Cheyenne Village Blog

Did you know that Cheyenne Village, the oldest provider of residential services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Colorado Springs, has the only group home for [...]

In my career in the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) field, I have often heard staff, supervisors and administrators ask, “How would I feel if I were being cared for by [...]

The following analogy is entirely credited to Jessie Paige, one of the speakers at IDD Awareness Day, March 19th, at the Colorado State Capitol. As the fight to save Medicaid continues at the [...]

Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) are too often misunderstood, marginalized, or far worse. They often require more patience than we’re used to having, more [...]

Last week we talked about what it means to be human – and what determines the value of a human being. Is it intrinsic (relational, based on their inherent value as a person with whom we can [...]

What makes us human? What makes you you? And what gives you value, or worth as a human being? Yes, this is the stuff of thousands of years of heady philosophy and even theology, but it’s also a [...]

Some thoughts about ongoing legislative uncertainty for the I/DD Community Nathaniel Hawkins, Community Outreach and QMP Coordinator In the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) [...]