Autism Spectrum under her belt, Joy Blackburn has learned a thing or two about finding what works for her children. We're pleased to feature Joy's writing in our blog series, "Tales from an AutiMom." You can find these stories and more [...]
Joy and her son, Jack. With over a decade of parenting on the Autism Spectrum under her belt, Joy Blackburn has learned a thing or two about finding what works for her children. We're pleased to feature Joy's writing in our special blog series, "Tales from an AutiMom." You can find these stories [...]
Special Blog Series: Tales from an AutiMom With over a decade of parenting on the Autism Spectrum under her belt, Joy Blackburn has learned a thing or two about finding what works for her children. We're pleased to feature Joy's writing in our blog series, "Tales from an AutiMom." You can find these stories and [...]
Joy Blackburn is a member of the Board of Directors with The Arc Pikes Peak Region. Photo courtesy of Joy Blackburn. Throughout the month of April, we are celebrating Autism Awareness Month. To kick off this celebration, we're pleased to spotlight a story about parenting a child on the autism spectrum, by guest [...]
A large component of The Arc Pikes Peak Region’s work is encouraging individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD – a disability affecting cognitive or physical function) to become self advocates. This form of advocacy encourages individuals with I/DD to speak up for themselves, embrace opportunities for individual growth and work for positive change for [...]
