You have a scheduled medical appointment at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility, but you have a nagging cough and cold symptoms. What do you do? Read more
The Director and ADA Coordinator from the Denver Division of Disability Rights have been working closely with Mayor Michael B. Hancock and his administration related to Denver’s response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Our goal is to ensure the disability community is considered in all aspects of planning, communication, and mitigating this situation.
The City and County of Denver is aligning with the revised Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines recommending that gatherings of 50 people or more be postponed or canceled for the next eight weeks in response to the COVID-19 virus. The order also includes the closure of all restaurants and bars, except airport concessioners, to onsite seating, effective 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, for eight weeks until May 11. Delivery, carry-out and drive-through services are still permitted and encouraged. The Denver Department of Public Health & Environment will continuously monitor the situation. Please review the attached press release for additional information and resources.
We encourage everyone to follow Denvergov.org for additional up-to-date information and announcements pertaining to the latest news on Coronavirus in conjunction with local, state, and federal partners.
Additionally, if you or someone you know is in need of property tax relief, please visit the following site: Property Tax Relief (open to all Denver renters and homeowners who lived in their home all of the last year. You may qualify if you are an individual who turned 65 or older last year, is living with a disability, or owns your home and has at least one child who lives with you.) – https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/denver-human-services/be-supported/additional-assistance/property-tax-refund-program.html
Feel free to share this information with your networks. If others are interested in being added to the Division of Disability Rights’ community listserv, please have them send their name and email address to the ADA Coordinator at DisabilityAccess@denvergov.org.
Finally, if situations specific to the disability community arise that our division should be made aware of, please email DisabilityAccess@denvergov.org.
Kind regards,
Aisha Rousseau, Ph.D., CRC
Director, Division of Disability Rights
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Forty-six-year-old Ian came down with what he thought was maybe just the flu.
After a rough night of sleep and a high fever, he went to his doctor. After a gamut of tests — strep throat, influenza A and B — his doctor did some finagling and got his hands on a coronavirus test. Read more
The Home Builders Foundation is currently seeking out applications for people needing ramps to be completed during our 2020 Blitz Build!
In 2011, the HBF organized the Inaugural Blitz Build, where seven ramps were built for seven families across the Denver metro area in just three days. The Blitz Build was a huge success for the recipients, the HBF and all of the companies involved. Since 2011, more than 150 ramps have been completed during Blitz Build weekends, mobilizing hundreds and volunteers and impacting recipients and their extended networks of care. In 2020, we plan on building on the success of the past eight years by completing at least 20 ramps (possibly more!) on August 20th, 21st, and 22nd, 2020.
Even though the HBF builds ramps year-round, during our Blitz Build event, we are able to build so many in just 3 days by mobilizing more than 200 volunteers to complete the work. We have the capacity to do 20 (possibly more!) ramps so we’re reaching out to our community partners to spread the word about referring possible ramp projects to us.
If you need a ramp, or have a client, colleague or family member who is in need of a ramp, please fill out the application for assistance. Note: Any ramp applications received from now through June 2020 will be considered for the Blitz Build. Projects need to meet the requisite qualifications and will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis of the completed application.
Please also feel free to pass along the email and application link your networks, and/or share our social media posts with this announcement (coming in the next week or so).
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